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Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By GARANCE BURKEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are targeting America's newest citizens. It's a relatively small bloc but one that can be

Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was perhaps the biggest coup of President Felipe Calderon's war

Veteran AP Georgia newsman Dick Pettys dies at 66

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By DON SCHANCHE Jr.Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - From Georgia's last segregationist governor to the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction, Dick Pettys covered Georgia politics for The Associated Press for more than three decades. His reputation for fair and accurate

What you'll see during supersonic skydive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - When Felix Baumgartner makes his 23-mile supersonic skydive over southeastern New Mexico Tuesday morning, more than two dozen high-definition and high-resolution digital cameras will be recording the event. Some views will be streamed live, but with a 20-second delay. WHAT WILL

Magnitude-6 Earthquake HITS Gulf Of California; Some Panic Reported

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A magnitude-6 earthquake has shaken the Gulf of California coast in Mexico, but there are no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 11:26 p.m. Sunday local time (2:26 a.m. Monday EST; 0626 GMT) was centered 63 miles (102 kilometers)

Idaho's Farquhar honored

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

University of Idaho senior kicker Trey Farquhar was chosen the Placekicker of the Week by College Football Performance Awards for his efforts in the Vandals' victory over New Mexico State. Farquhar accounted for 14 of the Vandals' 26 points after booting field goals of 55, 53, 39 and 32

US wins World Amateur Team golf title

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) - U.S. Amateur champion Steven Fox and Chris Williams each shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to help the United States win the rain-shortened World Amateur Team Championship with a record score. Fox, from Hendersonville, Tenn.; Williams, from Moscow, Idaho; and Justin Thomas of Goshen

Union: Border agents opened fire on each other

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By BOB CHRISTIEAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week in a shooting in southern Arizona apparently opened fire on two fellow agents thinking they were armed smugglers and was killed when they returned fire, the head of the Border Patrol agents' union

Arrested NY moms stay with kids instead of jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Rosalia Silva came to New York from Mexico with the promise of a good job, her small child in tow. Instead, she was forced into prostitution, trapped in a life of abuse and misery, and she saw no way out. Deeply depressed, she tried to hurt

Venezuelans cast votes for president in Louisiana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By STACEY PLAISANCEAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For Orlando Sequera, voting in Venezuela's presidential election Sunday meant more than simply deciding whether Hugo Chavez serves another six years in office. It could mean the difference between staying in the U.S. and returning to