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Jobs report boosts Obama; Romney not impressed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney was still celebrating his widely praised debate performance when the campaign lurched in a different direction. Unemployment dropped last month to the lowest level since 2009, and suddenly it was President Barack Obama

Romney performance quiets GOP critics _ for now

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For weeks, Republican Party elders fretted that the presidential race was slipping through Mitt Romney's fingers. The handwringing - for the moment - has stopped. The GOP nominee's strong head-to-head showing against President Barack

Romney: 'Victory is in sight' after first debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 4th

By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers "prosperity that comes through freedom" to a country struggling to shed a weak economy. President Barack Obama accused the former Massachusetts governor of running

Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students' rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By HOLLY RAMERAssociated Press DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday urged out-of-state college students to vote in the battleground state of New Hampshire, accusing Republicans of trying to take away their rights. Clinton criticized the state's disputed new voter

HP CEO's turnaround message flops on Wall Street

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Coming off the biggest quarterly loss in Hewlett-Packard's history, CEO Meg Whitman braced investors for even more trouble ahead as she methodically tries to fix a wide range of longstanding problems. Those challenges will be

POLITICS ON KHQ.COM: Fiery Exchanges In Debate Between Inslee, McKenna

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee sparred over taxes, immigration and health insurance Tuesday in the third debate of their tight race for governor. Recent polls show Inslee has opened a slight lead in this Democratic-leaning state.

Aggressive Romney spars with Obama in first debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - In a showdown at close quarters, an aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy

Aggressive Romney spars with Obama in first debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

Outside money fills airwaves in tight Senate races

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 3rd

By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Campaign cash from outside political groups is flooding into conservative states with close Senate races like Indiana, Arizona and Montana, where residents are more accustomed to local news promos between football games than the relentless,

Romney seeks extended deadline for overseas voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By SCOTT BAUERAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Working to broaden his popularity among military veterans, Republican Mitt Romney's campaign has sent letters to election officials in Wisconsin, Mississippi and Vermont demanding that the deadline for receiving ballots from military and