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In January, in a South Carolina debate just before that state’s primary, Newt Gingrich hit Mitt Romney hard for releasing barely any of his tax returns: “Look, he’s got to decide and the people of South Carolina have to decide. But if there’s anything in there that is going to help us lose the election, we should know it before the nomination. And if there’s nothing in there, why not release it?” The audience cheered, and when Gingrich proceeded to trounce Romney at the polls the following Saturday, voters told me that Romney’s secrecy about his tax returns was part of their decision–they didn’t necessarily care what tax rate Romney paid, but they didn’t like his declaration that it wasn’t any of their business.

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TOMS RIVER, N.J. — On a narrow street coated with mud and strewn with debris, Pat Shields stood at a makeshift barrier of scrap metal and plywood, tattooed arms crossed over his burly chest. He turned away strangers headed toward the nearby water’s edge.

This neighborhood, a few hundred yards from a bay opening into the Atlantic, was battered by surging water from Hurricane Sandy, which flowed into living rooms and floated cars and trucks down the street like toys.

But as the water receded, a new threat emerged: looters.

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I-O Data has once again expanded its HDCA-UT USB 3.0 external HDD line-up by announcing the 1TB and 2TB models. Just like the 3TB and 4TB models, the 1TB and 2TB models also come with a USB 3.0 connection interface, NTFS format, TV recording support and are backed by a one-year warranty. The 1TB and 2TB models will start shipping from mid-November for 11,500 Yen (about $144) and 14,600 Yen (about $183), respectively. [I-O Data]

US Cellular announced on Wednesday that it will increase its LTE network coverage by 30 new markets on November 5th. The first territories to be be summarily blessed are: Iowa, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. While this is great news for customers who call these states home, the carrier has yet to detail which cities will be making the jump to 4G. In the meantime, we’d advise keeping an eye on US Cellular’s coverage map to see if your stomping grounds made the cut. For an encore, the carrier will light up Rockford, Illinois; Medford, Oregon; Yakima, Washington; and Knoxville, Tennessee at an undisclosed time. As for its LTE-ready smartphone roster, your current options are a trio of Samsung-made Android devices: Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and the Galaxy Metrix. Hopefully, as America’s eighth largest wireless carrier’s LTE footprint increases, so will its stable of suitable handsets. Until then, US Cellular 4G hopefuls, we hope you like the taste of TouchWiz.

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Here comes a new DDR3 memory module kit from Team Group, the TED316G1600C11DC-AS. Designed specially for ASUSTeK motherboard, this new 16GB (8GBx2) memory module kit works at 1.5V with 1600MHz speed and 11-11-11-28 latency. The TED316G1600C11DC-AS will go on sale from early November for unannounced price yet. [Product Page]