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FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the vice presidential debate Thursday

Pakistani police make arrests in shooting of girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By SHERIN ZADAAssociated Press MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police have arrested a number of suspects in the case of a 14-year-old girl shot and wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for girls and criticizing the fundamentalist Islamic movement, officials said Friday. The

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice president's debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice president's debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

About the issue: Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press The stakes in Afghanistan now echo what caused the U.S. to invade almost 11 years ago: the threat of more al-Qaida attacks. The U.S. and its allies plan to end their combat role in Afghanistan by the close of 2014, leaving the Afghans fully in charge. There's fear,

US pastor Terry Jones denied entry into Canada

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) - A spokeswoman for U.S. pastor Terry Jones said Thursday that Canada has denied entry to the preacher, whose congregation held a Quran burning in March 2011 that triggered deadly protests in Afghanistan. Stephanie Sapp said fellow pastor and

Republicans hammer State witnesses on Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By LARRY MARGASAK and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya and assail the Obama administration's early response

UN extends NATO-led force in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday extended authorization for the NATO-led force in Afghanistan for a year and welcomed the agreement to gradually transfer full responsibility for security in the country to the Afghan government by the

Panetta, Allen to reassure NATO on insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The killings of more than 130 U.S. and allied forces by Afghan troops or those dressed like them is not deterring NATO countries from the war in Afghanistan, two senior U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. As NATO defense ministers gather this

Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was perhaps the biggest coup of President Felipe Calderon's war