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NEW DETAILS: Petraeus Believed Terrorists Behind Libya Attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressman says David Petraeus is telling lawmakers he believed all along that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a terrorist attack. The former CIA chief is testifying behind closed-doors before the congressional intelligence committees.

Videos show Sandy flooding at NJ train stations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Video released by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shows how flooding from Sandy damaged a key commuter rail line. The video opens with water rising at the Exchange Place station in Jersey City. It then shows water over the turnstiles in Hoboken and a torrent

Medicare premiums going up $5 a month for 2013

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare premiums are going up $5 a month in 2013, the government said Friday. It's less than expected, but still enough to eat up about one-fourth of a typical retiree's cost-of-living raise next year. Medicare chief Marilyn

Girl Paralyzed By Drunk Driver Leaves Jury in Tears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

YAHOO.COM - The life of Xitclalli "Chilli" Vasquez, 9, took a tragic turn in the summer of 2011 when a drunk driver's car collided head-on with the car the Fort Worth, Texas, girl was riding in, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Last week, on the day of convicted drunk driver

Petraeus: CIA blamed terrorists for Libya attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Testifying out of sight, ex-CIA Director David Petraeus told Congress Friday that classified intelligence showed the deadly raid on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a terrorist attack but the administration withheld the

Fire out at Gulf oil rig; 4 hurt, 2 may be missing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

VENICE, La. (AP) - An oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana sent four people to hospital Friday and two others were believed to be missing, Coast Guard officials said. Coast Guard spokesman Drake Foret said the fire was out in the meantime. Four people were taken to West Jefferson Medical

EPA turns down states' request for ethanol waiver

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday denied requests from several governors to waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol. A renewable fuels law requires that 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol be produced by this year and

UPDATE: Coast Guard Says No Oil Leaking From Rig

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

UPDATE: The Coast Guard says no oil is leaking from a Gulf of Mexico oil platform damaged by an explosion and fire today. The blast took place as workers used a cutting torch. Four people were sent to a hospital with burns, and two others are missing in waters of Louisiana.

Gaza Truce Collapses Amid Hail Of Rockets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Egypt's prime minister says the Israeli air attacks on targets in Gaza must end. The Egyptian official today visited Gaza, even as Palestinian rocket squads took aim at Tel Aviv for a second straight day. Sirens wailed across the city this

Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya comments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican senators' angry criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice over her initial account of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya smacks of sexism and racism, a dozen female members of the House said Friday. In unusually personal terms,