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The vice president says if Iranian leaders are serious and have an agenda for discussion, the U.S. is open to direct negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.

When Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich used the word "slacks" in a recent column, a reader commented: "Slacks? How old are you?" It got Schmich thinking about the words we choose and how much those choices can reveal about our age. Tell us: What are the words you use that date you?

Both President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will be out stumping for votes today. The race for the White House, which was just about put on hold as Superstorm Sandy bore down on the East Coast and then roared ashore, is back on with just five days to go before Election Day.

Robert Siegel and Melissa Block examine what makes up the so-called "fiscal cliff."

The sports icons have been rumored to be in a relationship for a while. Woods split with is ex-wife in 2009 amid a cheating scandal. Vonn's divorce became official in January.

The yoga clothier concedes that some of its bottoms are too sheer. So it's offering refunds and ordering up replacements. The costs are going right to the bottom line, and Lululemon's stock is taking a spanking.

A meeting of finance ministers from the 20 leading industrial and developing nations wrapped up over the weekend in Moscow. The nations agreed to not to target the exchange rates of their respective currencies amid concerns that competitive devaluation could spark a currency war.

The FAA has trimmed the number of towers it plans to close as it shrinks its budget in response to sequestration. Officials spared 40 airport towers it had previously planned to shutter.

The House speaker said there was a trust deficit between the GOP and President Obama, so immigration overhaul would be a "difficult" issue to move on this year.

The U.S. produced more crude oil than it imported in October. That's the first time that has happened since 1995. The U.S. is still a long way from energy independence, but the trend is decidedly positive.