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Ryan: Poverty winning in 'war on poverty'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday that, "in this war on poverty, poverty is winning" and he called for a retooled approach to help the 46 million people who are living in it. In a speech in politically crucial Ohio,

Swing-state voters hit with mail ad barrage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - Around lunchtime each day, the latest missives promoting or pillorying Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney arrive in Diane Ouradnik's mailbox. Before long, they're in her trash. Tearing and tossing has

Swing-state voters hit with mail ad barrage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

NYPD oversight is eyed at panel discussion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The city police department should have an inspector general to examine its conduct, but the monitor would need independence and a broad mandate to be effective, a panel of criminal justice and legal experts said Wednesday. The City Council is

Gazans blast Israel with rockets, draws airstrikes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel on Wednesday in the heaviest bombardment on the area in months, drawing ominous Israeli threats of retaliation and dangers of escalation. The

Hewlett-Packard wins Idaho school laptop contract

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho officials have awarded an eight-year, $180 million contract to Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide high school students and teachers with laptops, in a deal that hinges on a voter initiative. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Public Schools Superintendent Tom

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

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

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

WHY IT MATTERS: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has

Mother found guilty in airport pat-down case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON IIAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman was found guilty Tuesday of disorderly conduct for berating security officers trying to pat down her teenage daughter and then refusing to submit to the procedure herself at a Tennessee airport. Jurors deliberated four hours