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GOP debate: Romney, Perry trade jabs again

Attacked from all sides by fellow Republicans, Rick Perry softened his rhetoric if not his position on Social Security in a snarky presidential campaign debate Monday night. He fended off assaults on his record creating jobs and requiring the vaccination of schoolgirls against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted virus.

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Romney, Perry trade debate jabs on Social Security (AP)

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry cover their hearts during the playing of the National Anthem before a Republican presidential debate Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP – Under attack from rival Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry softened his rhetoric if not his position on Social Security in a campaign debate Monday night, declining to repeat earlier statements questioning the program’s constitutionality and likening it to a “Ponzi scheme.”


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Subway pen stabber: Homeless man jabs woman in head

A homeless man used a pen to stab a woman in the head Tuesday after she berated him for trying to smoke on a subway train, police said.

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McCain praises Obama, subtly jabs Palin

The old John McCain was back Sunday, writing a gallant tribute to President Obama – and delivering a veiled rebuke to former running mate Sarah Palin.

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Obama: Appeals for common ground, yet jabs GOP (AP)

President Barack Obama walks to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland outside Washington, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Obama is making a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates in four states, just days before Tuesday's crucial midterm election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Whatever the outcome of Tuesday’s election, it’s time to put aside partisanship, President Barack Obama is telling Democrats and Republicans.


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Blumenthal, McMahon trade jabs at Conn. debate (AP)

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, right, looks over to opponent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Richard Blumenthal, left, during a debate in Hartford, Conn., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Messina, Pool)AP – The two candidates for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat took aim at each other’s recent TV ads in their first face-to-face debate on Monday, with Republican Linda McMahon saying her position on the minimum wage has been misconstrued and Democrat Richard Blumenthal saying the latest criticisms about his military record are nothing new.


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House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)

House Republican leader John Boehner speaks at the American Legion convention Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.


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