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Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded, "

Photo of WWII veteran casting vote captures hearts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A photograph of a 93-year-old World War II veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users. The photo shows Frank Tanabe lying in a hospital bed at home as his daughter Barbara

Lawsuits put Texas school finance system on trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" that it violates the state Constitution while keeping students from being prepared for the well-paying jobs of

McGovern's political career only part of legacy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By KRISTI EATON and WALTER R. MEARSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern never slowed down, never stopped working - not even after losing the 1972 presidential race in a historic landslide that would have politically felled many others. Instead, he met defeat with humor,

'Little czar' in Ohio school drug ring gets prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated Press LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - A teenager convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday to serve six months to three years in a juvenile prison by a judge who called him "a

Clintons remember McGovern for anti-hunger efforts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, say they are saddened by the passing of former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern. McGovern died early Sunday in South Dakota. He ran for president in 1972, losing to President Richard

Correction: Presidential Campaign-Hispanic Voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a story Oct. 21 about Hispanic voters, The Associated Press misidentified New Mexico's governor. Her name is Susana Martinez, not Susannah Martinez. The AP reported erroneously that President Barack Obama signed an executive order in August adopting a new immigration policy

From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press When you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can

George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By KRISTI EATON and WALTER R. MEARSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way - and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican

'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realities

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Drive through the coalfields of Central Appalachia, and signs of the siege are everywhere. Highway billboards announce entry to "Obama's No Job Zone," while decals on pickup truck windows show a spikey-haired boy peeing on the