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Vote early: Skip the lines, maybe the debates, too

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Now it's for real. Every time Mitt Romney or Barack Obama hits a rhetorical high note or commits another blunder, millions of voters watching and listening out there have the power to fill out a ballot, drop it in the mail and be done with the

Palestinians say two-state solution in jeopardy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Palestinian finance minister warned Sunday that the two-state solution is in jeopardy if the Palestinian Authority doesn't get a major infusion of cash to alleviate its severe fiscal crisis. Nabeel Kassis said the authority needs

Romney says he'll spend less time fundraising

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

DENVER (AP) - Mitt Romney says he's going to spend less time raising money and more time with voters. The Republican presidential nominee says President Barack Obama's decision in 2008 to bypass traditional spending limits has forced him to spend more time courting donors than he'd like

News Summary: Should you buy after Fed stimulus?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By The Associated Press FED UP: One goal of the Federal Reserve's stimulus is to make you so frustrated with the puny yields from conservative assets, like Treasurys, you'll buy stocks and other risky assets, driving up prices. That should make you richer and willing to spend more money

Bernanke wants you to buy stocks, but risk is high

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer Ben Bernanke hopes his latest plan to stimulate the economy will get you to buy stocks and other risky assets. Maybe you should. People who did that after two similar Federal Reserve efforts are sitting on big gains today. But the odds of fat profits aren

AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Rev. Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City congregation searching for members and money. When the twin towers fell, his fortunes changed. Donors poured $2.5

Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape. Now Akin is approaching a critical

Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago. With important details still

2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By JENNIFER AGIESTA and NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She doesn't have a clue who'll get that vote. That makes her a rare and highly sought after commodity: an undecided

Romney focuses on California fundraising

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Facing criticism that he's too focused on raising campaign cash, Mitt Romney is about to launch what advisers call an "intense battleground state schedule." But on Saturday, the Republican presidential nominee focused exclusively on