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Monday, October 8, 2012

U.S. Top News: Romney's English roots surprise cousins left behind

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10/8/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Romney's English roots surprise cousins left behind
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, England (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's fight to become America's next president has the backing of one enthusiastic group of supporters, although they don't actually have a vote: his relatives in England.
Romney close behind Obama after debate, jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stayed within striking distance of President Barack Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday, coming in two points behind the Democrat for the third straight day after winning last week's debate in Denver.
Deadly meningitis outbreak increases to 91 cases
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Sunday reported an additional 27 cases in a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that has killed seven people and now infected 91 in nine states.
GM to add 1,500 information tech jobs in Michigan
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Monday it will create 1,500 jobs at a new software development center in Michigan as part of the U.S. automaker's previously announced plan to shift information technology work back into the company.
Chrysler recalls over 44,000 trucks in U.S.
(Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC is recalling more than 44,000 pickup trucks in the United States because a rear-axle pinion nut could loosen and cause loss of vehicle control.
Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing in child sex abuse scandal
(Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to face life in prison when he is sentenced in coming days for molesting 10 boys over 15 years, a case that shocked college athletics and riveted national attention on the issue of child sexual abuse.
Hundreds of pastors back political candidates, defy tax rules
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Baptist Pastor Mark Harris stood before his flock in North Carolina on Sunday and joined hundreds of other religious leaders in deliberately breaking the law in an election-year campaign that tests the role of churches in politics.
Indiana Senate race may hinge on disenchanted Lugar backers
JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Indiana Republicans last spring spurned long-time Senator Richard Lugar for a more conservative candidate, but now supporters of the soft-spoken moderate may tip the balance in the race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Venezuelan expats in U.S. flock to New Orleans - to vote
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Thousands of Venezuelans who live in the United States crowded outside a New Orleans convention center on Sunday to cast ballots in Venezuela's presidential election, with many hoping their vote will help drive President Hugo Chavez from power.
Flat gasoline prices mask sharp spike in California
(Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose less than half a cent over the past two weeks, masking a decline in most regions and a sharp spike in California prices, according to a widely followed survey.
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