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US stocks recover ahead of polls
Markets follow Wall Street lower as investors focus on US presidential election and China’s leadership change this week
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Swiss team visits Arafat grave ahead of probe
Experts from University of Lausanne arrive in Ramallah ahead of the November 26 exhumation of Yasser Arafat’s remains.
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Strictly soars ahead of X Factor
The BBC One dance show trounces rival talent show X Factor in the most recent round of Saturday night ratings, by almost two million viewers.
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Cold hits storm victims ahead of election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victims of superstorm Sandy on the East Coast struggled against the cold on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages, two days ahead of an election that polls suggest is a dead heat between President Barack…
India evacuates 5,000 ahead of cyclone
At least 5,000 people were evacuated from India’s southern coast Wednesday as powerful Cyclone Nilam surged in, authorities said.
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India evacuates 5,000 ahead of cyclone
At least 5,000 people were evacuated from India’s southern coast Wednesday as powerful Cyclone Nilam surged in, authorities said.
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K-State, Notre Dame ahead of Oregon in BCS
With the second spot for the BCS National Championship vacated by Florida after its loss to Georgia a day earlier, the Wildcats are the new No. 2 team in the BCS standings released Sunday.
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Up to 40 percent may vote early in election; Obama ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Early voters could account for up to 40 percent of all voters in the 2012 presidential election, and polls of people who already have cast ballots show President Barack Obama with a comfortable lead over Republican challenger…
Fighting near Damascus ahead of truce deadline
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired heavy tank and rocket barrages at a Damascus suburb on Thursday, killing five people, opposition activists said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is due to come into force.
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Syria violence flares ahead of possible truce
Activists report fighting in Damascus and Hama as Assad government prepares for announcement on Eid al-Adha truce.
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Fed ‘steady-as-she-goes’ ahead of election
The central bank revised its view on the economy but made no change to monetary policy ahead of big decisions on fiscal policy due after November’s election
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Opinion: Ahead of his time
Scott Lilly says that far from being the extremist his opponents cast him as, George McGovern was a man of strength and grace — and prescience, particularly on foreign policy and social change.
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Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama’s slight but steady lead in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll.…
‘Worst may be ahead’ – Bank chief
The “worst may still be ahead” for the banking system, the Bank of England’s deputy governor tells a gathering of leading bankers.
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Nationals look ahead, stand by Strasburg move
For their first seven years, filled with on-field losses and off-field gaffes, the Nationals merely existed, barely mattered.
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BAE admits risks ahead as talks collapse
Investors call for the UK defence group to review strategy in light of the failure of a tie-up with EADS, but management sees no need to change course
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Weak U.S. labor market looms ahead of elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fears of government austerity likely kept U.S. job gains modest and the unemployment rate elevated in September, an outcome that could weigh on President Barack Obama’s re-election bid.
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Ahead of debate, Romney calls Obama weak on foreign policy
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Republican challenger Mitt Romney launched a fresh attempt on Monday to paint President Barack Obama as weak on foreign policy, saying he has let U.S. leadership atrophy, while the two candidates prepared for Wednesday’s critical first…