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Romney says he'll deliver 'real change' if elected

Romney says he'll deliver 'real change' if elected
By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pledged Wednesday to deliver the "real change" he says his Democratic opponent promised but has not achieved. With President Barack Obama in New Jersey surveying storm damage, Romney

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

In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns

In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns
By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won't be victims of

In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns

In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns
By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won't be victims of

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He's really not. By commanding the response to a ferocious October storm a week before the election, Obama is employing a major political advantage in

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He's really not. By commanding the response to a ferocious October storm a week before the election, Obama is employing a major political advantage in

Oil price rises on superstorm threat to supplies

Oil price rises on superstorm threat to supplies
By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press Oil prices rose Wednesday on concerns about near-term oil supplies in the U.S. following a fierce storm that caused havoc across the northeastern part of the country and was threatening to inflict more damage inland. By early afternoon in Europe, those concerns

Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers

Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers
By The Associated Press Hurricane Sandy, after killing at least 69 people in the Caribbean, streamed northward, merged with two wintry weather systems and socked the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes with wind, waves, rain and snow. Some figures associated with Sandy's rampage through the

Guard delivers food, water to flooded NJ city

Guard delivers food, water to flooded NJ city
By SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - National Guard troops delivered food and water to residents in this heavily flooded city across from Manhattan on Wednesday as officials sent out a plea for more supplies, including boats and generators. Superstorm Sandy sent the raging