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WHY IT MATTERS: Israel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press The issue: As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of

Intel sees weak 4Q, little Windows 8 bounce

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, expects cold winds to blow this fall, as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. When it reported third-quarter results

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

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

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

Clinton says consulate security her responsibility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking responsibility for security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where an assault by extremists on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali - if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group

Confident consumers give US retail sales a lift

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans spent more money at retailers in September - a buying surge that reflected growing consumer confidence and the launch of the latest iPhone. Retail sales jumped 1.1 percent last month, producing the best two months of sales in

Clinton in Peru amid questions about Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday embarked on her first overseas trip since last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, traveling to Peru for a conference on women's empowerment amid the lingering

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times and circumstances have changed for Romney, the GOP presidential nominee now in tune with

Gitmo detainees behave this time at 9/11 hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By BEN FOXAssociated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - There were no rants this time, no ignoring the judge or getting out of their seats to pray - just one scornful remark from the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks as a weeklong pretrial hearing began for five Guantanamo