Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Candidates pull attack ads on Sept 11 anniversary

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We'd like to call your attention to these top political stories, photos and multimedia, for immediate use.

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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON ? The campaign for the White House is roiled by a pair of attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in the Middle East, one of them deadly. Obama vows justice for the killers of the U.S. ambassador and three others. But challenger Mitt Romney accuses the administration of acting in a way "inconsistent with the principles of America." By Special Correspondent David Espo.

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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN-HISPANIC IMPACT

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa ? In Iowa, behind a population boom and an influx of newly enfranchised citizens, the number of Latino voters is expected to increase in November, meaning they could influence the presidential race in this state. The same is true in other swing-voting states that don't have huge numbers of Hispanic voters but where the contest is close. By Ryan J. Foley.

WHY IT MATTERS-EDUCATION

UNDATED ? States and local governments have the primary responsibility for education in the United States. But the federal government gets a big say, too, by awarding billions in aid, often with strings attached. By Carole Feldman. Eds: One in a weekday series examining issues at stake in the election and their impact on people.

With BC-US--Why It Matters. AP Photos

PHOTOS

Top campaign photos that have moved as of 4 p.m. EDT.

DCAB118, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama meet with State Department personnel.

DCAB109, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives to speak at the State Department.

FLCD107, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes comments about the killing of U.S. embassy officials.

DCEV103, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama walk to the Oval Office at the White House.

MULTIMEDIA

An AP interactive, updated daily with campaign events, is available at /2012/election-2012/.

An HTML gallery of photos taken on the campaign trail by AP photographers using the popular Instagram photo sharing tool is now available at /2012/instagram-campaign-trail/

Associated Press

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