British army dog who died in Afghanistan honored

LONDON (AP) - A bomb-sniffing army dog who died in Afghanistan on the day his handler was killed has been honored with Britain's highest award for animal bravery.

Springer spaniel mix Theo was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal on Thursday at a London ceremony.

Theo worked for five months in Afghanistan with Royal Army Veterinary Corps Lance Cpl.

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Ohio professor arrested in stranger attacks

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a teenager who grabbed an attacker's cellphone led to the arrest of an Ohio college professor in connection with sex assaults against young men.

The Springfield News-Sun (http://bit.ly/QGy9A3) reports that 52-year-old Hollant "Max" Adrien was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges.

Adrien, who teaches French

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Guns, climate, gays missing in presidential race

By CHARLES BABINGTON
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Of the roughly 50,000 words spoken in this month's three presidential debates, none were "climate change," ''global warming" or "greenhouse gas."

Housing was discussed in the first debate, but the word "foreclosure" was mentioned in none. Nor was gay marriage.

The 2012 presidential campaign, not

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AP poll: Romney erases Obama advantage among women

By JENNIFER AGIESTA and NANCY BENAC
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - What gender gap?

Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney's edge among men.

Those churning

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WWII vet dies at age 93 after casting last ballot

WWII vet dies at age 93 after casting last ballot

By AUDREY McAVOY
Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) - A World War II veteran whose effort to vote from his deathbed inspired thousands has died a week after casting his final ballot.

Frank Tanabe passed away peacefully Wednesday at the Honolulu home of his daughter, where he's been in hospice treatment for the past few weeks after being diagnosed with

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