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FACT CHECK: A one-sided story on trade, defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney solely blamed President Barack Obama on Monday for potential defense cuts that Republicans in Congress worked out with the White House and Democrats and left the misimpression that Obama has ignored free trade

State Dept extended US security team in Libya

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By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, requested - and received - a four-month extension of a 16-member security team, a February request that showed just how dangerous the situation in the country had become for American diplomats. The commander

House GOP freshmen face voters, now as incumbents

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By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - For Rep. Scott Rigell and other Republican House freshmen, groundskeeper Beth Richardson is a dream voter. Sanitation truck driver Jerry Brown is a nightmare. "For some reason I want to give this guy a chance," Richardson, 53, a supporter

Ill. man faces terrorism charge in Okla. bomb plot

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By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Illinois man with a long history of mental illness has been charged with plotting to attack dozens of churches after a hotel maintenance worker in Oklahoma spotted the makings of Molotov cocktails in a trash bin and alerted police. Gregory

THE RACE: Romney sees opening on foreign policy

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By TOM RAUMAssociated Press In turning to foreign policy, Mitt Romney is playing to a traditionally Republican strength while trying to build on momentum from his winning performance in last week's presidential debate. He's also resurrecting an old GOP theme: that President Barack Obama

NY court considers: Is gang member a terrorist?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - In 2002, a New York City street gang crashed a christening party, shouted out their superiority, confronted a rival and started a fight that left a 10-year-old girl dead and someone else paralyzed. On Tuesday, New York's top court will

Iran says it blocks cyberattack on oil platforms

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran says it has successfully blocked a cyberattack on the computer network of its offshore drilling platforms, a semiofficial news agency reported Monday. The report by ISNA quoted Mohammad Reza Golshani, IT head of Iran's state offshore oil company, as blaming Israel for

Bride's Uncle Dies After Wedding Brawl

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NBCNEWS.COM - The uncle of a bride died and three people were arrested at a Philadelphia hotel Sunday after a fight broke out between dozens of guests from two wedding parties forcing police to use batons and a Taser to end the melee. Investigators tell NBC10 about 75 to 100 people were

Mom who glued kid's hands to wall faces life term

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By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas woman who super-glued her 2-year-old daughter's hands to a wall also beat the girl so badly that she suffered bleeding on her brain, a doctor testified Monday during the mother's sentencing hearing. Elizabeth Escalona faces up to

Man dies amid brawl at wedding in downtown Philly

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By PATRICK WALTERSAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man was charged in connection with a large brawl that broke out among people attending two different wedding receptions in downtown Philadelphia during the weekend, police said Monday. The fight, which was caught on video and quickly