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With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By BRIAN BAKST and CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Middle East violence is shaking up a presidential race that otherwise looks stubbornly stable, and tight. President Barack Obama holds a tiny edge, Republican Mitt Romney is seeking a breakthrough message, and three debates

With 7 weeks to go, Obama-Romney race still tight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

Al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

By AYA BATRAWY and LEE KEATHAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries

Evacuation order lifted after Ind. chemical fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of northern Indiana residents returned home Saturday after spending the night at shelters, hotels or with relatives after a chemical fire at a vacant plant that's in the midst of a federally supervised cleanup ousted them from their homes. Mishawaka Battalion

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday night amended an emergency proclamation to include a ban on all outdoor and agricultural burning for all counties east of the crest of the Cascades beginning immediately, and continuing until midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. "With more warm,

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

Gov. Gregoire Amends Emergency Proclamation To Include An Eastern Washington Burn Ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 15th

Egypt's Christians anxious, anticipate troubles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Christians gathered Friday in front of a Cairo cathedral holding signs denouncing a film that mocked the Prophet Muhammad amid fears that Muslims will take out their anger on Egypt's minority community. The country's 8 million Coptic

Navy awards contract for Maine sub repair planning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

KITTERY, Maine (AP) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $94 million contract for planning and ordering materials for the repair of a submarine severely damaged by fire while in dry dock in Maine. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday it awarded the contract to a team led by General Dynamics Electric

Wildfire erupts in LA near Getty Center art museum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire has erupted in Los Angeles in the hills near the Getty Center art museum, an area of steep terrain dotted with clusters of mansions. Fire spokesman Cecil Manresa said Friday the fire is burning through two acres of brush above the Sepulveda Pass on the east side of