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Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up

Admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 27th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama administration officials defended their response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, amid new claims that the White House failed to send help quickly enough as militants overran the mission. The U.S.

China expels Bo from legislature, set for trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese lawmakers have stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position, formally expelling him from the country's top legislature and clearing the way for criminal proceedings against the once-rising political star.

Clinton: 'cherry picked' Libya emails prove little

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that State Department emails that a group with al-Qaida links claimed responsibility for the deadly September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya do not tell the whole story. Clinton told reporters on

White House told of Libyan attack claim Sept. 11

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two hours after the U.S. Consulate came under attack in Benghazi, Libya, the White House was told that a militant group was claiming responsibility for the violence that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. A State Department

White House told of Libyan attack claim Sept. 11

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

WHY IT MATTERS: Terrorism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press The issue: Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn't been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen

THE RACE: Candidates buffing images in final push

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Fresh from their final debate, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are in a full-throttle drive to the finish line - courting independent and undecided voters, prodding supporters to cast their ballots and smoothing over some rough edges in their

Informant: NYPD paid me to 'bait' Muslims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to "bait" Muslims into saying inflammatory things as he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of

Analysis: Calm Romney pins hopes on momentum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is acting like a challenger who feels he has enough momentum and time to overtake the president by Election Day, two weeks from now. Judging from Monday's final debate, President Barack Obama almost