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Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.

US companies challenging contraception mandate

US companies challenging contraception mandate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By The Associated Press DENVER (AP) - Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception.

Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center

Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama is expected to reaffirm his 2008 campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. Here is a look at the history of the

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security. The woman was identified as Medea Benjamin from the anti-war group Code Pink. Benjamin yelled from behind a bank of cameras

Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court

Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington. The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday, 97-0, to confirm Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

House immigration group resolves dispute

House immigration group resolves dispute
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could confront voters

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets. Obama acknowledged he is "troubled by the possibility that

Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling

Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron

Obama: New guidelines in place for drone strikes

Obama: New guidelines in place for drone strikes
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he has signed new policy guidelines to oversee when the U.S. can use drone strikes against suspected terrorists. Obama says clear guidelines, oversight and accountability are spelled out in "policy guidance" he signed Wednesday. He says Thursday in a

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike

Obama: Congress briefed on every drone strike
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders. In a national security speech Thursday, Obama said the administration has briefed the appropriate congressional committees about all drone strikes outside of Iraq and

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday