New York City - A Manhattan developer is trying to lure buyers to his new condominium tower with a sales gimmick - an "Obama contingency clause" - aimed at Democrats. Anyone who signs a purchase contract before Election Day can back out, no questions asked, if John McCain beats Barack Obama. Developer Erik Ekstein says he's willing to put the "Obama contingency clause" in any contract...

Jerusalem - Israeli police with the help of Ichud Hatzalah, and ZAKA organizations are searching for a yeshiva student that has gone missing for 3 days. 16 year old yeshiva student Michael Devore who lives in Elad told his grandparents on Thursday that he is going to Tzfas to visit a Yehsiva, Michael has not been seen since. Volunteers from across Israel have come to help in the search, as...

New York - Thousands of people are without power tonight after a rain storm with gusty winds blew into the region. Adam Stiebeling, Putnam's deputy commissioner of public safety, said about 10,000 customers of New York State Electric and Gas were without power in the county. About 5,000 Consolidated Edison customers were without power company spokesman Bob McGee said. He expected most to have...

Berlin, Germany - German lawmakers say political infighting has stalled plans for a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that was originally aimed to be passed by Nov. 9. Members of the German parliament said they had hoped to pass the resolution against anti-Semitism by Nov. 9, the 70th anniversary of Crystalnacht, the Night of the Broken Glass, when thousands of Jews were killed by Nazis and...

Fallsburg, NY - Employees at the former Raleigh Hotel say the owners left them in the lurch for weeks, refusing to pay them wages, even while the hotel continued to take guests. Some 13 employees gathered by the security gate of the hotel on Thursday evening and planned to stage a sit-in on Friday in the lobby. Maids, security guards and three salaried employees hadn't been paid since Oct...

Washington, DC - The government is warning parents about Carter's Inc. baby garments with tag-less labels after about 400 babies who wore the clothing developed rashes on their backs. The warning applies to the fall 2007 line, which includes about 110 million garments, said Mary Drayna, a manager for the Atlanta company. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that children should stop...

Washington, DC - E-mails surfaced Friday showing Mayor Bloomberg's top aides were deeply involved as tax assessors changed the value of the new Yankee Stadium in a way that helped them. The damning e-mails emerged at a congressional hearing when Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) pressed city officials to explain a "sudden methodological about-face" in how they appraised the value of the...

Chicago, IL - WFTV-Channel 9's Barbara West conducted a satellite interview with Sen. Joe Biden on Thursday. A friend says it's some of the best entertainment he's seen recently. What do you think? West wondered about Sen. Barack Obama's comment, to Joe the Plumber, about spreading the wealth. She quoted Karl Marx and asked how Obama isn't being a Marxist with the "spreading the wealth"...

Stamford, CT - Just over one week before the presidential election, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn, said he will continue to work hard to elect Republican John http://www.vosizneias.com/vinadmin/post.php?action=edit&post=21656McCain but is prepared to embrace a Barack Obama presidency. "I have a lot of respect for Senator Obama. He's bright, eloquent. Some day I might even support him for...

Moscow, Russia - A neo-Nazi suspected of ten murders in Moscow escaped from custody. On October 20, police escorted Vasily Krivetz to the site where he allegedly murdered a Jewish violinist so that he could show them exactly how and where he killed his victim. Despite the fact that he was handcuffed, Mr. Krivetz managed to escape and has yet to be found. Investigators brought negligence charges...