Massive Beirut car bomb kills leading Syrian foe
BEIRUT - Senior Lebanese intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan, who led the investigation that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, was killed by a huge car bomb in Beirut Full Article | Live Coverage
Poor earnings slam Wall Street with worst loss in four months
NEW YORK - Stocks suffered their worst day since late June on Friday, after bellwethers General Electric and McDonald's extended a string of disappointing earnings. | Video
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China's elite agree on leadership: sources
BEIJING - China's three most powerful men have come up with preferred candidates to head up the nation's new leadership, sources said, in a group that includes financial reformers but leaves a question mark over its commitment to political reform. Full Article
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Industry buys a seat at the health-policy table
GENEVA - The United Nations' health arm is increasingly looking to food and beverage companies for advice - and money - to fight the diet-related diseases their products have helped fuel. Full Article
North Korea bristles over propaganda balloons
SEOUL - Impoverished North Korea threatened to open fire on South Korea if it allows activists to go ahead with plans to drop anti-North leaflets on its territory, its most strident warning against its long-time foe in months. Full Article
Swiss to vote on scrapping "popstar paradise" tax system
ZURICH - A tax system that has attracted wealthy foreigners like Phil Collins and Michael Schumacher to live in Switzerland will be put to a vote to see if the people want to scrap it. Full Article
"47 percent" claim belies GOP tax credit support
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has distanced himself from his remarks lamenting the nearly 47 percent of Americans who do not owe federal income taxes, but his fellow Republicans helped engineer the very tax breaks that have put many in that category. Full Article
Senate leaders question Benghazi judgments
Top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are questioning why U.S. spy agencies and government spokesmen initially played down suspected al Qaeda links to the September 11 attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Full Article
Mobile revolution, economy trip up tech giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Mobile may be the future for technology, but even with the worldwide proliferation of high-powered devices like smartphones and tablets, some companies are struggling to maintain consistent revenue streams. Full Article
Trading at Noon: From McDonald's to Microsoft-stocks down
Oct 19 - McDonald's, Microsoft & GE weigh on U.S. stocks today. Nasdaq's off over 1 percent.
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Obama accuses Romney of "Romnesia"
FAIRFAX, Virginia - President Barack Obama turned his opponent's name into an ailment, accusing rival Mitt Romney of having "Romnesia" for emphasizing moderate positions rather than the conservative ones he put forward in the Republican primary race. Full Article
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Forecaster says Obama lead is intact
President Obama is not now, nor has he ever been, behind Mitt Romney in PredictWise's models. Video
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