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WORLD BRIEFING What GOP candidates didn't want WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advan- tage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's ''some- thing God intended'' — has propelled the emotional issue of abortion back to the political forefront. It's put GOP candidates in tight races, from the presidential candidate on down, on the defensive. Divisive social issues are hardly what most GOP can- didates want to be dis- cussing in the few days remaining until elections largely hinging on jobs and the economy. Almost imme- diately after Richard Mour- dock's comment, Republi- can candidates distanced themselves from the Indiana state treasurer — though by varying degrees. The Romney campaign said Wednesday that the presidential nominee dis- agreed with Mourdock but stood by his endorsement of the Senate candidate. There were no plans to drop a Romney testimonial ad for Mourdock that began airing in Indiana on Monday. Mourdock's comment in a Tuesday night debate came in answer to a question on when abortion should or should not be allowed. Said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul: ''We disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but still support him.'' Reaction was quick from Republican senators and candidates rejecting Mour- dock's statement. Obama predicts deal on deficits DAVENPORT, (AP) — President Barack Obama is confidently pre- dicting speedy second-term agreement with Republicans to reduce federal deficits and overhaul immigration laws, commenting before setting out Wednesday on a 40-hour campaign marathon through battleground states that could decide whether he'll get the chance. Republican Mitt Romney looked to the Midwest for a breakthrough in a close race shadowed by a weak economy. Romney declared, Iowa dispute over abortion, in this case a statement by Republi- can Richard Mourdock of Indiana that when a woman becomes pregnant by rape, ''that's something God intended'' and there should be no abortion allowed. Research people NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists in Oregon have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that could some- day be used to prevent babies from inheriting cer- tain rare incurable diseases. The researchers at Ore- gon Health & Sciences Uni- versity said they are not using the embryos to pro- duce children, and it is not clear when or even if this technique will be put to use. But it has already stirred a debate over its risks and ethics in Britain, where sci- entists did similar work a few years ago. The British experiments, reported in 2008, led to headlines about the possibil- ity someday of babies with three parents. But that's an overstatement. The DNA from the second woman amounts to less than 1 per- cent of the embryo's genes, and it isn't the sort that makes a child look like Mom or Dad. The proce- dure is simply a way of replacing some defective genes that sabotage the nor- mal workings of cells. The British government is asking for public com- ment on the technology before it decides whether to allow its use in the future. One concern it cites is whether such DNA alter- ation could be an early step down a slippery slope toward ''designer babies'' — ordering up, say, a petite, blue-eyed girl or tall, dark- haired boy. Questions have also arisen about the safety of the technique, not only for the baby who results from the egg, but also for the child's descendants. ''We're going to get this economy cooking again,'' addressing a boisterous crowd in Reno, Nev., before flying back eastward to tend to his prospects in Ohio and Iowa. Romney urged audi- ence members to consider their personal circum- stances, and he said the out- come of the Nov. 6 election ''will make a difference for the nation, will make a dif- ference for the families of the nation and will make a difference for your family, individually and specifical- ly.'' With 13 days until Elec- tion Day, opinion polls depicted a close race nation- ally. Romney's campaign claims momentum as well as the lead in Florida and North Carolina, two battle- ground states with a com- bined 44 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Obama's aides insist the president is ahead or tied with his rival in both of those states and in the other seven decisive grounds. Not even Obama, in an battle- interview with radio host Tom Joyner, predicted that fellow Democrats would win control of the House from Republicans, who are looking to renew a majority they won two years ago in a landslide triggered by the tea party. The Democrats and Republicans are struggling uncertainly for control of the Senate. And for the second time, a hard-fought Senate campaign was jolted by a colon cancer NEW YORK (AP) — Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with muta- tions in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. Among patients with the mutations, those who regu- larly took aspirin lived longer than those who did- n't, a major study found. Five years after their cancers were diagnosed, 97 percent of the aspirin users were still alive versus 74 percent of those not taking the drug. Aspirin seemed to make prove that aspirin caused the better survival, and doctors say more research must con- firm the findings before aspirin can be recommend- ed more widely. The study wasn't designed to test aspirin; people were taking it on their own for various reasons. 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Previous cease-fire mis- sions have failed, in part because neither Syrian Pres- ident Bashar Assad nor rebels trying to topple him had an incentive to end their bloody war of attrition. Both sides believe they can still make gains on the battlefield even as they are locked in a stalemate, and neither has faith in negotiations on a political transition. Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, has proposed that both sides lay down their arms during the Muslim hol- iday of Eid al-Adha, which begins Friday. The Security Council is normally divided on Syria, but Assad allies Russia and China joined other council members in endorsing the idea of a temporary truce that is meant to pave the way for talks on ending Syria's 19-month-old conflict. Senate comment INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican Sen- ate candidate Richard Mour- dock said Wednesday that he is standing by his state- ment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape ''that's something God intended.'' He says some people have twisted the meaning of his comment. Mourdock said in a news conference that he abhors any sexual violence and regrets it if his comment during a debate Tuesday night left another impres- sion. He said he firmly believes all life is precious and that he abhors violence of any kind. ''I spoke from my heart. And speaking from my heart, speaking from the deepest level of my faith, I would not apologize. I would be less than faithful if I said anything other than life is precious, I believe it's a gift from god,'' Mourdock said candidate stands by Presidential candidate no difference in patients who did not have the muta- tions. C & C PROPERTIES Mitt Romney and other Republicans have distanced themselves from Mour- dock's stance. locked in one of the coun- try's most expensive and closely watched Senate races, was asked during the final minutes of a debate Tuesday night whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest. 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