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Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998,

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

Hill leaders niche players in national campaign

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At the top of their roosts in Washington, leaders of Congress are, as usual, turning out to be niche players on the national campaign stage. The Senate's top two leaders, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch

Soldiers' arrest marks shift in Guatemala

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Chanting and waving signs to protest high electricity prices, thousands of unarmed indigenous demonstrators blockaded a highway in western Guatemala, forcing a standoff with police. Two truckloads of soldiers arrived and gunfire

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

Police find fire, chaos at Wis. spa were 7 shot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who had been accused of domestic violence and slashing his wife's tires took a gun into the spa where she worked Sunday and shot seven women, three fatally, before killing himself, a police chief said. The shootings set

Correction: Nike-Endorsements story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By The Associated Press In a story about athletes and corporate endorsements, The Associated Press erroneously described an endorsement by Gabrielle Douglas, the Olympic gymnast. She appeared on boxes of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, not Wheaties, which is made by General Mills. A corrected

Both parties see gains coming from Medicare debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A little more than two weeks before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats alike say Medicare is working to their political advantage in campaigns for the White House and Congress. They can't both be right, and no matter which side is

Cos. walk a tricky line with endorsements

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Nike forgave Tiger Woods after he apologized for cheating on his wife. It welcomed back Michael Vick once he served time for illegal dog-fighting. But the company dropped Lance Armstrong faster than the cyclist could do a lap around the block.

New Obama ad in Ohio hits Romney on auto bailout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has released a new television commercial in Ohio drawing attention to Mitt Romney's opposition to the federal auto bailout. Several auto workers appear in the ad, saying they owe their jobs to Obama's decision to extend billions in