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Hours of preparation for Romney ahead of debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DENVER, Colo. (AP) - If Republican Mitt Romney stumbles during Wednesday's presidential debate, it won't be for a lack of preparation. The Republican presidential nominee has spent at least eight days over the past month getting ready for the three debates

Hours of preparation for Romney ahead of debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

Obama trying to avoid miscue in first debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By JULIE PACE and KEN THOMASAssociated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - President Barack Obama has one mission heading into his first debate with Republican Mitt Romney: Don't screw things up. Less than five weeks from Election Day, Obama has political momentum and an edge in polls of the

THE RACE: Deficits to be hot topic in 1st debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press As both presidential candidates dug in for debate preparations, a new budget year began Monday with little fanfare, resetting the federal deficit clock to once again begin its steep annual ascent. The economy's painfully slow recovery and soaring deficits will be

'Hotel Transylvania' checks in with $43M debut

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Adam Sandler's monster mash-up "Hotel Transylvania" has brought the weekend box office back to life after a late-summer slump. The animated comedy from Sony Pictures debuted at No. 1 with $43 million, one of the strongest starts ever for a

Old Pa. steel town now surging in casino business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By PATRICK WALTERSAssociated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A generation ago, this town was booming thanks to a manufacturing behemoth that helped build the New York City skyline, Panama Canal, battleships and countless miles of railway. Now, more than a decade after Bethlehem Steel went bankrupt

Germany calls Berlusconi's euro exit plan 'absurd'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman on Friday dismissed the idea of Germany abandoning the euro as "absurd," after Italy's ex-premier, Silvio Berlusconi, suggested such a move could help heavily indebted Mediterranean countries. Berlusconi, who stepped down as prime minister

All Yosemite workers to be offered hantavirus test

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Yosemite National Park will offer testing to all employees at the site to determine if they have ever been infected with a deadly mouse-borne virus, officials said Thursday. The testing to be done by state health officials will be

NY prosecutors: Driver in fatal crash knew risks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The driver at the helm of a tour bus that crashed in a horrific accident last year, killing 15 passengers, knew the risks of fatigue and drove anyway despite a serious lack of sleep, prosecutors said Thursday as his manslaughter trial began.

Driver's manslaughter trial opens for NY bus crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 27th

By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A manslaughter trial set to begin Thursday will determine whether a tour bus driver should be held responsible for the deaths of 15 passengers when the vehicle slammed into a guardrail and crashed last year, shearing the roof end to end. Ophadell