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Prison factories caught in private biz debate

Prison factories caught in private biz debate
By JAY REEVESAssociated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - On the outside, Unicor, with its big oaks and magnolia trees, looks like it could be part of a landscaped industrial park. Step a little closer and it's clear the apparel shop lies in the middle of a medium-security federal prison in east

For Romney, Obama, long slog to nail-biter finish

For Romney, Obama, long slog to nail-biter finish
By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney pulled the plug on his first presidential run on Feb. 7, 2008, and immediately served notice that he wasn't about to fade away. "I hate to lose," he told conservatives that day. Barack Obama wasn't paying too much attention to

For Romney, Obama, long slog to nail-biter finish

For Romney, Obama, long slog to nail-biter finish
By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney pulled the plug on his first presidential run on Feb. 7, 2008, and immediately served notice that he wasn't about to fade away. "I hate to lose," he told conservatives that day. Barack Obama wasn't paying too much attention to

Union workers strike at Raley's supermarket chain

Union workers strike at Raley's supermarket chain
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Union workers at Raley's supermarket chain, which operates more than 100 stores in California and Nevada, went on strike Sunday after last-ditch efforts to reach a new contract failed. The strike, which marked the first against Raley

Union workers strike at Raley's supermarket chain

Union workers strike at Raley's supermarket chain
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Union workers at Raley's supermarket chain, which operates more than 100 stores in California and Nevada, went on strike Sunday after last-ditch efforts to reach a new contract failed. The strike, which marked the first against Raley

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Two days from judgment by the voters, President Barack Obama raced through four far-flung battleground states on Sunday while Mitt Romney ventured into traditionally Democratic Pennsylvania, seeking a breakthrough in a close

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes
By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Two days from judgment by the voters, President Barack Obama raced through four far-flung battleground states on Sunday while Mitt Romney ventured into traditionally Democratic Pennsylvania, seeking a breakthrough in a close

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

NJ casinos reopen after 5-day storm shutdown

NJ casinos reopen after 5-day storm shutdown
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - All but two casinos in Atlantic City planned to be back in business Friday, hours after getting the permission to reopen from Gov. Chris Christie and five days after the approaching Superstorm Sandy forced them to