Groundbreaking and Heartbreaking
Date: 04 October 2012
By MICHAEL WINERIP
Michael WINERIP
Replaying Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The October 3, 2012 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♎. It was the 276 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 13 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, October 3, 2025, 258 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in 106 days. You have lived for 5,006 days, or about 120,160 hours, or about 7,209,650 minutes, or about 432,579,000 seconds.
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3rd of October 2012 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 3, 2012
In Philippines, Warrant for Former President
Date: 04 October 2012
By REUTERS
Philippine court orders arrest of former Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return to detention; Arroyo had posted bail in July following about seven months of confinement.
Egypt: 2 Coptic Boys Are Held as Contempt-of-Religion Cases Rise
Date: 04 October 2012
By KAREEM FAHIM and MAI AYYAD
Kareem FAHIM
Two Coptic Christian boys are detained by Egyptian authorities on charges that they defiled pages of a Koran, in latest case involving accusations of insults to Islam; charges may add to growing anxieties in Egypt about free speech rights and the status of nation's Christian minority, which fears an erosion of rights under an Islamist government.
Taking Stock of Some of the Claims and Counterclaims
Date: 04 October 2012
By MICHAEL COOPER, JACKIE CALMES, ANNIE LOWREY, ROBERT PEAR and JOHN M. BRODER
Michael COOPER
Check Point column takes a look at statements made by both Mitt Romney and Pres Obama in their first debate of the presidential race, analyzing claims and counterclaims made during the evening.
Valentine’s Season Is Turbulent to the End
Date: 04 October 2012
By ZACH SCHONBRUN
Zach SCHONBRUN
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine says members of his staff undermined him at times, concluding his tumultuous first year with yet another fractious comment.
Not Waiting for Pundits’ Take, Web Audience Scores the Candidates in an Instant
Date: 04 October 2012
By BRIAN STELTER
Brian STELTER
Internet is speeding up the scoring of presidential debates, with social media and online forums discussing the event as it happened in real time; both professional pundits and voters voiced their opinions online as soon as the moderator Jim Lehrer began the debate.
The Choirboy and the Headmaster, and a Faceoff Without Fireworks
Date: 04 October 2012
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Alessandra STANLEY
Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column on the first presidential debate says it was a glaringly public confrontation between President Obama and Mitt Romney that looked oddly intimate and personal, playing to the estimated tens of millions of people expected to tune in.
A Clash of Philosophies
Date: 04 October 2012
By PETER BAKER
Peter BAKER
News analysis; first debate between Pres Obama and Mitt Romney presents two ideologies about country's future that outline perhaps the starkest difference seen in three decades; at debate's center is role of government in American society in a time of wrenching problems, with Obama arguing that government plays an essential part in economic growth and fairness, and Romney contending that government should get out of the way of business.
At Debate-Watching Party in Suburban Ohio, Voters Are Less Than Thrilled
Date: 04 October 2012
By SUSAN SAULNY
Susan SAULNY
Attendees at a small viewing party in Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, say the first presidential debate did little to sway their opinions on the candidates one way or another.
Mitt's Feathered Debate
Date: 03 October 2012
With ample gel and even more pep, Mitt Romney gave an assertive performance.
In Philippines, Warrant for Former President
Date: 04 October 2012
By REUTERS
Philippine court orders arrest of former Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return to detention; Arroyo had posted bail in July following about seven months of confinement.
Egypt: 2 Coptic Boys Are Held as Contempt-of-Religion Cases Rise
Date: 04 October 2012
By KAREEM FAHIM and MAI AYYAD
Two Coptic Christian boys are detained by Egyptian authorities on charges that they defiled pages of a Koran, in latest case involving accusations of insults to Islam; charges may add to growing anxieties in Egypt about free speech rights and the status of nation's Christian minority, which fears an erosion of rights under an Islamist government.
Taking Stock of Some of the Claims and Counterclaims
Date: 04 October 2012
By MICHAEL COOPER, JACKIE CALMES, ANNIE LOWREY, ROBERT PEAR and JOHN M. BRODER
Check Point column takes a look at statements made by both Mitt Romney and Pres Obama in their first debate of the presidential race, analyzing claims and counterclaims made during the evening.
Valentine’s Season Is Turbulent to the End
Date: 04 October 2012
By ZACH SCHONBRUN
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine says members of his staff undermined him at times, concluding his tumultuous first year with yet another fractious comment.
Not Waiting for Pundits’ Take, Web Audience Scores the Candidates in an Instant
Date: 04 October 2012
By BRIAN STELTER
Internet is speeding up the scoring of presidential debates, with social media and online forums discussing the event as it happened in real time; both professional pundits and voters voiced their opinions online as soon as the moderator Jim Lehrer began the debate.
The Choirboy and the Headmaster, and a Faceoff Without Fireworks
Date: 04 October 2012
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Alessandra Stanley The TV Watch column on the first presidential debate says it was a glaringly public confrontation between President Obama and Mitt Romney that looked oddly intimate and personal, playing to the estimated tens of millions of people expected to tune in.
A Clash of Philosophies
Date: 04 October 2012
By PETER BAKER
News analysis; first debate between Pres Obama and Mitt Romney presents two ideologies about country's future that outline perhaps the starkest difference seen in three decades; at debate's center is role of government in American society in a time of wrenching problems, with Obama arguing that government plays an essential part in economic growth and fairness, and Romney contending that government should get out of the way of business.
At Debate-Watching Party in Suburban Ohio, Voters Are Less Than Thrilled
Date: 04 October 2012
By SUSAN SAULNY
Attendees at a small viewing party in Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, say the first presidential debate did little to sway their opinions on the candidates one way or another.
Mitt's Feathered Debate
Date: 03 October 2012
With ample gel and even more pep, Mitt Romney gave an assertive performance.