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New Afghan war phase, with no decisive end seen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a

Russian opposition leaders detained in Moscow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MAX SEDDONAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow police on Saturday briefly detained several opposition leaders as well as a dozen other activists while they were protesting against the intensifying crackdown on Russian opposition. Hundreds of people gathered Saturday afternoon outside the

Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hotspots across the country Saturday, activists said, leaving a U.N.-backed holiday truce in tatters on its

Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Changes could be in store for U.S.-Asian relations, but that has little to do with the presidential race. Lost in the backbiting between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney over Beijing is their general agreement on how to

Analysis: Asia a big focus for next US president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By NANCY BENAC and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press LAND O'LAKES, Fla. (AP) - Juggling politics and storm preparations, Mitt Romney dangled a plea for bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday as Barack Obama worked to nail down tiny New Hampshire's four electoral votes.

Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

Admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama administration officials defended their response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enough as militants overran the mission. The U.S.

FDIC closes small bank in Pennsylvania

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Regulators said Friday they have closed a small bank in Pennsylvania, bringing to 47 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized NOVA Bank, based in Berwyn, Pa. The bank had about $483 million in assets and $432.2 million in deposits as

Review: Windows 8 tries to unite two worlds and ends up botching them both

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By Nick MokeyProvided by Steve Ballmer breaks out in an excited sweat just thinking about it. Angry nerds foam at the mouth over it in forums and chatrooms. Average consumers are still sliding mice around wondering where the hell the Start menu went while they use it. If you thought Microsoft