Suspect Voter Fraud? Romney’s Campaign Has an App for That

Tens of thousands of volunteer poll watchers—self-appointed election vigilantes from both parties and from independent groups—have planted themselves in voting precincts across the country today to look over the shoulders of harried election officials and ensure that votes for their candidates get counted. The Romney campaign’s effort, dubbed Project...

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Officials: New mass graves found in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Up to 10 new mass graves have been discovered near the site of a July attack on a camp for displaced people, officials said Tuesday, amid allegations that initial casualty totals were downplayed to mask killings carried out by the national army.Rights groups claim summary executions were carried out by the Republican Forces...

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Apple sells 3 million iPads over first weekend

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc sold 3 million of its new iPads in the first three days the tablet computers were available, driving optimism for a strong holiday quarter despite intensifying competition.Sales of the 7.9-inch iPad mini and fourth-generation 9.7-inch version, both Wi-Fi only models, were double the first-weekend sales of the...

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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy-magazine

LONDON (Reuters) – British celebrity Sharon Osbourne has had a double mastectomy after discovering she was carrying a gene that increased the risk of her developing breast cancer, she told Hello! magazine in an interview published on Monday.Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a “no-brainer” in the end. “As...

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France urged to cut labour costs

5 November 2012 Last updated at 11:39 ETFrance’s President Francois Hollande is under pressure to reform its flagging economy after both the IMF and a separate government-commissioned report urged him to slash employment costs. The International Monetary Fund said France must act or risk falling further behind its European...

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Methane warnings ignored before NZ mine disaster

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand coal mining company ignored 21 warnings that methane gas had accumulated to explosive levels before an underground explosion killed 29 workers two years ago, an investigation concluded.The official report released Monday after 11 weeks of hearings on the disaster found broad safety problems in New Zealand workplaces...

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Will Ferrell Will Do Anything to Get You to Vote in Comedic PSA [VIDEO]

affiliate marketing GIve you a tattoo, eat underpants and human toenails, punch himself in the face … These are just a few of the things that Will Ferrell will do to get you to vote in Tuesday’s U.S. election.[More from Mashable: Chris Rock Is Voting for the Whitest Candidate [VIDEO]] affiliate...

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What election? Sandy’s the big story on ‘SNL’

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (AP) — You wouldn’t have known it was the Saturday before the election on “Saturday Night Live.”Sure, Mitt Romney, played by Jason Sudeikis, made a quick appearance on “Weekend Update,” but otherwise much of the focus was on Superstorm Sandy — and Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s sign-language interpreter, Lydia...

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NYU hospital outpatients back Monday, emergency room closed

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York University‘s Langone Medical Center plans to reopen its doctors’ offices and out-patient procedure and testing sites on Monday but its emergency department remains closed after the hospital lost power due to Hurricane Sandy.The hospital, which was forced to evacuate its patients on Monday...

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Apple paid only 2% tax outside US

affiliate marketing 4 November 2012 Last updated at 09:08 ETApple paid less that 2% corporation tax on its profits outside the US, its filing with US regulators has shown. affiliate marketing Apple paid $ 713m (£445m) in the year to 29 September on foreign pre-tax profits of $ 36.8bn...

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