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AP Impact: Feds muff kid jewelry cadmium crackdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets out of children's hands, an Associated Press investigation shows. Officials at

WHY IT MATTERS: Auto bailout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer The issue: The government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler is one of the most polarizing issues of the presidential campaign. Many Americans wonder why $62 billion in tax dollars went to keeping the two automakers afloat in 2008 and 2009. There's little

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made by Huskens, a 43-year-old police captain, and her partner, Leia Burks, hinge on whether

At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

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

Muslim rebels ink Philippine pact as step to peace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI and JIM GOMEZAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Muslim rebels and the Philippine government overcame decades of bitter hostility and took their first tentative step toward ending one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies with the signing of a preliminary peace

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - As Mitt Romney's campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama's political advisers on Sunday promised the incumbent would unleash his more aggressive side in Tuesday's

Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

Correction: Supersonic Skydiver story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - In a story Oct. 14 about a record-setting skydive, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the record for the longest free fall record is 5 minutes, 35 seconds. The record is 4 minutes, 36 seconds. A corrected version of the story is below: Skydiver breaks sound barrier

Jeter breaks ankle in ALCS, out for postseason

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By HOWIE RUMBERGAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Delirious only minutes earlier, fans at Yankee Stadium sat stunned in utter disbelief while they watched Derek Jeter being helped off the field, his left leg dangling. Their worst fears were met, too. The durable captain broke his left ankle in