Obama touts jobs report as he seeks to lift campaign
FAIRFAX, Virginia - President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a drop in the U.S. jobless rate to the lowest level since he took office, saying the country had "come too far to turn back now," as he sought to recover from a lackluster debate performance against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. | Video
Ex-papal butler convicted, sentenced to 18 months jail
VATICAN CITY - A Vatican court convicted Pope Benedict's former butler of stealing sensitive documents and sentenced him to 18 months in prison on Saturday, at the end of one of the most sensational trials in the recent history of the Holy See.
![A man walks past posters showing Venezuela's presidential candidates Hugo Chavez (C) and Henrique Capriles in Caracas October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo\](http://web.archive.org./web/20121006134958im_/http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/media/global/assets/images/20121005/20121005_4448090520121005132601.jpg "A man walks past posters showing Venezuela's presidential candidates Hugo Chavez (C) and Henrique Capriles in Caracas October 1, 2012. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo\")
Chavez fights young rival in re-election bid
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces the toughest election of his 14-year rule, pitting his charisma and oil-financed largesse against fresh-faced challenger Henrique Capriles' promise of jobs, safer streets and an end to cronyism. Full Article | Slideshow
For Kuwait's next ruler, family peace is priority
KUWAIT - Kuwait's designated next ruler, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, will need to reassure competing factions in the Al-Sabah dynasty that he is protecting their interests, which may impede progress toward democratic reforms. Full Article
YouTube courts pros, alienates amateur users
YouTube's thriving amateur core feels squeezed out by the site's sweeping transformation from user-generated clips to more professionally produced content, posing a potential dilemma for Google's long-term ambitions in online video. Full Article
Blue honey makes French beekeepers see red
MULHOUSE, France - Bees at a cluster of apiaries in northeastern France have been producing honey in mysterious colors, alarming their keepers who believe residue from containers of M&M;'s candy processed at a nearby biogas plant is the cause. Full Article
More people affected with rare meningitis
Oct. 6 - The number of people affected with a rare form of meningitis has gone up. Julie Noce reports.
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Obama's lead over Romney slips to 2 points after debate
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted this week showed 46 percent of likely voters backed Obama versus 44 percent for Romney. Full Article
For government, it is not just size that matters
One of today’s major debates is how big government should be, but our battle over the size of the state overlooks a problem that is just as important and that may be easier to muster the collective will to resolve: how effective government is, regardless of its scale. Commentary
Come down from the mountain, Mr. President
Romney may have inadvertently done the president a favor by publicly humbling him in the first debate. Obama needs to take more risks, be a more daring and deft politician, and lay out a clear agenda. Voters need a reason to vote for him, not just a reason to vote against Romney. Commentary
As U.S. approaches the fiscal cliff, will it jump?
What makes the government so special that it can model its accounting rules so differently from private business? Simple: Congress can always change what it owes by raising taxes or cutting benefits. But who really believes that Congress will talk straight about its accounting? Commentary
Romney's somersault onto the middle ground
From a standing start Romney executed a perfect backward somersault, landing with both feet slap-bang in front of a bemused president, who appeared quite taken aback that his rival should plant his feet firmly in the middle ground where elections are won and lost. Commentary
Facebook's billion: Are you being served?
Despite gangbuster growth, Facebook is based on a tricky business model: The more they use members’ shared information to target them for advertisers and marketers, the less members are likely to go along, and the more they'll realize the bargain they've struck. Commentary
The U.S. cannot afford to tax energy producers more
The energy industry will play a critical role in the nation’s economic recovery and our drive for a more secure future. Placing higher taxes on energy companies would ultimately hurt the federal government. Commentary
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Sports, sharks: Odd factors sway vote
Emotional factors can be just as important as policy at the polling booth. Andy Sullivan examines some unlikely influences on past election outcomes. Video
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