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Newser Nine at Nine - Debate a Lousy Night for Perry

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Debate a Lousy Night for Perry

(Newser) - After the third Republican debate in three weeks, one thing is becoming clear: Mitt Romney is pretty good at debating. Most pundits see Romney as the winner of last night's Fox News/Google debate , and believe fellow front-runner Rick Perry's performance should worry his campaign. The Texas governor "... More »

House Passes Spending Bill, But...

(Newser) - House Republicans got their ducks in a row late last night, passing a spending measure nearly identical to the one that went down in flames Wednesday. But that might not be enough to prevent a government shutdown, because the Senate is drawing a hard line against the bill, the Washington ... More »

Abbas Hours Away From Requesting Recognition

(Newser) - Though a meeting of the Middle East Quartet went late into the night last night, its members "focused on supporting and helping the Israelis and Palestinians get back to negotiations," Mahmoud Abbas today will formally request UN membership for Palestine. The AFP reports that he will deliver the... More »

Obama Secretly Gave Israel Powerful Bombs

(Newser) - A new twist in President Obama’s relationship with Israel: Though he was publicly calling for more concessions to Palestine, the president also covertly approved Israel’s longstanding request for “bunker buster” bombs. Some 55 of the special weapons were sent to Israel just after Obama entered office, officials... More »

Debate Audience Boos Gay Iraq Vet

(Newser) - First they cheered letting the uninsured die —then they booed a gay soldier. The audience at last night's GOP candidates debate didn't keep it classy when an Iraq war vet asked Rick Santorum on a YouTube clip where he stands on this week's repeal of the... More »

Saleh Makes Surprise Return to Yemen

(AP) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned today to the violence-torn Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move certain to further enflame battles between forces loyal to him and his opponents. Saleh left Yemen for Saudi Arabia in early June after he... More »

Jon Stewart Steps Up for Palestine

(Newser) - On last night’s Daily Show , Jon Stewart summarized the US response to Palestine seeking UN membership: To win a seat, “all you need to do is settle your differences with Israel!” Though a “spelling change” could also help--instead of “Palestine,” how about “Palestein”... More »

Stuxnet Prober: We're Asleep to Deadly Potential

(Newser) - The man behind the discovery of the vicious Stuxnet malware that targeting the Iranian nuclear power system warns that we remain "asleep" at the switch when it comes to protecting ourselves against the growing danger from the cyberweapon. The computer establishment has "failed to address the threat of... More »

Lovestruck Hit Man Fakes Victim's Death With Ketchup

(Newser) - In a twist that many soap opera writers would probably reject for being too unrealistic, a Brazilian hit man faked his victim's death after falling in love with her. The man, hired by a housewife to kill a woman she believed was having an affair with her husband, confessed... More »