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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday (times in EDT): 1. OBAMA REGROUPS AS ROMNEY GAINS NEW CONFIDENCE Both campaigns acknowledge the Republican's strong turn in last week's debate had an impact, but Democrats hope a get-out-the-vote program will turn the election in their favor.

DENVER , Students in the Denver Public Schools need to know reading, writing and 'rithmetic, but what about the fourth "r" , revolution? District officials have scrambled to respond to a public outcry...

LANSING, Mich. , They have been playing defense elsewhere across the Midwest, but labor unions in Michigan have gone on the attack with a proposed first-in-the-nation amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine a right to collective bargaining for public , and private-sector workers , and invalidate any past or future laws to the contrary.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) , When the recession cost Jerry Krone his longtime accounting job several year ago, he turned to his hobby , making gourmet jam in his Fountainville kitchen. Now he's a fixture at Doylestown's weekly farmers market, selling his lilac jelly and rose petal jam for $4 and $8 a jar.

WASHINGTON (AP) , American companies should avoid doing business with China's two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the United States, the House Intelligence Committee is warning in a report to be issued Monday.

The U.S. military is making one last push to get troops, especially those posted overseas, to register to vote, as the first state deadlines for absentee registration approach this week. The push, headlined by a video message from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, comes as current and former officials are pushing back against reports that military registration is down compared with 2008.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) , Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies.

NEW YORK NEW YORK , A former manager at the Sept. 11 Memorial was fired for raising health and security concerns at one of the most security-conscious places in the world, he said in a lawsuit filed last week.

MOBILE, Ala. , Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters. Campus officials didn't give any indication that Gil Collar, 18, of Wetumpka had a weapon when he was shot. A university spokesman said he was fatally wounded about 1:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) , There were all the trappings of a high-octane presidential debate: the over-the-top declarations, the pre-practiced zingers and the schmaltzy appeals to America's truest values. But the presidential candidates were nowhere to be found.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) , Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims.

NEW YORK (AP) , An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his prosthetic hooks, medication and special shoes were taken away from him. The preacher was one of five terror defendants rounded up in Britain and extradited overnight to the U.S.

DETROIT (AP) , Honda Motor Co. is recalling CR-V crossovers from the 2002 to 2006 model years because an electrical switch in the driver's side door could melt and cause a fire. Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall Saturday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) , A private company is on the verge of launching another cargo ship to the International Space Station. On Sunday night, California-based SpaceX will attempt to send a Dragon capsule to the orbiting lab and its three-member crew.

ATLANTA (AP) , The NFL replacement refs are not there to kick around anymore. Not to worry. A familiar target has emerged. Instead of guys wearing stripes, it's the men in blue.