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• Democrats cheered when the Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Ohio voters to cast ballots on the three days before Election Day, rejecting a request by the state's Republican elections chief and attorney general to get involved in a rancorous battle over early voting. Obama's campaign and Ohio Democrats had sued state officials over changes in state law that took away the three days of voting for most people.
• All of the political maneuvering was little more than noise for more than 1.3 million Americans: They've already voted.
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10 Things to Know for Today
the Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
• 1. AGGRESSIVE OBAMA REBOUNDS, ROMNEY HOLDS FIRM
• AP's Ben Feller described the crackling debate as an almost desperate competition of ideas and claims between two men who badly want the job.
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• 2. BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN
• The line by Romney inspired its own Twitter account, (at) Romneys_Binder, which had more than 12,000 followers before the debate ended.
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• 3. WHO'S FIGHTING THE REGIME IN SYRIA'S LARGEST CITY
• If they win, the rebels' blend of poverty, religious fundamentalism and anger could define the future of Aleppo, and perhaps the rest of the country.
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• 4. CUBA'S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LOOSENED
• Scrapping the detested exit visa after half a century means Cubans can leave the nation anytime as long as they have a passport and permission from the country they want to enter.
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• 5. HOW CITIGROUP COULD CHANGE UNDER NEW CEO
• Analysts say likely moves include: More cost-cutting, more shrinking and more focus on boring, traditional banking, such as making loans.
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• 6. IT'S A HOT VERSION OF EARTH
• Astronomers discover a planet just outside our solar system that is similar to ours (Continued on page 33)
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