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Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown. One confesses to demons he struggles to control. Another says he's here

Syrian toddler thought dead reunited with parents

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Media in Cyprus are hailing it as a miracle. A 2-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled shelling in Damascus last summer has been reunited with his parents in Cyprus, a

ExxonMobil executive gunned down in Belgium

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DON MELVIN and ROBERT WIELAARDAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - So far, it's still a mystery. A British oil executive gunned down in front of his wife in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Helmeted assailants escaping on a motorcycle. No arrests. A driver of a white van who has not been

Campaigns deploy radio ads to gin up base voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Drivers listening to adult contemporary radio along Interstate 4 in central Florida are hearing ads like this: "President Obama raised taxes on Florida's small businesses, and his defense cuts will weaken our military and put

Former NC scoutmaster admits he molested boys

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MITCH WEISSAssociated Press MONROE, N.C. (AP) - Former scoutmaster Thomas J. Menghi Jr. says he was usually drunk when he molested numerous Boy Scouts during the early 1970s. He was in his late 20s, living in a Fayetteville motel and working as Tupperware deliveryman.

Star-powered political rallies get party started

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Baseball great Hank Aaron is a Barack Obama guy. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus is in Mitt Romney's camp. From athletes and astronauts to singers and Hollywood stars, a growing line of celebrities is turning up at fancy dinners and rallies to

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

Romney on economy: Obama 'made the problem worse'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DAVID ESPO and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) - Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took office and then "made the problem worse." Obama looked ahead to

Romney on economy: Obama 'made the problem worse'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

Survey: German consumers increasingly confident

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By DAVID RISINGAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - German consumers are increasingly optimistic despite continuing problems in the eurozone, a closely-watched survey showed Friday, buoying hopes that domestic spending can help offset slowing exports. The GfK institute's forward-looking consumer