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Tight presidential race may come down to knocking on doors

Tight presidential race may come down to knocking on doors

The Obama-Romney race could be decided by the oldest tactic in the book – going door to door to get out the vote.

Britain's Midwest lens on the presidential race

Britain's Midwest lens on the presidential race

The Telegraph newspaper sets up shop in the small Ohio town of Dunkirk, where residents have been giving their views of the campaign. There's culture shock in both directions.

Prosecutors in Afghanistan massacre case face tough challenge

Prosecutors in Afghanistan massacre case face tough challenge

Authorities charge Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with murdering 16 villagers, but they have limited access to evidence and key witnesses won't testify.

Sandy-afflicted areas seek shelter for thousands of homeless

Sandy-afflicted areas seek shelter for thousands of homeless

With a freeze expected Monday and another storm on the horizon, New York and New Jersey struggle to find shelter for those who lost homes.

Sandy a galvanizing moment for climate change?

Sandy a galvanizing moment for climate change?

Hurricane Sandy images and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's endorsement of Obama based on his climate change policies could bring attention to the issue of global warming, political observers say.

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McManus: The likely winner -- gridlock

McManus: The likely winner -- gridlock

After a year of campaign sound and fury, we're about to hold an...

The other melting pot

The other melting pot

There is a store I visit from time to time for convenience's sake,...

A Labrador retriever and a pot bust

A Labrador retriever and a pot bust

The Supreme Court has said that at the "very core of the 4th Amendment...

 Don't put deportees in danger

Don't put deportees in danger

U.S. immigration officials began deporting many Mexican illegal...

What Nov. 6 means for the Supreme Court

What Nov. 6 means for the Supreme Court

The future of the Supreme Court is the forgotten issue in this year'...

Tesla ramps up Model S production, Toyota profit triples

Tesla ramps up Model S production, Toyota profit triples

California gas prices dip below $4 for first time since August

CBS makes a deal to put shows from its library on Hulu Plus

Stocks mostly stagnant before election

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Amputee with bionic leg climbs 103 floors

Zac Vawter used his bionic leg to climb 103 floors in Chicago's iconic Willis To...

Zac Vawter used his bionic leg to climb 103 floors in Chicago's iconic Willis Tower. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where Vawter is receiving treatment, sponsored the charity stair climb. (Nov. 5)

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All eyes on Ohio on Election Day eve

All eyes on Ohio on Election Day eve

Romney campaigns in tightly divided Virginia

Romney: Country one day away from 'a new beginning'

Obama, Romney follow traditions and break new ground

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Romney adds Pennsylvania to late campaign blitz

Romney adds Pennsylvania to late campaign blitz

MORRISVILLE, Pa. — Trying to quilt together a patchwork of states that would give him the White House, Mitt Romney ricocheted around...

President Obama strikes elevated themes in battleground states

President Obama strikes elevated themes in battleground states

CONCORD, N.H. — Promising to champion the voiceless in Washington, President Obama bounced from battleground to battleground on Sunday...

In a pivotal corner of Ohio, rival party leaders sweat it out

In a pivotal corner of Ohio, rival party leaders sweat it out

CINCINNATI — It would be unfair to suggest that the fates of President Obama and Mitt Romney rest on the shoulders of two devoted...

Romney, Obama turn bipartisan — at least in their pitches

Romney, Obama turn bipartisan — at least in their pitches

CLEVELAND — In the final days of the presidential race, Mitt Romney and President Obama have, to varying degrees, embraced a theme...

Boy, 2, dies in mauling at Pittsburgh zoo

Boy, 2, dies in mauling at Pittsburgh zoo

— A 2-year-old boy visiting the Pittsburgh zoo was killed Sunday when his mother put him on top of a railing to see a pack of...

Democrats' hope of retaking House fades in polarized campaign

Democrats' hope of retaking House fades in polarized campaign

METTER, Ga. — Early on a Saturday morning, four-term Rep. John Barrow, one of a dwindling number of moderate Democrats in Congress,...

Mayor dreams of an era past with streetcar plan

Mayor dreams of an era past with streetcar plan

The last time a streetcar rattled along the rails in Milwaukee, in 1958, the Braves played at County Stadium and Pabst, Schlitz and Miller...

New Jersey Shore, ravaged by Sandy, might never be the same

New Jersey Shore, ravaged by Sandy, might never be the same

Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us; the pier lights our carnival life forever.

Obama, Romney sprint to tight finish in a nation deeply divided

Obama, Romney sprint to tight finish in a nation deeply divided

WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of a sharply polarized nation, the long and mean-spirited 2012 presidential contest is barreling...

Sandy's power outages can mean life-and-death decisions

Sandy's power outages can mean life-and-death decisions

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y.— When Harry Perez looks at the red plastic canister on his back porch, he sees more than five gallons of unleaded....

Abortion issue galvanizes voters in battleground Ohio

Abortion issue galvanizes voters in battleground Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mary Wright has been a devout Catholic and a Democrat her whole life, both erecting Obama signs in her yard and...

Penn State charges raise questions about Paterno's culpability

Penn State charges raise questions about Paterno's culpability

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The charges filed last week accusing three former Penn State administrators of engaging in a "conspiracy of silence"...

Sandy seems to have swayed few voters

Sandy seems to have swayed few voters

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Gabrielle Smith is that rarest of rarities, coveted by both sides in the presidential campaign: an undecided...

Romney campaign confident, sentimental as long race nears end

Romney campaign confident, sentimental as long race nears end

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Soaring music filled the air and a gleaming white plane with "Believe in America" painted along its length — and...

Border agents in radio contact before fatal shooting, report says

Border agents in radio contact before fatal shooting, report says

PHOENIX — A new report on a shooting that left a U.S. Border Patrol agent dead says he and two other agents responding to an alarm...

Rhetoric soars as Obama, Romney start closing arguments

Rhetoric soars as Obama, Romney start closing arguments

As a Wisconsin crowd chanted "Four more days," former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney offered the "closing argument" of his presidential...

In Sandy's wake, gasoline keeps dwindling as temperatures drop

In Sandy's wake, gasoline keeps dwindling as temperatures drop

NEW YORK — Temperatures plummeted and tension soared in the Northeast as gasoline supplies continued to dwindle despite furious...

Romney and Obama collide over Ohio car ads

Romney and Obama collide over Ohio car ads

TOLEDO, Ohio — The demand for Jeep Wranglers outstrips supply these days, so the assembly line keeps cranking straight through the...