Late court battles may swing 2012 election outcomes
State by state court fights over voting rules early voting access and ballot formats loom two months before Election Day. Key cases in Pennsylvania Wisconsin Florida Ohio Iowa Nevada fuel partisan tension as experts warn decisions close to the vote could alter results and turnout dynamics.
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University of California, Irvine
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Obama casts Romney as heartless on health care stance
In battleground states Obama labels Romney care as lacking protection for millions and vows to oppose repeal without a plan. Biden expands the critique arguing Republicans undermine Medicare while Democrats energize young voters ahead of the convention in Charlotte.
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White House
David Axelrod
University of Colorado
Boulder
Tutu urges Blair and Bush to face ICC over Iraq invasion
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu calls for Tony Blair and George Bush to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court for the 2003 Iraq invasion. He argues the war has destabilized and polarized the world and says leaders should answer for their actions in The Hague.
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George Bush
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South Africa
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Activists report 5000 killed in Syria in August
Beirut activists say about 5000 people died in Syria's civil war in August, the highest monthly toll in 17 months amid regime air power and bombardments. UNICEF counted 1600 deaths in the last week, the largest weekly figure to date.
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Bashar Assad
U.N. Children’s Fund
Unicef
Omar Idilbi
Coordination Committees
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Nebraska South Dakota wildfires rage as winds drive spread
Northwestern Nebraska fires grew to about 285 square miles with Wind gusts up to 40 mph pushing flames across drought parched terrain. One fire crossed into South Dakota burning 50 plus square miles on Pine Ridge Reservation. Governor Heineman said containment will take days as 10 homes and over 50 structures were damaged and evacuations occurred.
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Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
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