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WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

Money men: Who are top 5 donors to Romney?

By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For a casino mogul worth an estimated $25 billion, $34.2 million may sound like chump change. Yet that's how much money Sheldon Adelson has donated so far to aid Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and organizations supporting

Gasoline prices _ finally _ begin to slide

By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal slide. Better late than never, drivers say. The national average retail price has fallen for ten straight days and is now $3.74 per gallon. It could mark the beginning of the usual autumn decrease that

Scholars say Jewish shift to GOP a long way off

By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Like Chicago Cubs fans in spring, Jewish Republicans start every presidential election season hoping this will be their year: American Jews, who have voted overwhelmingly Democratic for decades, will start a significant shift to the political