10/15/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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ROUND TWO: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. What To Expect?
This time, voters will pose the debate questions to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama as the sixth town hall presidential debate brings Obama and Romney to Hofstra University on New York’s Long Island Tuesday. The two men will take questions from undecided voters selected by Gallup Polling Organization.

COURT QUESTIONS TORTURE TESTIMONY. Guantanamo Hearings.

Cuban Missile Crisis Anniversary

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It was fifty years ago this week when our United States of America was on the brink of nuclear war. For 13 days in October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis played out as the U.S. and the Soviet Union faced off over ballistic missile bases in Cuba.

Check out previously secret recordings of President John F. Kennedy as he worked tirelessly during those tension filled days to avoid what could have been the start of World War III.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwz7YAQj-r0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_LHNLdqVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeCb7xBDMKU

SOUND BARRIER BROKEN AGAIN

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But This time, it was not broken by a pilot inside an airplane.
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed safely on Earth after a 24-mile drop from the stratosphere in a daring jump, which may also have marked the world's first supersonic skydive. The near absence of air at this high altitude means he broke the speed of sound as he fell representing a velocity in excess of 690mph (1,110km/h).

This Week in History

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This Week in History, Oct 14 - Oct 20

Oct 14, 1947

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

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The human ear is the envy of even the most sophisticated acoustic engineer. Without a moment’s thought or the slightest pause, you can hear the difference between a violin and a clarinet, you can tell if a sound is coming from your left or right, and if it’s distant or near. And you can discriminate between words as similar as hear and dear, sound and pound.

MY FAVORITE SEASON

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Some call it Fall and others refer to it as Autumn, but any name you may wish to label this time of the year, it is delightful in so many ways.

This celestial season marks mother nature's transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier.

Since summer is gone once again, it is the season when skies turn grey, some allow beautiful friendships to bloom and others turn inward, both physically and mentally.

10/13/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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US ARMY CAMP. Threat Training.
Army retools and redesigns training in an effort to improve the U.S. fighting force as the war in Afghanistan draws to a close.

GOP PRESSURE. Republican Leaders Question Libya attack.
Republicans are pointing to reported intelligence failures as a sign of President Obama’s national security weakness.

VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ. Petrodollars Fuel Voter Worship.
Oil is abundant in Venezuela, and president Hugo Chavez has showered the wealth it creates on the poor.

PAKISTANI CLERICS OBJECT. Condemn Girl’s Attack.

10/12/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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VP DEBATE: WHO WON? US Voters.
Insults flew... Interruptions increased... Foreign policy dominated... and the voters had an opportunity to see that body language truly matters. Meanwhile, Romney gains in battleground polls and a bounce in support for Republican challenger energizes voting base and tightens race.

EURO-ZONE WINS NOBEL. Despite Economic Crisis.
Troika is a barrier to IMF new fiscal faith and as far as involvement in Euro-zone rescue programs is concerned, the fund will find it easier to change its mind than to alter its fiscal policies.