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WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

Spain considers banning photos of police on duty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain is considering a ban on photographing, filming or reproducing images of police and state security forces who are on duty, officials said Friday. Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said the government is considering prohibiting the capture

Suit: Sheriff denied bail to inmates on ICE holds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arrestees who say they were denied bail because immigration agents wanted them held sued the Los Angeles County sheriff Friday claiming they were illegally detained for weeks or months. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed the lawsuit in federal court

Bomb threat prompts 5-hour evacuation at Texas A&M

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University's campus was shut down for about five hours Friday after an emailed bomb threat prompted an evacuation of more than 50,000 people and a building-by-building search. A&M Police Lt. Allan Baron said officials were still searching some

44 TSA workers at Newark face firing or suspension

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Transportation Security Administration on Friday moved to fire 25 employees at Newark Liberty International Airport and suspend 19 others for what it said was improper screening of checked luggage, the latest in a series of problems at one

AT&T seeks to stoke pensions with $9.5B in shares

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T Inc., the largest phone company in the U.S., said on Friday that it is seeking government approval to contribute a stake in its wireless business worth $9.5 billion to the trust that pays pension benefits for its 360,000 retirees. AT&T's pension plan was underfunded

Beirut car bomb kills top official, 7 others

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A car bomb ripped through Beirut on Friday, killing a top security official and seven others, shearing the balconies off apartment buildings and sending bloodied residents staggering into the streets in the most serious blast the Lebanese capital

Doctors say shot Pakistani girl improving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The British hospital treating a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban raised hopes for her recovery Friday when doctors said she was able to stand with some help and to write. Malala Yousufzai appeared with her eyes open and

If elected, Romney wants a say in 'fiscal cliff'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's transition team is quietly talking with government officials and Capitol Hill to develop a plan, if he's elected, to prevent massive cuts to the defense budget and extend tax cuts first passed under President George W. Bush.

Money men: Who are top 5 donors to Romney?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For a casino mogul worth an estimated $25 billion, $34.2 million may sound like chump change. Yet that's how much money Sheldon Adelson has donated so far to aid Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and organizations supporting