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Rep. Todd Akin raises $1.6 million for Senate bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By HENRY C. JACKSON and KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri Rep. Todd Akin raised about $1.6 million for his Senate bid in the months after Republican Party officials sought to distance themselves from his comments on "legitimate rape," according to his filings with the

UN chief: Hezbollah drone launch 'reckless'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Hezbollah's recent drone launch into Israeli airspace a "reckless provocation" in a report submitted Thursday to the Security Council, and warned that the war in Syria was destabilizing Lebanon

Military members face student loan debt problems

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the military are having trouble grappling with the confusing patchwork of student loan benefits they can receive and often end up taking on tens of thousands more dollars in debt than they needed to, says a new government report.

Navy to go after rats, mold in Gitmo legal offices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By BEN FOXAssociated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Legal offices that are so contaminated with mold and rat droppings that lawyers in the Sept. 11 terrorism trial have been getting sick will get a full clean-up and be evaluated by safety experts, a military official said Thursday

Rwanda gets Security Council seat amid Congo probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Rwanda was among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, amid an ongoing investigation by a U.N. panel of its role in neighboring Congo's rebellion. The election of Rwanda was likely to renew questions about the

Deputy shoots suspect in hospital emergency room

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A jail inmate suspected of drug use was shot and killed Thursday by a Los Angeles County deputy after the man grabbed a gun from another deputy in a hospital emergency room, authorities said. The 27-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead

US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprising

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer AB BAND, Afghanistan (AP) - Fed up with the Taliban closing their schools and committing other acts of oppression, men in a village about 100 miles south of Kabul took up arms late last spring and chased out the insurgents with no help from the Afghan

British lawmakers in new clash over expenses

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By DAVID STRINGERAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers headed Thursday toward another clash over their expenses - three years after they were shamed by revelations that some had billed the public for items that included an ornamental duck house and pornographic movies. House of

House tea party icons face re-election challenges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By ALAN FRAM and BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press RAMSEY, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's tendency to cause a ruckus on Capitol Hill made her a tea party sensation. Her bulging campaign treasury and conservative district make her a clear favorite to win a fourth House term on

From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press When you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can