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FBI in DC creates intellectual property squad

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI's Washington field office has created a squad dedicated to investigating intellectual property thefts, part of a more aggressive law enforcement approach on cybercrime, an official said Friday. The squad started this month, with

Correction: UN-Iran-Human Rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a story sent Oct 11 about a U.N. report on Iran's human rights situation, The Associated Press misidentified the number of Iranian journalists in prison in December 2011, as tallied by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The correct number is 42, not 179. A corrected

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

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By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate

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By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the vice presidential debate Thursday

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

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By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the

Analysis: VP debate fierce and feisty

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By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Fierce and focused, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan gave voters the kind of substantive showdown that was everything the presidential debate was not. Abandoning his boss' caution, Biden uncorked a combative repair

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

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About the issue: Syria

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By The Associated Press Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring, taking thousands of lives over the past 18 months. After dictatorships fell in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, Syrian President Bashar Assad's government resorted to a brutal

Official: US blames Iran hackers for cyberattacks

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By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A former U.S. government official says American authorities firmly believe that Iranian hackers, likely supported by the Tehran government, were responsible for recent cyberattacks against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf and that

Netanyahu, Iran bandied about in VP debate

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By Associated Press DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is playing a prominent role in the first and only debate between vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Ryan, running mate of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, accused Biden and President