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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Morning Digest: Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch

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10/17/2012

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

Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch

HEMPSTEAD, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama launched aggressive attacks against Republican rival Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate on Tuesday as the Democrat tried to reclaim the momentum in a tight White House race..

Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's divided rebels have agreed to set up a joint leadership to oversee their battle to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, two insurgent sources said on Tuesday as fighting raged in cities across the country..

BlackRock third-quarter profit rises 8 percent

(Reuters) - BlackRock , the world's largest money manager, said its third-quarter profit had risen 8 percent as investors poured into its iShares line of exchange-traded funds..

BBC scandal creates waves for incoming New York Times CEO

(Reuters) - The erupting scandal at Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, over allegations of sexual abuse involving late TV host Jimmy Savile is leading to awkward questions for the New York Times Co's incoming chief executive, Mark Thompson..

Verlander puts Tigers on brink of World Series

(Reuters) - Justin Verlander fell just short of a complete game then watched New York's rally come up short as Detroit's 2-1 win on Tuesday put them on the verge of sweeping the Yankees out of the American League Championship Series..

Microsoft debuts Xbox music service to take on Apple

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday announced that Xbox Music, a digital music service to vie with Apple Inc's iTunes and Amazon.com Inc's Cloud Player, will be available for its Xbox game consoles on Tuesday..

Computer models of Earth's climate change confirmed on Mars

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Computer models have accurately forecast conditions on Mars and are valid predictors of climate change on Earth, U.S. and French astronomers said on Tuesday..

McDonald's sues Milan over eviction from Galleria

MILAN (Reuters) - McDonald's has sued the city of Milan for 24 million euros in damages over being kicked out of a tourist-packed shopping arcade, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, after the U.S. fastfood chain had rented the space for 20 years..