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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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11/7/2012
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
Gaza finally captures "Rock" the fugitive croc
GAZA (Reuters) - A crocodile on the run from a Gaza zoo for the past 18 months has finally been captured, police said on Tuesday.
South Africa school parking spat ends in shooting
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An argument over a parking space between parents at a Johannesburg primary school prize-giving ended in a shooting that left three people injured and one man facing attempted murder charges, police said.
Whale injures three boatmen off South Africa's coast
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Three men were injured on Monday when a whale leaped out of the water and landed on their inflatable boat off South Africa's south coast near the harbor city of Port Elizabeth, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Tuesday.
UK finance minister tops British nightmares: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Finance minister George Osborne is the public figure that most often appears in British nightmares, a recent study has found.
Military discipline for "soldiers" on Korea exam's front line
GWANGJU (Reuters) - Conversations between men and women are forbidden at the school on the outskirts of Seoul, where security cameras watch the students' every move. There is no access to television, the Internet, mobile phones or MP3 players.
Idaho scientist seeks to launch aerial Bigfoot search with blimp
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho scientist shrugging off skeptical fellow scholars in his quest for evidence of Bigfoot has turned his sights skyward, with plans to float a blimp over the U.S. mountain West in search of the mythic, ape-like creature.
Surveillance photo flushes out forgetful California lottery winner
SAN BERNARDINO, California (Reuters) - The belatedly crowned winner of a $23 million California lottery jackpot says she had stuffed the lucky ticket in her car and left it there forgotten for months, until a surveillance camera photo of the ticket's purchase surfaced on the Internet.
Polish coffin-maker uses nude models to sell wares
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish firm that makes coffins has angered the Catholic church by trying to drum up business with a calendar depicting topless models posing next to its caskets.
Cash-strapped UK government spends $16,000 on a dead snake
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office spent 10,000 pounds ($16,100) to re-stuff the corpse of a giant 120-year-old snake, at a time when government departments are being told to rein in spending.
Middle Earth beckons in Air New Zealand safety video
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Fight a hobbit for an aisle seat? Get life jacket instructions from a beautiful female elf? Only on a plane to Middle Earth - or in an Air New Zealand safety video.
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