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• After Colgate (0-2) pulled within 24-21 on a 13-yard run by Gavin McCarney with 45 seconds left in the third, South Dakota (1-1) pulled away again in the fourth on a 5-yard run by Marcus Sims with 9:31 left.
• Sims rushed for 127 yards. Colgate's Jordan McCord rushed for 125 yards and McCarney had 108.
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AP News in Brief
Democrats blast GOP Medicare plan as 'Vouchercare,' eager to keep race away from jobs numbers
• ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is unleashing a new Medicare offensive against rival Mitt Romney, eager to shake his Republican challenger off his economic focus and turn the campaign on to territory more favorable to Democrats.
• Campaigning for a second day in Florida, where older voters and workers approaching retirement hold sway, Obama on Sunday was expected to highlight a study by a Democratic leaning group that concluded that on average a man or woman retiring at age 65 in 2023, would have to pay $59,500 more for health care over the length of their retirement under Romney's plan.
• The numbers are even higher for younger Americans who retire later, the study found. A person who qualifies for Medicare n 2030 -- today's 48-year-old -- would see an increase of $124,600 in Medicare costs over their retirement period.
• The study was conducted by David Cutler, a Harvard professor and health policy (Continued on page 20)
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