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Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election

Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election
By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded, "

Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election

Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election
By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded, "

BP backs deal to swap TNK-BP for Rosneft stake

BP backs deal to swap TNK-BP for Rosneft stake
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The board of U.K. energy company BP PLC has struck a deal to swap its troublesome Russian oil venture TNK-BP for a big stake in Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled energy company, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday. The person said that the

In Cuban missile showdown, 2 brothers' own crisis

In Cuban missile showdown, 2 brothers' own crisis
By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Julio Castro sat at his uncle's Miami home as President John F. Kennedy came on the television the night of Oct. 22, 1962, to tell the nation the Soviet Union was building launch sites for nuclear missiles in Cuba capable of reaching almost

Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital

Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country's civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad

'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realities

'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realities
By VICKI SMITHAssociated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Drive through the coalfields of Central Appalachia, and signs of the siege are everywhere. Highway billboards announce entry to "Obama's No Job Zone," while decals on pickup truck windows show a spikey-haired boy peeing on the

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans
By JIM KUHNHENN and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans

Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwide

Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwide
By TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns. Nearly half of all robberies in San Francisco this year are cell phone-related, police

Deputies Shoot, Kill Man In Stevens County

Deputies Shoot, Kill Man In Stevens County
VALLEY, Wash. - The Spokane Investigative Regional Response Team is assisting the Stevens County Sheriff's Office with the investigation of an officer-involved shooting that happened Friday night.  A press release issued by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office says that at around 10:50

UPDATE: Deputies Shoot, Kill Man In Stevens County

UPDATE: Deputies Shoot, Kill Man In Stevens County
SPOKANE INVESTIGATIVE REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM UPDATE: On Friday evening, October 19, 2012, Stevens County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a suicidal call near the intersection of Long Prairie and Deer Crk. Road.   Deputies arrived on scene and contacted the suspect.