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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

College Football Roundup: Gators thrash Gamecocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By The Associated Press No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC. The Gamecocks gave LSU almost all it could handle in Death Valley last week, and figured to follow up with a good showing in The Swamp.

Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models in a bid to reinvigorate

In Myanmar, only sickest HIV patients get drugs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By MARGIE MASONAP Medical Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Thein Aung has been trained not to show weakness, but he's convinced no soldier is strong enough for this. He clenches his jaw and pauses, trying to will his chin to stop quivering and his eyes not to blink. But he's like a

Libyan turmoil persists year after Gadhafi death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - On the anniversary of the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is still grappling with the legacy of his four decades of rule as the interim government and the dictator's former spokesman engaged in a war of words amid the

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By NANCY BENAC and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - People who live in battleground states tend to have a number and a coping strategy. Virginian Catherine Caughey's number is four: Her family recently got four political phone calls in the space of five minutes. Ohioan

Memorial for '03 RI nightclub fire unveiled

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Relatives of the 100 people who died in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire cried and held each other Saturday during the unveiling of a so-called satellite memorial to their loved ones, capping a month in which a yearslong effort to

Lobato's 5 TDs help N. Colo. rout Idaho St. 52-14

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Seth Lobato threw for 243 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to lead Northern Colorado to a 52-14 win over Idaho State and embattled coach Mike Kramer on Saturday. Dominic Gunn caught two TD passes and Tromaine Dennis rushed for a career-high 178 yards and two scores for

No. 24 Boise St rolls in 32-7 victory over UNLV

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By TODD DVORAKAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - D.J Harper rushed for two touchdowns and No. 24 Boise State's defense had one as well to help the Broncos rout UNLV 32-7 on Saturday. Harper got Boise State (6-1, 3-0 Mountain West) on the board early with a 10-yard TD run on the second

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th