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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

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

Archives to recount JFK's Cuban missile crisis

Archives to recount JFK's Cuban missile crisis
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, the National Archives has pulled together documents and secret White House recordings to show the public how President John F. Kennedy deliberated with advisers to avert nuclear war. A new exhibit, "

Activists demand shutdown of ailing nuke plant

Activists demand shutdown of ailing nuke plant
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Environmentalists accused federal regulators of conducting a bogus review of a proposal to restart the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, and nearby residents demanded the abandonment of the plan and the

China finance officials to skip Tokyo IMF meeting

China finance officials to skip Tokyo IMF meeting
By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - China's central bank governor and finance minister won't be attending IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Tokyo this week in an apparent snub to Japan that comes as the two Asian giants remain at odds over a cluster of tiny islands both

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

10 Things to Know for Wednesday
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. SANDUSKY'S RAMBLING TALK DOESN'T SWAY JUDGE The former Penn State assistant coach gets 30 to 60 years in prison after lamenting that hopefully "

Obama signs order implementing new Iran sanctions

Obama signs order implementing new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that carries out new sanctions against Iran that Congress approved and that he signed this summer. The sanctions seek to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Iran insists its nuclear development is for peaceful

Activists demand shutdown of ailing Ca. nuke plant

Activists demand shutdown of ailing Ca. nuke plant
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Environmentalists accused federal regulators of conducting a bogus review of a proposal to restart the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, and nearby residents on Tuesday demanded the abandonment of the plan and

Israeli leader calls for early elections

Israeli leader calls for early elections
By ARON HELLERAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister on Tuesday ordered new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule, setting the stage for a lightning quick campaign that will likely win him re-election. For nearly four years, Prime