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Archives to recount JFK's Cuban missile crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, the National Archives has pulled together documents and secret White House recordings to show the public how President John F. Kennedy deliberated with advisers to avert nuclear war. A new exhibit, "

US sends forces to Jordan as check on Syria

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By KARIN LAUB and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The United States has sent troops to Jordan to bolster its military capabilities in the event Syria's civil war escalates, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday, reflecting U.S. concerns about the conflict

Dozens protest shooting of naked Alabama student

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By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Dozens of students gathered at the site of a deadly campus shooting on Wednesday to protest the killing of a naked, unarmed student by a University of South Alabama police officer. A smaller group rallied to support the embattled

Iraq officially retreats from ambitious oil plans

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By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq officially stepped back on Wednesday from its ambitious plans to more than triple its oil production by 2017, but it remains more optimistic than the world's leading global energy monitor about how fast and how high it can boost output

President's documents now accessible on smartphone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is launching a new mobile app to provide access to the president's public documents and activities. The U.S. Government Printing Office and the National Archives' Office of the Federal Register developed the Presidential Documents app. It's launching

Calif. man behind film denies probation violations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California man behind the anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East denied Wednesday that he violated terms of his probation for a 2010 bank fraud conviction by using aliases and lying about his role in the movie. Mark

Huge window switch recall hampers Toyota comeback

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By TOM KRISHER and YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) - The largest recall in Toyota's 75-year history could undermine the Japanese automaker's comeback from natural disasters and embarrassing safety problems. The company recalled 7.43 million cars, trucks and SUVs worldwide

From a TV show, a new Romney slogan for victory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - "Clear eyes and full hearts - and America can't lose." It's Mitt Romney's campaign trail twist on the inspirational slogan from "Friday Night Lights," the gritty but poignant TV series about football at fictional Dillon High School in

Push for healthier truckers gains momentum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast food and not

Mom who glued toddler's hands: 'I'm not a monster'

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By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A mother who admitted to beating her 2-year-old daughter and gluing the child's hands made a plea for leniency Wednesday, saying she was no longer the "monster" who committed the attack. "I will never forgive myself for what I did to my own