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Obama rejects accusation of apologizing for US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama is pushing back on rival Mitt Romney's suggestion that the president has apologized for the United States on the world stage. Obama called the accusation the "biggest whopper" of the campaign. The two men were sparring over foreign policy Monday in

Obama: No scheduled meeting with Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama says published reports that the United States and Iran are planning to meet one-on-one after the election are "not true." Obama made his denial during a presidential debate with Republican rival Mitt Romney. Obama says the United States will keep Iran

Obama: US will stand with Israel if it's attacked

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States will stand with Israel if it's attacked. Obama said during Monday's presidential debate that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon "as long as I'm president." Republican challenger Mitt Romney

About the issue: Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, worries about the possibility of a new U.S. military conflict focus on Iran. Despite unprecedented global penalties, Iran's nuclear program is advancing. Western nations fear the Islamic republic is determined to

Romney: US can't kill way out of extremist threats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney says he praises rival President Barack Obama for ordering the raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but adds that the United States "can't kill our way out of this mess" of religious extremism. Romney opened Monday's third and final

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By The Associated Press ___ Russia's Rosneft buys out TNK-BP MOSCOW (AP) - Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft strengthened its hold on the country's lucrative oil industry when it sealed a deal Monday to buy TNK-BP, the 50-50 joint venture between BP, the British energy country, and

Without buyer, Dominion to close Wis. power plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin after it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear power plant. It would be the first such closure since 1998,

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

Where the public stands on foreign policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On Monday night, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will spar over foreign policy in the final presidential debate before the Nov. 6 presidential election. But with most polling focused almost exclusively on voters' views of the

5 things to watch for in the presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By The Associated Press Five things to watch for when President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night: 1. THE TIEBREAKER: Romney ran away with the first. Obama edged him in the second. Stakes are high for their third and final showdown. Does that