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University 625 Main Street New Hampshire' Kid Rock per- formed at a raucous Romney rally From Page 1 to end the day in Manchester, N.H. ple have already cast their bal- But Romney was introduced lot. at his event here by a number of When Jay-Z asked the crowd Ohio athletes, including Olym- to scream if they had already pic figure skater Scott Hamilton, voted, he was received by a robust before enumerating reasons the response, and the cheering of nation should be cautious of elect- those who had not yet voted was ing Obama. noticeably softer. "If the President is re-elected, Terrell Russell of Dover, Ohio, he's going to continue to crush who attended the Obama rally small business," Romney said decked out in an Obama T-shirt, at the event. "I don't know if he Obama watch and an Ohio State thin'ks of it that way, but that's University scarf, said he voted what his policies are going to do." early because he wanted to ensure The future of small business, that his vote would count. the bailout of the automobile "I voted early so my vote would industry and outsourcing in Ohio count," he said. "I voted early so have been ongoing topics of dis- they didn't take my vote." cussion in the state, which U.S. Romney and Obama raced Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), across the country Monday, visit- who is running in a tight race ing crucial battleground states to for re-election, said is a signifi- get out the vote. Before appear- cant contributor to the nation's ing here, Obama and Springsteen auto production during Monday's made a joint appearance in Madi- Obama rally. son, Wisc. Later in the evening, Sarah Lee of Franklin County, first lady Michelle Obama joined Ohio explained why Obama's the president and Springsteen assistance in the auto bailout has for an event in Des Moines, Iowa been important to helping her - Obama's final rally of the cam- community get back on its feet paign, and his political career. during an economically challeng- Romney, meanwhile, started ing time. the day in Virginia before sweep- "Everything you do when ing through Florida, Ohio and there's a rescue or a stimulus, H UED, it helps create and save jobs for everybody," Lee said. "When they say, 'When you're sitting around the dinner table,' well, you gotta sit around the dinner table with something. And I believe because of what (Obama's) done, because of that bailout, jobs were saved and food's on the table." Romney has also made numer- ous trips to the state in the past week, and -announced he would also visit Cleveland on Election Day, in what might be considered a nod to the importance his cam- paign has placed on the state. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Columbus mayor Michael Coleman, who appeared at Obama's campaign event Mon- day, said Ohio will play a critical role in determining the victor of the election. "Columbus will determine how the state goes, and the state will determine how the nation goes," Coleman said. One thing remains certain - all eyes will be on Ohio on Tues- day, and if Coleman has anything to say about it, even more empha- sis will. be on the city of Colum- bus. Coleman emphasized that Columbus is destined for political importance in this year's elec- tion, noting that presidential candidates require 270 electoral college votes to win, in accor- dance with I-270, the highway that circles Columbus, making it an auspicious number. "When you have those two things coming together like that, you know it's gotta be victory," Coleman said. LIKE THE DAILY ON FACEBOOK .9 6 In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Netanyahu ordered the military in 2010 to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program. TV report: Israel securit heads nixed plallied 2010 Iran aftack 0 Prime Minister of Israel called for "pre-attack mode" JERUSALEM (AP) - Isra- el's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off following strong objections from senior security officials, a respected Israeli news program reported Monday. The report exposed a deep rift between Prime Minister Benja- min Netanyahu and his top secu- rity officials over the wisdom of attacking Iran but also indicated that Israel was much closer to carrying out a strike at that time than was previously known. Channel 2 TV's flagship inves- tigative program "Uvda," or "Fact," reported that toward the end of a meeting in 2010 Netan- yahu and his defense minister, Ehud Barak, ordered Israel's military chief and director of the Mossad espionage agency to put the country on "P Plus" status - code for pre-attack mode on Iran. The report said the officials were shocked. Then-military chief Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi warned that Israel's enemies would notice the measure, which might touch off a war. "This is not something you do if you are not sure you will ultimately want to carry it out," he was quoted by unidentified close associates as saying. "This accordion produces music when you play with it." Meir Dagan, the Mossad chief at the time, was even blunter, telling the leaders that without seeking formal approval from Netanyahu's Security Cabinet, a decision-making body of gov- ernment ministers, they were "taking an illegal decision." "The prime minister and defense minister simply tried to steal a decision to go to war," he was quoted by Uvda as say- ing. Dagan did not appear on camera, and Uvda attributed his remarks to his "associates." Israel considers a nuclear- armed Iran to be an existential threat, citing Iranian denials of the Holocaust, its calls for Israel's destruction, its devel- opment of missiles capable of striking the Jewish state and its support for hostile Arab militant groups. Tehran says its nuclear program is peaceful and designed to produce energy and medical isotopes, a claim that Israel and many Western coun- tries reject. Dagan, who stepped down as Mossad chief in 2010, is believed to be the mastermind of Israeli efforts to sabotage the Iranian project. The Mossad is suspect- ed of infiltrating deep into Iran, spreading viruses and assassi- natingnuclear scientists. But Dagan has also opposed a full-fledged attack and since his retirement has lashed out openly at the leaders, describing them as warmongers bent on striking Iran at all costs. Netanyahu has repeatedly said the threat of force must be seriously considered should economic sanctions fail. He recently warned that the world has until next summer at the lat- est to keep Iran from building a bomb. But analysts have debated whether the Israeli leader would really be willing to order the strike. Monday's report provided the strongest evidence to date that Netanyahu is prepared to attack, a move that could have dire, far- reaching consequences for the region. Speaking to the program, Netanyahu did not address the alleged 2010 incident but dis- missed any questioning of his resolve. f 0