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• Although Mrs. Romney is still largely unknown to a large swath of the public, both women are well regarded by voters in their own parties, and the campaigns are going all-out to use their appeal in ways that go well beyond the traditional presidential cookie bakeoff.
• "They really do appear to be in it to win it, both of them, and sincerely in it to win it," says Anita McBride, who served as Laura Bush's chief of staff in the White House.
• Mrs. Obama on Thursday made her debut as the leader the Obama campaign's new "It Takes One" program, which asks supporters to do one thing to promote the campaign -- and to engage someone else to do likewise.
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Ex-chair of Penn State trustees board resigns; 1st member to do so following sex abuse scandal
• A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become "a distraction and an impediment" to the university's efforts to move forward following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
• Steve Garban's resignation Thursday night made him the first board member to leave since the crisis engulfed Penn State.
• Garban, who had stepped down as board chairman after Sandusky's November arrest but had remained a board member, was harshly criticized over his handling of the Sandusky case. Fellow board members and alumni had called for him to resign.
• Garban didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday night. In his resignation letter, he said he had "devoted" his adult life to Penn State.
• "It has been a privilege and an honor to serve the university that has done so much for me," the letter stated. "Indeed, it is precisely because of my deep gratitude to and respect for my beloved alma mater that I now step aside."
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Hundreds of millions of Muslims prepare for Ramadan in scorching summer heat
• GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are steeling themselves for the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades. No food or drink, not even a sip of water, for 14 hours a day during the hottest time of the year.
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