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Thursday, October 3, 2013

U.S. Top News: Wendy Davis, of filibuster fame, to announce Texas governor plans

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10/3/2013
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
Wendy Davis, of filibuster fame, to announce Texas governor plans
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who staged a filibuster against sweeping abortion restrictions, is expected to announce plans to run for governor on Thursday, ending months of speculation.
Tropical Storm Karen aims for U.S. Gulf coast
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Karen formed in the southeast Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and could become a hurricane before hitting the U.S. coast between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Obama, congressional leaders still deadlocked on shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday to try to break a budget deadlock that has shut wide swaths of the federal government, but there was no breakthrough and both sides blamed each other.
Jury clears promoter of liability in Michael Jackson's death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury cleared concert promoter AEG Live of liability on Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Jackson, in a trial that offered a glimpse into the private life and final days of the so-called King of Pop.
Tropical depression Jerry seen becoming low on Friday: NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical depression Jerry is forecast to become a remnant low on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
Motorcyclist charged in New York attack on SUV driver is released on bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first motorcyclist to be charged for his alleged role in last Sunday's attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of bikers was released on bail on Wednesday.
South Carolina drops extradition order for Baby Veronica's biological father
(Reuters) - The biological father of "Baby Veronica," a Native American girl who was at the heart of a protracted custody battle, will not be extradited to South Carolina to face felony charges for interfering with her adoption, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on Wednesday.
Eight killed as church bus crashes into car, truck in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Eight people were killed on Wednesday when a tire blew out on a bus carrying passengers from a church outing and it crossed over the median on a Tennessee interstate and crashed into a sport-utility vehicle and a truck, officials said.
Navy-Air Force game to go ahead, despite shutdown -official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Navy-Air Force football game will go ahead this Saturday despite the government shutdown, since the military academy game will be paid for without using any funds appropriated by Congress, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday.
Judge orders monitor appointed to oversee controversial Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered a monitor be appointed to oversee the work of hard-line Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio to ensure that his officers no longer use racial profiling, especially of Latinos, when cracking down on illegal immigration.
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