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AP IMPACT: Cartels flood US with cheap meth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mexican drug cartels are quietly filling the void in the nation's drug market created by the long effort to crack down on American-made methamphetamine, flooding U.S. cities with exceptionally cheap, extraordinarily potent meth from factory-

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

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

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

Panetta: Use police not military for enforcement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (AP) - Latin American nations must try to use their police and not their military forces to enforce the law, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday, telling defense ministers here that the U.S. will help them build their

Panetta says new era for US in South America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the U.S. has moved into a new era in South America and is no longer the sole provider of security in the hemisphere. Arriving in Peru, Panetta plans to offer to send U.S.

Sailors await resolution in prostitution scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Six months after members of the U.S. military and the Secret Service were embroiled in a prostitution scandal in Colombia, two Navy sailors have been stripped of their security clearances and pulled off their regular jobs, but they have yet

8 of the richest gangsters of all time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By Manish Sahajwani

Deep 7.1 quake rattles Colombia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake centered nearly 100 miles underground rattled southwestern Colombia on Sunday but no damage or injuries were reported. The quake struck at 11:31 a.m. local time 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the regional capital of Popayan and was felt in