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2012 ad blitz: big money, smaller audience

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One million ads. More than $1 billion. Ten battleground states. Those eye-popping figures tell the story of the 2012 presidential campaign TV ad blitz - never before has so much money been spent on so many commercials aimed at so few voters.

In speech after speech, Obama asks for more time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - He cajoles his audience into action. He needles rival Mitt Romney with biting mockery. He reminds voters about the past and where he wants to take them. In the final days of his final campaign, President Barack Obama is part community

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Two days from judgment by the voters, President Barack Obama raced through four far-flung battleground states on Sunday while Mitt Romney ventured into traditionally Democratic Pennsylvania, seeking a breakthrough in a close

Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

What earnings reports have revealed about ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By The Associated Press Companies that sell advertising have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising. - Oct. 15

Director Thomas finds passion project online

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director Betty Thomas neatly sums up the benefits of making a low-budget online series: a lack of high-level meddling. "There's no network saying, 'Oh, Betty, I'm not sure viewers will like that character if she picks that banana

Candidate could be 1st gay GOP leader of big city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Whoever wins Tuesday's election for mayor of the nation's eighth-largest city will represent a break from the past. A win by Councilman Carl DeMaio would make San Diego the largest U.S. city by far to choose an openly gay Republican

Review: Surface mostly bridges work-play divide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - I've been conditioned just like any other consumer to expect certain things from certain companies. When it comes to tablets, I expect Apple's to look and feel amazing, Google's to seamlessly blend online services such as Gmail

Obama's strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For President Barack Obama, winning re-election rests on a workman-like, get-out-the-vote strategy aimed at protecting key territory in the Midwest, ramping up minority turnout and building early voting leads that could protect against a late

Obama's strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd