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Romney seeks more assertive US policy on China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire. Romney is pledging, on his first day in office, to designate China a currency manipulator, a step no

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Iraq officially retreats from ambitious oil plans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq officially stepped back on Wednesday from its ambitious plans to more than triple its oil production by 2017, but it remains more optimistic than the world's leading global energy monitor about how fast and how high it can boost output

Turkey intercepts Syrian plane as tensions mount

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it might be carrying weapons or other military equipment, amid heightened tensions between Turkey and Syria that have sparked fears of a

Top US ag negotiator: Farm exports likely down $1B

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By CHUCK BARTELSAssociated Press STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) - The nation's top agricultural negotiator said Tuesday that he expects farm exports to be down between $1 billion and $2 billion this year because of the drought. The tighter supply of grains, and the resulting higher price of feed, is

NJ city's newest firefighters almost all veterans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Almost all of Newark's newest firefighters are military veterans. A class of 31 recruits was sworn in Tuesday afternoon - 28 of them veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, New Jersey's largest city won a $7.1 million

NJ city's newest firefighters almost all veterans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - When Marland Lawrence entered the fire academy after coming home from the Navy, he was surprised to find out he was not the only veteran in his class. Almost everyone else had also just left the military. Lawrence was one of 28 veterans in

IEA optimistic about future of Iraq oil industry

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The International Energy Agency predicted Tuesday that Iraq will consolidate its position as a global oil power - allowing it to rebuild the economy of a nation ravaged by war and decades of Saddam Hussein's autocratic rule. The leading global energy monitor