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Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Changes could be in store for U.S.-Asian relations, but that has little to do with the presidential race. Lost in the backbiting between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney over Beijing is their general agreement on how to

Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

48th Annual Ski Swap

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

SPOKANE, Wash. - It's the 48th annual Mount Spokane Ski Swap this weekend at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center. The Ski Swap has everything for kids and adults, from snowboards and skis to safety gear and winter outer wear. Organizers expect nearly

Admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama administration officials defended their response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enough as militants overran the mission. The U.S.

How US drought damaged economy as well as crops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MARCY GORDON and PAUL WISEMANAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - The worst drought in decades didn't just shrivel corn and soybeans. It shrank economic growth too. The government said Friday that the U.S. economy grew at a modest 2 percent annual rate from July through September. And

National GOP to spend $500,000 in Pa. Senate race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - National Republicans are spending $500,000 on the Pennsylvania Senate race as polls show a closer contest between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Tom Smith, a wealthy tea party candidate who has invested more than $16 million into his

Huckabee to aid Akin in Mo. Senate race with TV ad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is making another appearance on Missouri television screens in support of Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin. Akin's campaign said the new ad will start Saturday. In it, Huckabee says

1 in 4 Spaniards out of work at end of 3rd quarter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - One Spaniard in four is now officially out of work as the economic crisis tightens its grip on the country. The National Statistics Institute said Friday that 85,000 more people joined the ranks of the unemployed between July and September, raising

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By The Associated Press ___ Microsoft CEO hails imminent release of Windows 8 NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrated the imminent release of the company's Windows operating system after two years of work. Windows 8 is the most dramatic overhaul of the personal computer

Weekly US Jobless Aid Applications Fall To 369,000

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, a level consistent with modest hiring. The Labor Department says unemployment benefit applications dropped by 23,000, from a revised 392,000 the previous week. The four