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NY lawyer: Preacher in terror case to get new arms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An Egyptian-born preacher charged in multiple terror plots will be outfitted next week with new prosthetic arms to replace the hooks he used before, his lawyer said Friday. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa needs all the help he can get while at the

In veteran-heavy states, military issues magnified

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common - a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns. In a White House

Very few voters to decide presidential race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The outcome of the hard-fought but still deadlocked presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be decided Nov. 6 by a small percentage of voters in just nine states. That's because

Could events beyond campaign control jolt race?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 25th

By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An election-eve terrorist strike. A tanking stock market. A stunner of a jobs report. An unscripted moment. Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are on guard for anything that could push the presidential race

Azerbaijan, Gaza, Ethiopia women win media awards

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ALEXANDRA OLSONAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A columnist imprisoned under Ethiopia's controversial anti-terrorism laws, an Azerbaijani investigative radio reporter who had surveillance cameras planted in her apartment and a Palestinian blogger who has been beaten and tortured

New terrorism charge in DC lobbying group attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Virginia man accused of shooting a security guard inside the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group has been charged with committing an act of terrorism. Federal prosecutors announced a series of new charges Wednesday against Floyd Lee Corkins II, who was

Convicted terrorist sentenced in millennium plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - An Algerian man whose sentence for plotting to blow up the Los Angeles airport around the turn of the new millennium was thrown out for being too lenient was ordered Wednesday to spend 37 years in prison. Ahmed Ressam, who had trained with al-Qaida

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: Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, Iran is the most likely place for a new U.S. military conflict. Despite unprecedented global penalties, Iran's nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear