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Gun industry thrives during Obama's term in office

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and JACK GILLUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the "most anti-gun president in American history." Gun buyers fear

GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sensing a moment of political vulnerability on national security, Republicans pounced Friday on disclosures that President Barack Obama's administration could have suspected early on that militants, not angry protesters, launched the

GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

US envoy encouraged by Myanmar rights dialogue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. envoy returning from high-level talks in Myanmar said Thursday he is optimistic that engagement on human rights with its reformist government can yield results, as the country emerges from international isolation over its

Gunman kills 3, self in Florida salon shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By KYLE HIGHTOWER and SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) - A gunman opened fire at a central Florida beauty salon Thursday, killing three women and wounding the manager, who had asked for a restraining order against him, police said. After the rampage, the gunman went to a

In Syria, Sunni rebels besiege Shiite villages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press BEYANON, Syria (AP) - Anyone who dares try to slip out of the Shiite villages of Zahraa and Nubl is risking their life. Sunni rebel snipers outside are ready to gun them down. Roads out are blocked with barricades and checkpoints. Twice a day government

Gunman kills 3, self in Florida salon shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By KYLE HIGHTOWER and SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a central Florida beauty salon Thursday, killing three women and wounding a fourth before killing himself at a nearby home, police said. The shooting appeared to be part of a domestic dispute.

Rwanda gets Security Council seat amid Congo probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Rwanda was among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, amid an ongoing investigation by a U.N. panel of its role in neighboring Congo's rebellion. The election of Rwanda was likely to renew questions about the

News Summary: Violence at Greek austerity rallies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By The Associated Press DESCENT INTO VIOLENCE: Hundreds of youths pelted riot police with fire bombs, bottles and chunks of marble at a Greek anti-austerity demonstration, less than a month after more intense clashes broke out during a similar protest. LARGE TURNOUT: Around 70,000 protesters

Minn. man convicted of aiding Somalia terror group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis man accused of helping send young men through a terrorist pipeline from Minnesota to Somalia was convicted Thursday on all five terrorism-related charges he faced, including one that could land him in prison for life. The jury