Romney responds to Obama ad against him saying the centerpiece of Obama's campaign is character assassination, meanwhile putting the brakes on a rumored Super PAC ad campaign that would have emphasized the tie between Obama and controversial minister Jeremiah Wright. Funeral yesterday for one of the young men killed in a plane crash on the way to a youth ministry event last weekend - he may have saved the life of the lone survivor. And in business news, stocks slipped on Thursday, jobless claims held steady, and Walmart reported a 10 percent jump in first-quarter income.