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White House ponders a strike over Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, under political pressure to respond forcefully to the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, is readying strike forces and drones but first has to find a target. And if the administration

After Clinton, Obama takes Benghazi responsibility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama assumed responsibility Tuesday for the deadly terror attack in Libya last month that killed four Americans just hours after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to shoulder the blame for any

Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By DAVID ESPO and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of peddling a "sketchy deal" to fix the U.S. economy and playing politics with the deadly terrorist attack in Libya in a Tuesday night debate crackling with

Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

KSM, 2 other Gitmo defendants don't show in court

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By BEN FOXAssociated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Three Sept. 11 defendants took a judge up on his offer to let them skip their military tribunal Tuesday and the proceedings went on without them. The Guantanamo detainees won a new request to return to court in camouflage

Minn. man had frequent calls with Somali travelers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man accused of helping supply fighters to a terror group in Somalia started laughing during questioning last year when authorities played recordings of phone calls in which he spoke about al-Shabab, then later told an interpreter: "

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. BE SURE OF THE FACTS WHEN THE CANDIDATES AREN'T The AP's Calvin Woodward offers a guide to help you sort out any debatable claims made by Obama and Romney

US says Hezbollah is part of Assad's war machine

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States said Monday that Lebanon's Hezbollah militia is stepping up support for the Syrian government and has become part of President Bashar Assad's "killing machine." U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice told the U.N. Security

Terror suspects face Conn. trial next October

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge in Connecticut has scheduled a trial for next October for two men extradited from Britain on charges they supported terrorists in Afghanistan and Chechnya by operating websites to raise cash, recruit fighters and solicit items such as gas masks. Judge Janet

Pa.'s Jihad Jane faces life in Dec. in terror plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane and admitted she plotted to kill a Swedish artist who offended Muslims faces a life sentence in December. Pennsburg resident Colleen LaRose has been in custody since she returned from Ireland to surrender to the FBI in 2009. Her