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IRS extends deadlines for those hit by Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS is extending filing and payment deadlines for taxpayers living in areas of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey affected by Superstorm Sandy. The tax agency says affected individuals and businesses will have until Feb. 1 next year to file returns and pay any taxes due. The

Obama, Romney teams hit streets for every vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Encircled by fellow volunteers for Barack Obama, Katie Sprung scanned a clipboard full of addresses. "We don't all three go to the same house, right?" asked Sprung, one of the president's neighborhood team leaders. No, she was told -

Calif principal testifies at teacher's abuse trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A former California principal accused of failing to report the suspected sexual abuse of a young student at her school tearfully told jurors that she believed a teacher when he told her the reason he had blindfolded the girl and put something in her mouth was to teach her

Crystal Cathedral founder seeks $5M from church

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The aging founder of the Crystal Cathedral is in court seeking more than $5 million from the ministry he built from scratch in a dispute that has delayed millions in payments to creditors left short-handed when the church filed for bankruptcy two years ago. The Rev. Robert H.

Candidate could be 1st gay GOP leader of big city

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By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Whoever wins Tuesday's election for mayor of the nation's eighth-largest city will represent a break from the past. A win by Councilman Carl DeMaio would make San Diego the largest U.S. city by far to choose an openly gay Republican

Former NFL Star Credits Success To Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program

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KHQ.COM - Darrin Smith, a linebacker on two Super Bowl championship teams with the Dallas Cowboys, and two national collegiate championship teams at the University of Miami, was the featured speaker at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest's annual

Senators: US gets access to Libya attack suspect

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By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Tunisian government will allow the United States access to a suspect in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, two senators said Friday. Republicans Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said they

NJ casinos reopen after 5-day storm shutdown

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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - All but two casinos in Atlantic City planned to be back in business Friday, hours after getting the permission to reopen from Gov. Chris Christie and five days after the approaching Superstorm Sandy forced them to

Obama's strategy: Grind it out, get out the vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For President Barack Obama, winning re-election rests on a workman-like, get-out-the-vote strategy aimed at protecting key territory in the Midwest, ramping up minority turnout and building early voting leads that could protect against a late

Two candidates, one choice that affects us all

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a choice sure to touch the lives of all 315 million Americans, some in profound ways - their livelihoods, their health, their sense of freedom or confidence in the future, maybe even whether they go to war or live in peace. On Tuesday,