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OBAMA REGROUPS. Romney Gains Momentum.
Both campaigns acknowledge the Republican's strong turn in last week's debate had an impact, but Democrats hope a get-out-the-vote program will turn things atround.

SANDUSKY SENTENCING TODAY. Day of Reckoning.
Former Penn State assistant coach and the victims he was convicted of molesting are expected to speak in court.

NASA EXPERIMENT. Skydivers Jump.
Felix Baumgartner's 23-mile high free fall is scheduled to take place Tuesday morning and could lead towards helping astronauts survive accidents.

SYRIA'S ATTACKS ON TURKEY. West: Stay Away.
Turks consider whether the conflict might end if Bashar Assad would step down and let his vice president replace him as Syria's leader. Meanwhile, Iraq is shipping fuel oil to Syria in a deal that has triggered US concern.

HUGO CHAVEZ. His Next Political Term.
The socialist incumbent proclaims a ‘Bolivar revolution’ as he celebrates with 55 per cent of the vote in Venezuela’s presidential poll. But the Venezuelan president faces expanding debt, higher inflation and a weaker currency, which are the programs that got him elected.