AKIN'S REMARKS ABOUT RAPE. Bad For Republicans Better For Democrats.
Obama's campaign wants to paint Republicans as extreme on social issues, Todd Akin’s remarks provide the necessary ammunition.

57 YEAR OLD LEADER DIES. Creates Void In Ethiopia.
Worries that a possible power struggle within the ruling Tigrean elite may throw the country into turmoil in the jockeying for position.

UK GOVERNMENT WEB SITES. Attacked By Anonymous.
Hacking group claims responsibility for attacking government websites in protest against the handling of the Julian Assange extradition case.

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OBAMA ISSUES THREAT. Syria, Don't Think About Using Chemical Weapons.
US president warns Bashar al-Assad against using its reserves of chemical and biological weapons

JAPAN REMOVES CHINA REPRESENTATIVE. Replaces Beijing ambassador.
Tokyo removes outspoken ambassador in China while tensions between the two countries mount over the disputed Senkaku islands.

RUSSIA COURTING EAST. No Longer West.
Pop culture is bringing Russia closer to its eastern neighbors as Moscow steps up attempts to woo them, paying attention and cash to its Far East allies.

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MEDICARE ON FRONT BURNER. Republicans Running-mates Romney and Ryan.
The GOP candidates hold a town hall with voters in New Hampshire and warm up to seniors.

ARGUING OVER UNINHABITED ISLANDS. Asian Disputed Territory.
Chinese call them the Diaoyu, the Japanese say they're the Senkaku chain. Whatever name you choose, they're the subject of one of the biggest territorial flare-ups in years between these Asian countries.

DEATH OF TONY SCOTT. Had Inoperable Cancer.
Authorities have learned more about the death of the "Top Gun" director - who jumped off a bridge in LA - as a suicide.

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