Obama vows relief for victims

President Barack Obama vows that the country will support victims of Sandy and will help them get back on their feet.

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Looking presidential: The optics of leadership in a disaster

As Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast, President Barack Obama discarded campaign events in Florida and Virginia to return to Washington and address the nation from the White House.

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5 things to watch in hurricane-wracked campaign

While the presidential election has topped the news much of the year, it has been pushed aside by the massive storm crashing into the country’s East Coast. Here are five things to watch for in the storm and its aftermath.

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Psy on handling ‘Gangnam’ fame

CNN’s Shanon Cook talks to South Korean rapper Psy about his newfound fame and how he’s handling it.
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Crowley: Sandy introduces big unknown into campaign

The beauty of being a president and a candidate is that when a monster storm stalks up the East Coast, you can run over to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and be seen as a president on the job.

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China blocks NYT website

Chinese authorities on Friday blocked access inside the country to the English and Chinese websites of The New York Times after they published an article reporting that family members of Premier Wen Jiabao had amassed a fortune worth billions of dollars.
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Fish off Fukushima still contaminated

Radiation levels in fish caught near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remain high long after the 2011 meltdowns there, suggesting contamination from the site might still be seeping into Pacific waters, a U.S. researcher reported Thursday.
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Why Mali is getting so much attention

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Bolivia to regulate social media?

A top Bolivian official has a stern warning for those who criticize President Evo Morales on social networks: He’s watching what they say, and taking names.
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Patient confesses to hospital fire

A 67-year-old cancer patient was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fire that ripped through a hospital in Taiwan killing at least 12 people and injuring 60 others.
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