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Newser Nine at Nine - What to Watch for in Tonight's Debate

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What to Watch for in Tonight's Debate

(Newser) - Sure, some of them have faced off before—but tonight’s Politico/NBC News debate marks the first time new frontrunner Rick Perry will join the fray, making it what Politico calls the “first Fall Classic” for 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls. And it’s the start of a busy month... More »

Tax Relief, Public Works to Drive $300B Jobs Plan

(Newser) - President Obama plans tomorrow to unveil a $300 billion jobs strategy that will involve tax relief for workers and spending on public works projects such as road repair and school renovations to put America back to work, according to sources familiar with the plan. Half of the stimulus will come... More »

Nevada IHOP Shooter Identified

(Newser) - Eyewitnesses are coming forward to talk about yesterday's horrific shooting at an IHOP in Carson City, Nevada. The gunman has been identified as 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion, and witnesses say he was carrying an AK-47, which he reloaded at least once, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal . Three of the four... More »

Pot Smokers Less Likely to Be Obese

(Newser) - Marijuana users are less likely to be obese, according to a new study that would seem to fly in the face of the legendary munchies that are almost synonymous with pot. Researchers were so surprised by the results that they examined a second sample, only to come up with the... More »

One in 3 Falling Out of Middle Class

(Newser) - Downward mobility is rampant in the US, with a third of Americans who grew up in the middle class falling out of it as adults, according to a new Pew Study ( pdf ). “A middle-class upbringing does not guarantee the same status over the course of a lifetime,... More »

Zombie Game Hits Tea Party, Fox Hosts

(Newser) - It's zombie-killing fun for the whole family—well, the whole liberal family, assuming they approve of guns and killing. Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Fox News, and the Koch Brothers are just some of the big-name conservative zombies you must confront in Tea Party Zombies Must Die , a free... More »

Hispanics Now the Majority Sent to Federal Prison

(Newser) - With immigration offenses on the rise, more than half of those sent to federal prison for felonies this year are Hispanic. Though Hispanics already outnumbered other ethnic groups in that category, this is the first year they have been the majority of such offenders, the AP reports. A new government... More »

For Raped Teen Forced to Apologize to Church, Justice

(Newser) - A woman raped as a teen who was forced by her church to apologize for her "immorality" is finally seeing justice served: Her attacker is behind bars. Former church member Ernest Willis, 52, has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for the assault that impregnated his... More »

Stewart Skewers Media Over Jobs Speech 'Crisis'

(Newser) - Back from vacation, Jon Stewart's Daily Show went right back to skewering the media, this time for over-hyping the "non-crisis" that was the one-day scheduling conflict between President Obama and Congress over the timing of his jobs address. "I know where this is going," said Stewart.... More »