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Confident Obama encourages supporters to be “obsessive”

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama encouraged supporters on Monday to be “obsessive” about working for his re-election in the final weeks of the campaign,

Battered by the economy, Nevadans still favor Obama

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(Reuters) – Last October, President Barack Obama mounted a makeshift podium on La Placita Avenue, in a Las Vegas subdivision hard hit by foreclosures. As

Sandusky gets 30-60 years prison for child abuse

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Serial child molester Jerry Sandusky, a former Pennsylvania State University football coach, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison on Tuesday

Syria clashes intensify near Turkey border

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – NATO said on Tuesday it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary against any further spillover of violence from Syria’s border

IMF warns global economic slowdown deepens, prods U.S., Europe

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – The IMF said the global economic slowdown is worsening as it cut its growth forecasts for the second time since April and warned

Tough path taken by Greece will pay off: Merkel

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(Reuters) – The tough path Greece is on will pay off, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens marred by

Taliban shoot 14-year old Pakistani peace campaigner

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(Reuters) – Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants,

Nobel for quantum “parlor trick” that could make super computers

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which

Is Supreme Court set to end use of race in admissions?

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments on whether colleges and universities can continue to favor minority candidates in