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From words to deeds: Why election matters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

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

Afghan war enters 12th year

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By AMIR SHAH and DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Nobody wants a repeat of the bloody ethnic fighting that followed the Soviet exit from Afghanistan in the 1990s - least of all 32-year-old Wahidullah who was crippled by a bullet that pierced his spine during the civil war

Women in submerged car in RI had worked on yachts

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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Three women found dead in a submerged car at a Rhode Island shipyard were friends who worked on some of the world's finest yachts, according to a business owner in the luxury boat industry. The car was found at about 6:30 a.m. Friday sticking out of about 4 feet of water in

A look at what Sandusky can expect in prison

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By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years. Some questions and answers about what he can expect: WHERE WILL HE BE HOUSED? Prison officials will decide that

What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison

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By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football but not violent movies. If the former

Spain quip adds to Romney's foreign policy trouble

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If Mitt Romney becomes president, he might need a crash course in Diplomacy 101. He irritated Britons and Palestinians during a summer tour abroad and has declared Russia to be America's No. 1 geopolitical foe. Just last week, the

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact

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By EILEEN NG and JIM GOMEZAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back

Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount

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By MEHMET GUZEL and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - Turkey and Syria fired artillery and mortars across their volatile border for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, in one of the most serious and prolonged flare-ups of violence along the frontier. The exchange of fire stoked

$1.4T in states' pension fights foreshadowed in RI

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By DAVID KLEPPERAssociated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Retired social worker Jim Gillis was told his $36,000 Rhode Island state pension would increase by $1,100 next year to keep up with inflation. But lawmakers suspended annual increases, leaving Gillis wondering how he'll pay medical

Preserving Egypt's revolutionary graffiti

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By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Graffiti has been among the most powerful art forms and tools of Egypt's revolution and the turbulent months since, but it also has proven to be its most vulnerable and ephemeral. For nearly two years, the slogans, portraits and artwork that