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Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

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 Democratic 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

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

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 Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

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 Democratic 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

Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coast

Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coast
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Part of a nuclear power plant was shut down late Monday while another plant - the nation's oldest - was put on alert after waters from superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level. One of the units at Indian Point, a plant about 45 miles

Lithuania in crisis over who should form next govt

Lithuania in crisis over who should form next govt
By MINDAUGAS KULBISAssociated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuanian politics were in turmoil Monday after the president moved to block three opposition parties from forming a new government because one of them is accused of vote buying and fraudulent financing. The unexpected development

German official: renewable energy beats forecasts

German official: renewable energy beats forecasts
By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - The production of renewable energies in Germany is expected to grow faster than the government's forecast and account for almost half of the country's electricity within a decade, a top official said Monday. The current boom in new

Report: Iran has drone pictures of Israeli bases

Report: Iran has drone pictures of Israeli bases
By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has images of sensitive Israeli military bases taken by a drone that was launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and downed by Israel earlier this month, a senior Iranian lawmaker claimed Monday in the latest boast from Tehran

Lithuanian opposition parties vow to form gov't

Lithuanian opposition parties vow to form gov't
By MINDAUGAS KULBISAssociated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Opposition Social Democrats won Lithuania's parliamentary election on Sunday after campaigning on promises to reverse unpopular austerity policies and boost social spending in the recession-scarred Baltic state. Party leaders