After Unprecedented GOP Effort, New Voting Laws Could Reshape Electorate in 2012 (Time.com)

Last Tuesday, the Obama Justice Department filed a brief arguing that Texas Republicans' proposal to redraw the state's electoral map was explicitly designed to dilute the power of minority voters. It was an explosive charge, especially given that Texas Governor Rick Perry, who signed the redistricting bill into law, is angling for President Obama's job. But the incident passed with little national attention, just another star in a constellation of new Republican-led efforts to overhaul voting laws in states where key Democratic constituencies ? African Americans, Latinos and youths ? comprise a significant share of the electorate. "There's a national assault on voting rights," says Wendy Weiser, a lawyer at New York University's non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice, "the most significant assault in decades."

It's not just Texas where the Obama Administration has gotten involved. Earlier this year, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a sweeping revision of his state's voting rules. In accordance with the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Florida initially sought the Justice Department's approval before implementing the new measure. But on Oct. 24, Florida's appointed secretary of state Kurt S. Browning, a Republican, asked a federal judicial panel to validate key provisions ahead of Florida's Jan. 31 presidential primary, without DOJ's approval. Among the controversial provisions: Individual counties will no longer be required to offer voting on the Sunday before Election Day. This, critics say, explicitly targets turnout efforts by African-American churches ? commonly known as "Souls to the Polls" ? that has helped blacks account for one-third of all votes cast on Sundays before Election Day. Another provision requires third-party groups authorized to participate in voter registration drives to submit completed forms within 48 hours of filling them out, rather than 10 days, or risk steep fines. Florida's League of Women Voters is challenging the provision, and it has suspended voter registration drives for the first time in its seven-decade history. In the meantime, for this year's Nov. 1 elections, the new law will be in effect in all but five counties ? including Hillsborough, of which Tampa is the county seat. State officials insist average voters won't notice the changes. Nevertheless, Deirdre Macnab, president of Florida's League of Women Voters, says, "People are confused."(Read about why redistricting is worrying voters.)

Of course, early voting doesn't just happen on Sundays. For many cash-strapped municipalities, mail-balloting is a less expensive alternative to renting and staffing polling stations. In 2008, nearly one-third of all ballots cast nationwide arrived before Election Day, many of them by mail. In 11 states, including Arizona, Florida and North Carolina, roughly half of all votes arrived early. Early voting is also credited with helping to seal Barack Obama's victory in 2008 by driving record turnout among minority voters, a trend that emerged after 2002's Help America Vote Act. Republicans are now taking unprecedented steps to reverse the shift to early voting. In Ohio, officials are considering a measure backed by Governor John Kasich that would cut the window for early voting by more than half. On Tuesday, most of Colorado's 64 counties will hold elections exclusively by mail. In September, Colorado's elected secretary of state, Republican Scott Gessler, sued the clerk of Democratic-leaning Denver County to stop mailing ballots to voters the state deems "inactive" for having failed to participate in the 2010 elections. The county clerk's office successfully argued that such efforts would pose unnecessary hurdles for prospective elderly, minority and low-income voters. Observers expect the issue to persist in the courts, and legislature, in the run-up to the 2012 elections.

Perhaps the most intense ballot battle is over voter ID laws. In 2011 alone, 20 state legislatures considered instituting requirements for citizens to show various forms of identification at the polls. New ID laws have been passed in Alabama, South Carolina and Texas, and could deter as many as 5 million people nationwide from casting ballots next year. Conservative advocates argue that such measures offer protection against fraud ? especially as ballots leave government officials' hands. The truth is, fraud, and voter irregularity in general, remains rare. Liberal critics worry the requirements will thwart participation among historically disenfranchised groups. One survey suggests that one-quarter of voting-age blacks lack a government-issued photo ID ? nearly three times the share of whites. The new laws will have a far broader effect: Married women who haven't legally changed their surnames. Elderly people who can't travel to polling stations. People who can't afford the cost of government-issued IDs. "You'll have more and more poor people, and working people, left out the political equation," warns Hilary O. Shelton, head of the NAACP's Washington office.(Read about how Democrats are fighting as redistricting looms.)

In Washington, Democratic coalitions ? from the Blue Dog moderates, to the Congressional Black Caucus ? are wrestling with how to respond to this new wave of voting laws. Democrats are running petition drives to challenge the laws. One proposal floated by Rep. Maxine Waters would launch a legal defense fund for black churches facing IRS scrutiny over their voter registration efforts, a tactic mirroring one used by evangelical groups such as the Alliance Defense Fund, which has reportedly spent some $32 million to protect pastors who preach about politics. But many Democrats are wary of engaging in so-called "street politics." Memories of the uproar over ACORN, a national grassroots group accused of submitting fraudulent voter registration data during the 2008 election season, remain fresh. But given their dire electoral outlook, Democrats may need to employ every tactic to get their core constituencies to the polls.

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HBT: Cards' La Russa retires on top

Last week every indication was that Tony La Russa planned to return for his 17th season as Cardinals manager and even today when the Cardinals announced a press conference few people suspected it had anything to do with the manager.

Turns out he?s decided to go out on top, with La Russa making the surprise retirement announcement this morning.

La Russa calls it quits just 35 wins away from passing John McGraw for second place on the all-time list behind Connie Mack, but the 67-year-old manager?s place in Cooperstown is plenty secure with a 2,728-2,365 (.536) record over 33 seasons and World Series titles in 1989, 2006, and 2011.

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La Russa revealed that he?s been thinking about retiring since August, but general manager John Mozeliak tried to talk him out of it. ?I think this feels like it?s time to end it. And it?ll be great for the Cardinals to refresh what?s going on with the field manager job. ? Look in the mirror and I know if I came back it would be for the wrong reasons.?

Regarding his retirement plans, La Russa brought up possibly buying a minor-league team and wondered if ?the phone will ring? for another job in baseball.

La Russa noted that Dick Vermeil, Bill Walsh, and Sparky Anderson regretted retiring as quickly as they did, but said he?s been thinking about it for a while and the experience of the playoff run never changed his feeling that stepping down was the right thing. ?If we won, if we lost, it wasn?t going to change.?

On being 35 wins away from passing John McGraw, he said: ?I?m aware of the history of the game, but it wouldn?t be right to come back to manage just to move up one spot. It?s not something that motivates me.?

On telling the team after yesterday?s World Series rally: ?I was encouraged that some grown men cried. I liked that, because they made me cry.?

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Cards win World Series, beat Texas 6-2 in Game 7

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols reacts as he scores during the first inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ezra Shaw, Pool)

St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols reacts as he scores during the first inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ezra Shaw, Pool)

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina celebrates after Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 6-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese hits a two-run double off Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison during the first inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws during the first inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ezra Shaw, Pool)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison throws during the first inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

(AP) ? Albert Pujols thrust both arms high in the air, even before he reached home plate.

It was only the first inning, and already it felt as if the St. Louis Cardinals were home free. Because after they had overcome so much just to get this far, what could stop them?

The Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday night with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter.

Pushed to the brink, the Cardinals kept saving themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6.

"This whole ride, this team deserves this," said Freese, who added the Series MVP award to his trophy as the NL championship MVP.

A day after an epic game that saw them twice within one strike of elimination before winning 10-9 in 11 innings, the Cardinals captured their 11th World Series crown.

"It's hard to explain how this happened," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said.

Following a whole fall on the edge, including a surge from 10? games down in the wild-card race, La Russa's team didn't dare mess with Texas, or any more drama in baseball's first World Series Game 7 since the Angels beat Giants in 2002.

Freese's two-run double tied it in the first, with Pujols celebrating as he scored. Good-luck charm Allen Craig hit a go-ahead homer in the third.

Given a chance to pitch by a Game 6 rainout and picked by La Russa earlier in the day to start on three days' rest, Carpenter and the tireless St. Louis bullpen closed it out.

No Rally Squirrel needed on this night, either. Fireworks and confetti rang out at Busch Stadium when Jason Motte retired David Murphy on a fly ball to end it.

"We just kept playing," Cardinals star Lance Berkman said.

Said La Russa: "If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back."

The Rangers, meanwhile, will spend the whole winter wondering how it all got away. Texas might dwell on it forever, in fact, or at least until Nolan Ryan & Co. can reverse a World Series slide that started with last year's five-game wipeout against San Francisco.

"We were close. Two times. Game 6. That's it," Texas pitcher Colby Lewis said.

Ryan left tightlipped. When a reporter tried to ask the Rangers president and part-owner a question, someone in his entourage said: "He's not talking."

Texas had not lost consecutive games since last August. These two defeats at Busch Stadium cost manager Ron Washington and the Rangers a chance to win their first title in the franchise's 51-year history.

Instead, Texas became the first team to lose the Series two straight years since Atlanta in 1991-92.

"Sometimes when opportunity is in your presence, you certainly can't let it get away because sometimes it takes a while before it comes back," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "If there's one thing that happened in this World Series that I'll look back on is being so close, just having one pitch to be made and one out to be gotten, and it could have been a different story."

Added Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre: "We tried to come back today, but the momentum just took them."

"It's not a nice feeling, you know, being one strike away twice. I guess it's probably easier to lose four games in a row in a World Series, but being a strike away it's something that will be hard to forget," he said.

This marked the ninth straight time the home team had won Game 7 in the World Series. The wild-card Cardinals held that advantage over the AL West champions because the NL won the All-Star game ? Texas could blame that on their own pitcher, C.J. Wilson, who took the loss in July.

A year full of inspiring rallies and epic collapses was encapsulated in Game 6. Freese was the star, with a tying triple in the ninth and a winning home run in the 11th. His two RBIs in the clincher gave him a postseason record 21.

The Cardinals won their first championship since 2006, and gave La Russa his third World Series title. They got there by beating Philadelphia in the first round of the NL playoffs, capped by Carpenter outdueling Roy Halladay 1-0 in the deciding Game 5, and then topping Milwaukee in the NL championship series.

"I think the last month of the season, that's where it started," Pujols said. "Different guys were coming huge, getting big hits, and we carried that into the postseason and here we are, world champions."

By the time Yadier Molina drew a bases-loaded walk from starter Matt Harrison and Rafael Furcal was hit by a pitch from Wilson in relief, the crowd began to sense a championship was near.

The Cardinals improved to 8-3 in Game 7s of the Series, more wins than any other club. Yet fans here know their history well, and were aware this game could go either way ? Dizzy Dean and the Gas House Gang won 11-0 in 1934, but Whitey Herzog and his Cardinals lost 11-0 in 1985.

On this evening, all the stars aligned for St. Louis.

Starting in place of injured Matt Holliday, Craig hit his third homer of the Series and made a leaping catch at the top of the left field wall. Molina made another strong throw to nail a stray runner. And Carpenter steeled himself to pitch into the seventh, every bit an ace.

"It was in our grasp and we didn't get it," Washington said, referring to Game 6. "Tonight we fought hard for it and the Cardinals got it."

Pujols went 0 for 2, walked and was hit by a pitch in what could have been his last game with the Cardinals. Many think the soon-to-be free agent will remain in St. Louis.

"You know what? I'm not even thinking about that. I'm thinking about, you know, we're the world champions and I'm going to celebrate and whenever that time comes, you know, then we'll deal with it," he said.

Pujols did plenty of damage. His three-homer job in Game 3 was the signature performance of his career and perhaps the greatest hitting show in postseason history.

Dismissed by some as a dull Series even before it began because it lacked the big-market glamour teams, it got better inning by inning. Plus, a postseason first: A bullpen telephone mixup played a prominent role.

"I told you it was going to be a great series, and it was," Texas slugger Josh Hamilton said.

"I don't care what other people remember. We fell a little bit short," he said. "Hats off to the Cards, they did a great job, especially last night. It was actually fun to watch and fun to see. You hate it but it happened."

Craig hit a solo home run in the third, an opposite field fly to right that carried into the Cardinals bullpen and got their relievers dancing. The super-sub put St. Louis ahead 3-2 with his third homer of the Series. He was in the lineup only because Holliday sprained his right wrist on a pickoff play a night earlier and was replaced on the roster.

By then, the largest crowd at 6-year-old Busch Stadium was buzzing. The fans seemed a bit drained much earlier, maybe worn out from the previous night.

They grew hush in the first when Hamilton and Michael Young hit consecutive RBI doubles. Texas might have gotten more, but Ian Kinsler strayed too far off first base and was trapped by Molina's rocket throw.

Freese changed the mood in a hurry as St. Louis tied it in the bottom half. Pujols and Lance Berkman drew two-out walks and pitching coach Mike Maddux trotted to the mound while Freese stepped in to a standing ovation.

Freese rewarded his family and a ballpark full of new friends by lining a full-count floater to the wall in left center for a two-run double. Harrison was in trouble, and Wilson began warming up after only 23 pitches.

Carpenter wasn't sharp at the outset, either. All over the strike zone, he started seven of the first 10 batters with balls. Pitching coach Dave Duncan made a visit in the second to check on the tall righty, lingering for a few extra words.

"I was hoping to have an opportunity to go ahead and pitch in that game and fortunately it worked out," Carpenter said. "It started off a little rough in the first. But I was able to collect myself, make some pitches and our guys did an awesome job to battle back. And I mean, it's just amazing."

NOTES: Texas set a Series record by walking 41 batters, one more than Florida in 1997. Of the 34 runs the Cardinals scored, 11 reached on walks and two more on hit batters. ... The crowd was 47,399. ... The Cardinals will play the first game of the 2012 season in North America, opening the Miami Marlins' new ballpark on April 4.

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Pressed by EU, Berlusconi reaches pension deal

Northern League's leader Umberto Bossi lights a cigar as he sits in a bar next to the Chamber of Deputies building in Rome Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Ministers and lawmakers on Monday were debating measures aimed at raising the retirement age to match that of Germany, which is raising its retirement age to 67 for anyone born after 1964. However, any change in Italy's retirement age will face fierce resistance from Berlusconi's main political ally, the Northern League, whose constituency includes workers in Italy's productive north. Unions also oppose raising the pension age, as the European Union demanded Italy introduce tough new measures to spur economic growth. (AP Photo/Lapresse, Mauro Scrobogna)

Northern League's leader Umberto Bossi lights a cigar as he sits in a bar next to the Chamber of Deputies building in Rome Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Ministers and lawmakers on Monday were debating measures aimed at raising the retirement age to match that of Germany, which is raising its retirement age to 67 for anyone born after 1964. However, any change in Italy's retirement age will face fierce resistance from Berlusconi's main political ally, the Northern League, whose constituency includes workers in Italy's productive north. Unions also oppose raising the pension age, as the European Union demanded Italy introduce tough new measures to spur economic growth. (AP Photo/Lapresse, Mauro Scrobogna)

MILAN (AP) ? Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi averted a government collapse and reached a deal with allies on emergency growth measures in time for an EU summit on saving the euro before political tensions erupted in a fist fight in parliament.

Berlusconi and Northern League leader Umberto Bossi reached a compromise on raising Italy's retirement age in late-night parliament talks Tuesday ? a point of disagreement that had threatened Berlusconi's leadership. His majority in parliament needs the support of the Northern League.

A fist fight in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday when League lawmakers briefly came to blows with colleagues loyal to a former Berlusconi ally Gianfranco Fini, the Chamber president who broke with the governing coalition early in its term. Scuffles are not rare in Italy's parliament.

League deputies were incensed when Fini, on a TV talk show, mentioned that Bossi's wife, took early retirement from a teaching job when she was 39.

Berlusconi will deliver a letter detailing the emergency measures to an EU summit. A spokesman said the contents are reserved for summit leaders, but Italian media reported the measures include new infrastructure spending, with a push for more private investment for strategic projects, the privatization of public entities and property and simplifying rules for companies.

Changes to Italy's pension scheme had become a major sticking point, with Bossi's party refusing to risk alienating its constituency of workers from the productive north.

Under the overnight deal, Italy will gradually raise the pension age for all workers to 67 by 2025, bringing it in line with European trends. Currently, Italian men retire at 65 along with women in the public sector but some women in the private sector retire earlier.

The 15-page letter also reportedly contains details of the euro54 billion ($75 billion) in austerity measures passed by lawmakers last month to balance Italy's budget by 2013.

The European Union had asked for measures, with a clear calendar for implementation, to promote growth, raise the pension age and simplify civil legal proceedings to encourage foreign investment

Outgoing Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi called the letter of intent "an important step ... but now it's time to implement the measures swiftly and concretely." Draghi, who takes over helm of the European Central Bank on Nov. 1, also urged Berlusconi's government to quickly activate the spending cuts and new taxes approved last month.

In Brussels, a spokesman for the European commission, Olivier Bailly, said the EU was "confident" it would have the letter by the end of the day.

Italy is seen as the next country at risk in the widening sovereign debt crisis, but with euro1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion) in public debt, an Italian default would be disastrous for the global economy. The European Central Bank for months has been buying billions in Italian bonds to help keep borrowing costs down.

Nonetheless, Italy saw borrowing costs on short-term bonds spike Wednesday. The Italian Treasury sold euro8.5 billion ($11.83 billion) in six-month bonds at 3.53 percent, up sharply from last month's 3.071 percent, its highest level in three years. Yields on two-year bonds rose to 4.628 percent from 4.511.

A Berlusconi spokesman, meanwhile, brushed off reports that Berlusconi was preparing to resign. The left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper, one of Berlusconi's staunchest critics, reported that he had threatened to resign if no deal could be reached with the Northern League, which was persisting in its resistance to raising the retirement age.

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LA Dodgers agree to role for fans in bankruptcy (Reuters)

(Reuters) ? The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a role for season ticket holders in the baseball team's bankruptcy, which the team said it will take longer to resolve than once thought.

The Dodgers have been in bankruptcy since June and are waging a battle with Major League Baseball over control of the team, which struggled this year on the field.

A group of fans, led by the three children of the late entertainer Frank Sinatra, had sought a season ticket holders' "official committee," which would have had standing to raise objections and have its expenses paid by the team.

The season ticket holders agreed to drop the request for their own committee and in return they accepted two seats on the unsecured creditors committee, according to papers filed with Delaware's bankruptcy court late Monday.

Fan boycotts and fears about security at the stadium drove Dodgers' attendance down nearly 20 percent in 2011 to its lowest level in a decade.

The unsecured creditors committee also includes a representative of Bryan Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten so badly at the Dodgers' opening day game that he ended up in critical condition.

Separately, the Dodgers said in court papers they will need more time to bring the team out of bankruptcy. The team asked the court to extend until next baseball season the period in which the Dodgers have the exclusive right to propose a bankruptcy plan.

The team argued it will need more time to negotiate with Fox Sports, a unit of News Corp, before it can auction the right to broadcast games.

The team landed in bankruptcy after the league rejected a deal for those media rights. Now the team wants to try to sell those rights again, but this time the team hopes to convince bankruptcy judge Kevin Gross to overrule the league's objection to the sale.

The league shows no sign of backing away from its insistence that the only way out of bankruptcy is a forced sale of the team.

The league said McCourt is draining the financial lifeblood from the team and said McCourt took more than $61 million from the Dodgers to pay off his personal debts, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.

In addition, the league said McCourt's recent divorce settlement with ex-wife Jamie McCourt, reportedly worth $130 million, would worsen the owner's finances and require a new owner for the team.

The court has scheduled a four-day hearing beginning October 31 to determine the best way out of the bankruptcy. McCourt and the league's commissioner are expected to testify.

The bankruptcy case is In re: Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, No. 11-12010.

(Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Del., editing by Matthew Lewis)

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Saints bolt to 34-7 lead over Colts (AP)

NEW ORLEANS ? Drew Brees completed 21 of 25 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, and the Saints took advantage of two early turnovers to bolt to a 34-7 halftime lead in Sunday night's game against the winless Indianapolis Colts.

For the first time as a head coach, Sean Payton spent the game up high in the coaches' booth, where he could sit comfortably with his broken left leg propped up. He called the plays from there and he had to like what he saw from his new vantage point.

Brees had two touchdown passes to Marques Colston and one to Darren Sproles before the first quarter ended.

When the large video board in the Superdome showed Payton peering out from the booth, the crowd erupted.

For the seventh game this season, Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning was watching from the sideline because of his neck injury that has kept him out all season. As hard as it had to be for Manning to be a spectator in his return to his native New Orleans, it had to be even harder to see his team's mistake-prone performance, which looked more like the bumbling Saints of old that his father, Archie, starred for three decades ago.

Indianapolis fumbled twice in the opening quarter, giving the Saints a relatively short field both times.

The first turnover came when Colts quarterback Curtis Painter could not handle a snap on the game's opening drive. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma recovered on the Colts 41-yard line.

Brees then completed his first three passes, the last a 14-yard scoring strike to Colston, who made a leaping catch in front of Colts defensive back Jerraud Powers to make it 7-0.

The Saints then marched 81-yards in six plays, including Pierre Thomas's 57-yard gain on a screen pass, and took a 14-0 lead when Brees hit Colston again with a quick 4-yard throw over the middle.

The Saints then took over on their own 48 when Saints defensive tackle Tom Johnson stripped rookie running back Delone Carter and Cam Jordan recovered.

Sproles started the drive with a 16-yard run and finished it with his 6-yard touchdown catch.

Brees 26-yard completion Lance Moore ignited yet another touchdown drive, this one covering 69 yards in seven plays and ending with fullback Jed Collins' 1-yard score on a second-effort plunge through a pile of players.

John Kasay added field goals of 23 and 47 yards. The second came as time expired in the half and was set up by Colston's 39-yard reception, which game him five catches for 73 yards to that point.

Indianapolis trailed 31-0 before finally scoring on Carter's 2-yard run, capping a seven-play, 80-yard drive highlighted Carter's 42-yard scamper on the series' opening play.

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AC Milan beats Lecce 4-3 after trailing 3-0

By DANIELLA MATAR

AP Sports Writer

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updated 9:35 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2011

MILAN (AP) -Substitute Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a hat trick as a stunning second-half comeback for AC Milan saw the Serie A champions recover from three goals down to beat Lecce 4-3.

Giullermo Giacomazzi headed Lecce in front in the fourth minute, while Massimo Oddo converted a penalty kick and Carlos Grossmuller added a third before halftime.

But Boateng came off the bench for Robinho and grabbed one back for Milan four minutes into the second half.

The Ghana international completed his hat trick within 14 minutes and Mario Yepes grabbed the winner with seven minutes left.

"I would say that our approach to the game was awful," Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "Lecce had a great first half, we were far off, we didn't manage to play and let in two goals from dead ball situations.

"But we had a great reaction and in the end had a great game. At the end we won a game that I didn't think we could turn around at the end of the first half."

The victory lifts Milan into the top half of the Italian league while Lecce remains second from bottom.

"It's really hard to talk about a game in which in the first half you're ahead 3-0 and then, at the final whistle, you lose 4-3," Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco said. "After having played so well the first 45 minutes I didn't expect to lose this game.

"It was a Lecce of two faces and it's bewildering for me to have seen that from my team ... After a perfect first half I asked them to keep their focus. Unfortunately they didn't."

Players wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence at the start of every game as a tribute to Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, who died Sunday after a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race.

Udinese took sole leadership of the standings after cruising to a 3-0 win over Novara, thanks to two goals and an assist from Antonio Di Natale.

Di Natale broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute and Maurizio Domizzi doubled Udinese's tally six minutes later when he headed in a corner at the near post.

Di Natale grabbed his sixth of the season four minutes into the second half with a stunning free kick that Novara goalkeeper Alberto Maria Fontana could do nothing about.

Udinese moves a point clear at the top of the table, and is now two points better off than third-placed Juventus, which drew 2-2 at home with Genoa on Saturday.

"I'm very happy with the result and our position in the table," Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin said. "We had a good game today and deserved to win ... being top is great. We can do well if we continue as we are, with the same humility and generosity."

Lazio is in second, following its 2-0 victory at struggling Bologna.

The visiting side took the lead in the 23rd minute when the unfortunate Robert Acquafresca tried to clear Hernanes' free-kick, but the Bologna striker only succeeded in diverting the ball into his own net.

Bologna had several chances to draw level but could find no way past Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.

Lazio doubled its advantage three minutes into the second half as Djibril Cisse sent Senad Lulic clear and the Bosnian made no mistake when one on one with Bologna goalkeeper Federico Agliardi.

Cagliari is three points off top spot following its goalless draw with Napoli.

Either team could have won the game in a lively first half, which saw both sides hit the woodwork twice.

Inter Milan ground out a 1-0 victory at home to Chievo. Thiago Motta headed home Wesley Sneijder's corner to hand Inter only its second win in seven league games.

Roma also secured a narrow 1-0 win and its victory over Palermo moves it into the top half of the table.

Erik Manuel Lamela scored the only goal of the game in the seventh minute and Roma clung on desperately to take all three points.

Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg pulled off several stunning saves, notably from Fabrizio Miccoli in stoppage time, to secure the victory.

Cesena remains rooted to the bottom of the standings after losing 2-0 at Siena.

Pablo Gonzalez scored in the 10th minute and, after Cesena midfielder Antonio Candreva hit the post, Emanuele Calaio doubled Siena's advantage eight minutes into the second half.

Elsewhere, a brace from Maxi Moralez secured Atalanta a 2-1 win at Parma.

All the goals came in the second half, with substitute Jaime Valdes' strike 10 minutes from time proving no more than a consolation for Parma.

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Jobs says Bill Gates "unimaginative" in his biography (Reuters)

(Reuters) ? Steve Jobs called long-time rival and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates as "unimaginative" and not really a product person, according to a biography of the deceased Apple Inc chief executive.

"Bill is basically unimaginative and has never invented anything, which is why I think he's more comfortable now in philanthropy than technology," Jobs told author Walter Isaacson. "He just shamelessly ripped off other people's ideas."

"He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger," Jobs added.

The biography "Steve Jobs" by Isaacson hits bookstores on Monday, but was released earlier-than-expected on Apple's iBooks and Amazon.com's Kindle late Sunday.

Gates, for his part, was slightly envious of Jobs' mesmerizing effect in people but found the technology icon "weirdly flawed as a human being."

But Gates, despite his differences with Jobs, enjoyed his frequent visits to Apple's office in Cupertino, especially when he got to watch Jobs' interaction with his employees, according to the biography.

"Steve was in his ultimate pied piper mode, proclaiming how the Mac will change the world and overworking people like mad with incredible tensions and complex personal relationships," Gates said.

Isaacson's biography reveals that Jobs refused potentially life-saving cancer surgery for nine months, was bullied in school, tried various quirky diets as a teenager, and exhibited early strange behavior such as staring at others without blinking.

The book paints an unprecedented, no-holds-barred portrait of a man who famously guarded his privacy fiercely but whose death ignited a global outpouring of grief and tribute.

Isaacson, in an interview with "60 Minutes" on CBS on Sunday, provided more insight on Jobs' personality and character traits.

While Jobs revolutionized multiple industries with his cutting-edge products, he was not the world's best manager, Isaacson said.

Jobs changed the course of personal computing during two stints at Apple and then brought a revolution to the mobile market but the inspiring genius is known for his hard edges that have often times alienated colleagues and early investors with his my-way-or-the-highway dictums.

"He's not warm and fuzzy," Isaacson said in the interview. "He was not the world's greatest manager. In fact, he could have been one of the world's worst managers."

"He could be very, very mean to people at times," he added.

Jobs loved to argue but not everyone around him shared that passion, which drove some of his top people away. While his style had yielded breakthrough products, it didn't make for "great management style," Isaacson said.

In one of the more than 40 interviews that Jobs gave the biographer, the technology icon said he felt totally comfortable being brutally honest.

"That's the ante for being in the room. So we're brutally honest with each other and all of them can tell me they think I'm full of shit, and I can tell anyone I think they're full of shit," Jobs said. "And we've had some rip-roaring arguments where we're yelling at each other."

'FEW OTHER VISIONS'

Jobs, who has revolutionized the world of personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet, digital publishing and retail stores, would have liked to conquer television as well, Isaacson said.

"He had a few other visions. He would love to make an easy-to-use television set," said Isaacson, speaking of Job's last two-and-a-half years of life. "But he started focusing on his family again as well. And it was a painful brutal struggle. And he would talk, often to me about the pain."

Jobs, in his final meeting with Isaacson in mid-August, still held out hope that there might be one new drug that could save him. He also wanted to believe in God and an afterlife.

"Ever since I've had cancer, I've been thinking about (God) more. And I find myself believing a bit more. Maybe it's because I want to believe in an afterlife. That when you die, it doesn't just all disappear," Isaacson quoted Jobs as saying.

"Then he paused for a second and he said 'yeah, but sometimes I think it's just like an on-off switch. Click and you're gone," Isaacson said of Jobs. "He paused again, and he said: And that's why I don't like putting on-off switches on Apple devices."

(Editing by Anshuman Daga and Derek Caney)

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