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A look at the changing makeup of US electorate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press A look at how much various demographic groups' share of the vote has changed since 2000, the year Republican George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore, who narrowly carried the popular vote but lost the Electoral College: ___ HISPANICS 17 percent of U.S. population

Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A brewing and potentially bitter fight over Democratic efforts to curb filibusters is threatening to inflame partisan tensions in the Senate, even as President Barack Obama and Republicans explore whether they can compromise on top tier issues such

Face of US changing; elections to look different

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By CONNIE CASS and NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not just the economy, stupid. It's the demographics - the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and

Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality - fewer dollars. The election accelerated an

Petraeus said to be shocked by girlfriend's emails

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By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PETE YOSTAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn last summer that his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press

Obama to meet with labor, business leaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is inviting leaders from the labor and business communities to the White House this week for talks on the so-called fiscal cliff. The White House says Obama will meet with labor representatives as well as other progressive groups Tuesday. He'll hold

Romney never overcame bailout opposition in Ohio

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Only a couple of weeks after Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the man who would become his Republican challenger in the next election penned a New York Times column with a fateful headline: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt." Those four words would

Obama honors sacrifice made by nation's veterans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama paid tribute at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to "the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction." He said the wreath he laid earlier at Tomb of the

Feinstein: FBI should have told us about Petraeus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she wants to know why the FBI didn't tell her sooner that agents were investigating an extramarital affair by CIA Director David Petraeus. Feinstein tells "Fox News Sunday" that she first learned about the matter from the

Healing the divisions in postelection America

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) - Baine's Books sits in the heart of this historic village, a Main Street institution where townspeople gather for coffee and conversation and, every Thursday after sundown, an open mic night that draws performers from near and far