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US use of Vietnam website 'under review'

US use of Vietnam website 'under review'
By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday it is reviewing a U.S. Embassy's use of a wildly popular Vietnamese website laden with suspected pirated music and Hollywood movies to promote American values, including respect for intellectual property

Another pro-Romney group to air ads in PA

Another pro-Romney group to air ads in PA
NEW YORK (AP) - A Republican-leaning independent group backing presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has launched a $3 million TV ad campaign in Pennsylvania. Americans for Prosperity announced Wednesday it would air two ads criticizing President Barack Obama there. Republicans hope to make Pennsylvania

LinkedIn's lofty stock price riding on 3Q results

LinkedIn's lofty stock price riding on 3Q results
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - LinkedIn's status as one of the Internet's rising stars on Wall Street will be riding on its third-quarter earnings. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The results, due out Thursday after the stock market closes, will probably need to top analysts' estimates to propel LinkedIn'

Biden calls Romney auto ad an 'outrageous lie'

Biden calls Romney auto ad an 'outrageous lie'
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is calling advertising released by Republican Mitt Romney "an outrageous lie" for asserting that automakers General Motors and Chrysler are adding jobs in China at the expense of workers in Ohio. Biden says in

Romney campaign challenges criticism by automakers

Romney campaign challenges criticism by automakers
By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mitt Romney came under withering criticism Wednesday over his depiction of President Barack Obama's auto industry bailout, with Vice President Joe Biden accusing him of perpetuating an "outrageous lie" and newspapers assailing the Republican

A slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life

A slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life
By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Two days after superstorm Sandy brought New York to a standstill, residents itching to get back to work and their old lives noticed small signs that the city might be getting back to - well, not quite normal. Morning rush-hour

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) - President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey's Republican governor and assured victims "we will not quit" until cleanup and recovery are

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) - President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey's Republican governor and assured victims "we will not quit" until cleanup and recovery are

Political ads gear up for final push of campaign

Political ads gear up for final push of campaign
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The campaign ad crush has intensified and expanded in the final week of the presidential contest, with President Barack Obama, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and allied independent groups making their final, full-throated advertising pitches to

Obama to air ads in Mich. touting auto bailout

Obama to air ads in Mich. touting auto bailout
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign plans to air advertising in Michigan beginning Wednesday touting the president's support of the auto industry, responding to Republican ads criticizing the president. Obama campaign officials say the ad