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Police are investigating how shredded documents revealing confidential information, including details about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s motorcade, wound up as confetti on a Manhattan sidewalk during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Bits of shredded paper from the Nassau County Police Department could still be found on Monday afternoon in the cracks of the sidewalks along Central Park, according to Saul Finkelstein, the eyewitness who first alerted authorities to the problem. Thousands of pieces of shredded paper were scattered along the parade route at 65th Street and Central Park West shortly after the parade began on Thursday morning, Finkelstein and his son, Ethan Finkelstein, 18, told Reuters. Upon closer inspection, the confetti contained information from Nassau County police incident reports plus the names, social security numbers and bank account information of Nassau County police officers and employees. READ ON: Police probe how security data became NYC parade confetti
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Police are investigating how shredded documents revealing confidential information, including details about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s motorcade, wound up as confetti on a Manhattan sidewalk during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Bits of shredded paper from the Nassau County Police Department could still be found on Monday afternoon in the cracks of the sidewalks along Central Park, according to Saul Finkelstein, the eyewitness who first alerted authorities to the problem.

Thousands of pieces of shredded paper were scattered along the parade route at 65th Street and Central Park West shortly after the parade began on Thursday morning, Finkelstein and his son, Ethan Finkelstein, 18, told Reuters.

Upon closer inspection, the confetti contained information from Nassau County police incident reports plus the names, social security numbers and bank account information of Nassau County police officers and employees.

READ ON: Police probe how security data became NYC parade confetti

reuterspolitics: Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential nomination as a “turnaround man,” whose capacity to reinvent companies, and the 2002 Olympics, could be transferred to the nation and its troubled economy. But from the outset of his general election campaign-burdened with the lowest favorability rating of any major party candidate since 1984 - it was evident that his most challenging reinvention would have to be Mitt Romney. And Tuesday night it failed. Willard Mitt Romney came up short, losing his second and likely last campaign for the presidency to President Barack Obama. “Almost president” is a distinction sought by no politician. READ ON: Romney’s last, greatest ‘turnaround’ falls short
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reuterspolitics:

Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential nomination as a “turnaround man,” whose capacity to reinvent companies, and the 2002 Olympics, could be transferred to the nation and its troubled economy.

But from the outset of his general election campaign-burdened with the lowest favorability rating of any major party candidate since 1984 - it was evident that his most challenging reinvention would have to be Mitt Romney.

And Tuesday night it failed. Willard Mitt Romney came up short, losing his second and likely last campaign for the presidency to President Barack Obama.

“Almost president” is a distinction sought by no politician.

READ ON: Romney’s last, greatest ‘turnaround’ falls short

reuterspolitics: CNN projects Obama wins Vermont, Romney wins Kentucky in presidential race. Polls now closed in GA, SC, VT, VA, portions of FL, NH, remainder of IN, KY. Polls close at 7:30pm ET in OH, NC, WV.LIVE COVERAGE: The 2012 U.S. Presidential DebatePhoto: A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty poses for photographs during an election party during the U.S. Presidential election at the U.S. Embassy in London, November 6, 2012. [REUTERS/Neil Hall] For the latest news on the U.S. election, follow Reuters Politics
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reuterspolitics:

CNN projects Obama wins Vermont, Romney wins Kentucky in presidential race.

Polls now closed in GA, SC, VT, VA, portions of FL, NH, remainder of IN, KY. Polls close at 7:30pm ET in OH, NC, WV.

LIVE COVERAGE: The 2012 U.S. Presidential Debate

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Reuters live blog poll: Who made the stronger arguments during the final presidential debate? Results: 63% Obama, 33% Romney, 5% Draw LIVE COVERAGE: The 2012 presidential campaign
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Reuters live blog poll: Who made the stronger arguments during the final presidential debate?

Results: 63% Obama, 33% Romney, 5% Draw

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President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republican candidate Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate on Tuesday as the Democrat tried reclaim the momentum in a tight White House race. Obama was much sharper and more energetic than in their first debate two weeks ago, when his listless performance was heavily criticized and gave Romney’s campaign a much-needed boost. The incumbent fought back against Romney’s accusations that he had played down the attack by Islamist militants in Libya last month that killed four Americans, including the U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. “I’m the president and I’m always responsible,” Obama said. The two men argued over whether the White House had described the Benghazi attack as terrorism or not, with Obama saying he had in fact called it an act of terror when he spoke in the Rose Garden the following day. READ ON: Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch
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President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republican candidate Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate on Tuesday as the Democrat tried reclaim the momentum in a tight White House race.

Obama was much sharper and more energetic than in their first debate two weeks ago, when his listless performance was heavily criticized and gave Romney’s campaign a much-needed boost.

The incumbent fought back against Romney’s accusations that he had played down the attack by Islamist militants in Libya last month that killed four Americans, including the U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.

“I’m the president and I’m always responsible,” Obama said.

The two men argued over whether the White House had described the Benghazi attack as terrorism or not, with Obama saying he had in fact called it an act of terror when he spoke in the Rose Garden the following day.

READ ON: Obama takes offensive against Romney in debate rematch

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