• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Wednesday:
• 1. CANDIDATES DEMONSTRATING URGENCY OF CAMPAIGN'S FINAL STRETCH
• In the busiest single day of his re-election campaign, the president will cover 5,300 miles, as Romney casts the race as moving his way.
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• 2. HIGH STAKES FOR MICROSOFT AS IT UNVEILS WINDOWS 8
• The dramatic overhaul of the operating system may prove that the largest software maker can still compete or reinforce perceptions that it is falling behind.
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• 3. JORDANIAN MONARCH SEEKS TO STEER NATION THROUGH TURBULENCE
• King Abdullah has managed to fend off domestic challenges for 22 months, but growing opposition and a foiled al-Qaida plot mean things are heating up.
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• 4. IT'S OPENING DAY FOR NATION'S FASTEST ROAD
• Final stretch of Texas Highway 130 will allow motorists to drive at 85 mph.
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• 5. JAMAICA BRACES FOR A NASTY STORM
• Tropical Storm Sandy is expected to be a hurricane when it hits the island nation Wednesday.
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• 6. COMPARING THE IPAD MINI WITH ITS RIVALS
• The device, with many of the same features as a regular iPad, has a bigger screen but costs more than a Nook or a Kindle Fire.
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• 7. GOOGLE IS GETTING EVEN CLOSER WITH TREKKER
• The backpack-sized device will outdo Street View and Trike to sneak into smaller

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