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Akin repeatedly arrested at 1985 abortion protests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

ST LOUIS (AP) - Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin was repeatedly arrested during anti-abortion protests in the 1980s, including at least once when police had to carry him away, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Akin, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the Nov. 6 election,

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to

Bogus voter purge letters showing up in Florida

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BILL KACZORAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Official-looking but bogus letters telling mostly Republican voters that their citizenship is in question are turning up in Florida, where GOP officials have led efforts to purge noncitizens from registration rolls. The phony letters have

Debates a hit for YouTube

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The presidential and vice presidential debates were a hit for the video sharing website YouTube, which streamed the events live for the first time this year. YouTube officials say the three debates between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt

Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and

McCaskill cancels campaigning to be with ill mom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday canceled her campaign events for the remainder of the week in order to spend time with her critically ill mother. McCaskill's 84-year-old mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, was in an intensive

With election near, a sober Romney foreign policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is moderating his position on issues like ending the Afghanistan war and averting conflict in Iran. He's hoping to neutralize one of President Barack Obama's strengths with the election two weeks away. For

WHY IT MATTERS: Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, Iran is the most likely place for a new U.S. military conflict. Despite unprecedented global penalties, Iran's nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear

WHY IT MATTERS: Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has

Economic upturn, auto bailout lift Dems in Midwest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker spent months and millions of dollars on ads in the divisive recall election telling Wisconsin voters that the state is on the economic upswing - a strong dose of good news that even Mitt Romney backers