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A Pennsylvania judge partially blocked the state's voter ID law on Tuesday in a ruling that will still allow poll workers to ask for identification at the polling place. Under the judge's ruling, the state will be forced to accept provisional ballots from individuals who lack identification without that individual having to show photo identity within six days of the election.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/judge-partially-blocks-pennsylvania-voter-id-law
Advisers Say Romney Will Show Empathy In Debate
The Romney campaign believes their candidate needs to show empathy with Americans' economic troubles in the first presidential debate Wednesday, advisers to Mitt Romney told National Review. In debate prep, Romney has practiced coming across as personable and may share stories from the trail about people who have been hit hard during the recession.
From National Review:
Romney’s advisers have a simple strategy: They want their candidate to balance his finely tuned arguments with personal warmth. Since Romney is a reserved man, his advisers acknowledge that it will be difficult for him to endear himself to the country, especially under the hot studio lights. But they consider it critical. “This is really about introducing him to the country,” a Romney adviser says. “It’s the largest audience he has ever had. Everybody’s watching.”
During prep sessions in Vermont this past month, Romney has worked tirelessly on the stylistic aspect of his presentation, and Romney’s advisers predict that the former Massachusetts governor will come across as both presidential and empathetic. Rather than fire off brusque retorts, as he often did during primary debates, Romney will take care “to speak in paragraphs about the economy,” a second aide says.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/advisers-say-romney-will-show-empathy-in-debate
Ryan: I Didn’t Explain Tax Math Because People Would Change The Channel
Paul Ryan defended his refusal to go into the specifics of Mitt Romney's tax plan during a Sunday interview, saying on Monday that he likes Fox News host Chris Wallace too much to turn off his viewers by talking math.
“I like Chris,” Ryan told Wisconsin radio host Charlie Sykes Monday, via the Washington Post. ”I didn’t want to get into all the math of this because everybody would start changing the channel.”
Ryan also said that the Obama campaign is mischaracterizing the plan. “When you’re offering very specific bold solutions confusion can be your enemy’s best weapon,” Ryan said.
During a Sunday interview, Ryan declined to discuss any math behind Romney's tax plan, saying, "It would take me too long to go through all of the math."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ryan-i-didnt-explain-tax-math-because-people
Tenn. frat house alcohol enema case worries experts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Before an unruly Tennessee party ended with a student hospitalized for a dangerously high blood alcohol level, most people had probably never heard of alcohol enemas.
Thanks to the drunken exploits of a fraternity at the University of Tennessee, the bizarre way of getting drunk is giving parents, administrators and health care workers a new fear.
When Alexander "Xander" Broughton, 20, was delivered to the hospital after midnight on Sept. 22, his blood alcohol level was measured at 0.448 percent — nearly six times the intoxication that defines drunken driving in the state. Injuries to his rectum led hospital officials to fear he had been sodomized.
Police documents show that when an officer interviewed a fellow fraternity member about what happened, the student said the injuries had been caused by an alcohol enema.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49228851/ns/health/#.UGkplH2J__8
Dad's rant: I'm going to let my kid be a kid on the weekend, dammit.
My son just started first grade. He has an 8-hour school day beginning at 8 a.m. Every day he has language arts, math, science, social studies, Spanish and religion/philosophy (it's a parochial school). On PE days (Tuesday and Thursday), he comes home and I can feel the dried sweat on his body. He walks out the door every day with a tired look on his face and he still has 20 minutes of homework and 10 minutes of reading ahead of him after dinner. He has almost no free time before he takes a bath and goes to bed (including story time) and he has to repeat this five days a week. And some other parent tells me I have to keep him busy on the weekend? I'm glad their child takes karate on Saturday and skating on Sunday, but I'm the one who watches my kid fall asleep as soon as his head hits this pillow. I'm going to let him reast, play and be a kid on the weekends. If that makes me a bad parent, then so be it.
Iowa:550-plus, mostly Democrats, vote in Polk County
The first day of early voting in Polk County was busier than ever for election staff.
By 4 p.m., 550 people had cast ballots at the Polk County Election Office. In 2008, 100 people voted on the first day but that number had been far eclipsed by 11 a.m.
Of those, 401 were registered Democrats, 90 were Republicans, 57 had no party affiliation and two were affiliated with other parties, said Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald.
He could not say who people had actually voted for
After an initial two-hour rush when the polls opened at 8 a.m. that led to hour-long wait times and was largely a function of Obama campaign efforts, the office saw a steady stream of people throughout the day, Fitzgerald said.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120927/NEWS/120927016/1007/news05?nclick_check=1
Stan Lee undergoes heart surgery.
Comic book mogul Stan Lee has opened up about his recent health scare, revealing he underwent heart surgery last week.
The 90-year-old sparked concern among fans when he recently canceled a number of personal appearances and he has now confirmed he was admitted to hospital in Los Angeles to have a pacemaker fitted.
Lee has released a statement to assure followers he is recovering well and jokingly compared his health problems to that of his comic book creation Iron Man.
He says, "Attention, Troops!... Your leader hath not deserted thee! In an effort to be more like my fellow Avenger, Tony Stark (Iron Man), I have had an electronic pacemaker placed near my heart to insure that I'll be able to lead thee for another 90 years.
http://wonderwall.msn.com/entertainment/stan-lee-undergoes-heart-surgery-1708708.story
In Debate, Romney Plans To Drop ‘Zingers’ On Obama
Looking forward to the first presidential debate next week, Mitt Romney has a plan: Knock President Obama off his game with some well-rehearsed "zingers," reports the New York Times:
Mr. Romney’s team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he has memorized and has been practicing on aides since August. His strategy includes luring the president into appearing smug or evasive about his responsibility for the economy.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/in-debate-romney-plans-to-drop-zingers-on
Same-Sex Immigration Policy: U.S. To Treat Gay Partners As Relatives
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners."
Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. At the same time, she called for more to be done to protect undocumented immigrants in long-term relationships with American citizens.
Napolitano's directive "will provide a measure of clarity and confidence to families dealing with separation in immigration cases," Pelosi said in a written statement. "Our nation is served when loving families are kept together."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/same-sex-immigration-reform_n_1924763.html
Brown signs limited ban on "open carry" of rifles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he had extended a ban on the open display of handguns in most California cities and towns to include rifles and shotguns.
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada-Flintridge, said he wrote AB1527 after gun rights advocates began carrying unloaded long guns to protest a law from last year that prohibited the display of handguns.
The measure will make it a misdemeanor to display an unloaded firearm in a public place. It includes dozens of exemptions for hunters, members of the military, rural Californians, and those bringing their guns to shooting ranges or gunsmiths.
The rifle and shotgun ban sparked lengthy debates in both houses of the Legislature, with Republicans calling it an attempt to infringe on Second Amendment rights.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Brown-signs-limited-ban-on-open-carry-of-rifles-3903451.php#ixzz27p5r3WeI
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