The president has pulled out of a Monday event in Ohio - considered a key swing state - in order to return to Washington to monitor the storm - although he is still set to attend a rally with former President Bill Clinton in Florida earlier in the day.

BBC: Hurricane Sandy: US states begin storm shutdown

The speaker then needs to follow-up with those emails in order to get the full benefit of the event.

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Along with growing pressure from investors, who want clearer rules on where they stand in the pecking order in the event of corporate failure, this could result in a more sensible, market-sensitive approach to bankruptcy throughout the European Union.

ECONOMIST: Going bust in Europe

The rock band Silversun Pickups this week served Romney's campaign with a cease-and-desist order after it says Romney's campaign used its song "Panic Switch" at an event earlier this month.

CNN: Campaigns rock at their own risk