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Congressional Democrats seize on Romney video

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats running for the House and Senate are pouncing on Mitt Romney's remarks that nearly half of all Americans think they are "victims" entitled to government help and that he doesn't worry about "those people." "Mitt Romney and

Voters sour on economy, but Obama job approval up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By JENNIFER AGIESTA and NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Still sour on the state of the U.S. economy, Americans are nonetheless heading into the home stretch to Election Day feeling better about the country's future and about how President Barack Obama is doing his job, a new

Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh signs of a national housing rebound and growing support in public opinion polls boosted President Barack Obama's bid for a new term in the White House on Wednesday as Republican rival Mitt Romney struggled to quell his video

Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

AP-GfK Poll: A deeper look

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press The presidential race remains a tight contest, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, but beyond that near-even split on the vote lie shifting public views of the nation's outlook and an electorate beginning to tune in to watch the candidates duke

How the AP-GfK poll was conducted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By The Associated Press The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the 2012 presidential election and politics was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Sept. 13-17. It is based on landline and cellphone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random

Farm-state lawmakers returning home empty-handed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state members of Congress have campaigned for decades on the back of farm bills delivering election-season subsidies and other goodies to rural voters. Not this year. The bill is stalled, primarily because House GOP leaders don't

Nationalism may rise under Japan's next gov't

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - One is a former prime minister known for his nationalistic views. A second is a hawkish former defense chief. And a third is the son of Tokyo's outspoken governor whose proposal to buy and develop a cluster of uninhabited islands claimed by

Cabrera drives in 6, Tigers rout A's 12-2

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By NOAH TRISTERAP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) - Miguel Cabrera is making a late push for the Triple Crown - and if he keeps swinging like this, the Detroit Tigers could still have a shot in the AL Central. Cabrera homered twice, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, and the Tigers

Republicans: Bad gets worse for Romney

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bad stretch for Mitt Romney just got worse, and Republican insiders now are growing increasingly pessimistic about the GOP presidential nominee's chances of winning the White House. The latest heartburn for these insiders