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• The campaign will take a pause Wednesday as the city stops to observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Later this week, election officials will recount all the ballots cast Tuesday. It will likely take until early next week before they tabulate an additional 30,000 or more votes as absentee ballots arrive by mail and paperwork comes in from voters who had problems at the polls.
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Brazil bound: Johnson, Donovan lead US to another 2-0 win over Mexico and into 2014 World Cup
• COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The fireworks had gone off and so had the smoke bombs. The red-white-and-blue-clad crowd had finished singing "Dos a cero! Dos a cero!" over and over and over.
• The United States had qualified for its seventh straight World Cup, and it was time to look ahead to the draw on Dec. 6 and next year's tournament in Brazil.
• "I feel good about our chances," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "We'll see what the draw looks like."
• America returned to soccer's top event in 1990 after a 40-year absence, and first-round exits in '90, 1998 and 2006 were mixed in with second-round trips in 1994 and 2010, plus a trip to the quarterfinals in 2002.
• "It would be nice to do something special," Clint Dempsey said.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2013. There are 111 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Sept. 11, 2001, America faced its worst day of terrorism. Nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners. Two planes smashed into New York's World Trade Center, causing the twin towers to fall; one plowed into the Pentagon; and the fourth was crashed into a field in western Pennsylvania.
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