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Romney assails Obama after US ambassador's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Mitt Romney led a chorus of Republican criticism of the administration's foreign policy on Monday, accusing President Barack Obama of minimizing the recent killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya as a mere "bump in the road"

UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DAVID STRINGER and RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's civil war is worsening and there is no prospect of a quick end to the violence, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday in a gloomy assessment to the U.N. Security Council. The new envoy leavened his

Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get

Senate confirms ambassadors for Iraq, Pakistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominees to serve as ambassadors to Iraq and Pakistan. By voice vote early Saturday morning, lawmakers backed the selection of Richard Olson to be U.S. envoy in Pakistan. His appointment comes as an already tenuous relationship

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Afghanistan: The stakes now are similar to what caused the U.S. to invade almost 11 years ago: the threat of more al-Qaida attacks. President Barack Obama says U.S.

Unproductive Congress skips town until November

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington so lawmakers can make their case for voters to re-elect them. The Senate closed the Capitol not long after sending President Barak Obama a spending bill that

Senate approves resolution on Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and says containment of a nuclear-capable Iran is not an option. By a vote of 90-1 early Saturday, the Senate backed

What Congress did and didn't do in its final week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By The Associated Press The 112th Congress has been one of the least productive in recent history. A look at what Congress has accomplished and left undone in its final week before leaving for the election campaign: ___ Accomplishments: -Congress early Saturday completed its major task for the

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington for the campaign trail. The Senate shuttered the Capitol soon after sending President Barak Obama stopgap spending legislation that will make sure the

Congress exits Washington to hit campaign trail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st