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Obama to speak on legality of drone program

Obama to speak on legality of drone program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
WASHINGTON (AP) - A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers. Trying to move past a challenging

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic

Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. Premier Li

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the

Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews

Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil

Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.

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Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan

Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A public memorial for the patriots who lost their lives onboard a KC-135 that crashed May 3 will be held May 28, 2013 at the Inland Northwest Bank Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III will be

Surviving Domestic Violence

Surviving Domestic Violence
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
KHQ.COM - Domestic violence is a national epidemic, affecting about 33 million people every year. Last year alone, the YWCA in Spokane answered its crisis  phone line more than ten thousand times and helped seven thousand women and their children. In 2012, fifty-three people

2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Winners

2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Winners
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
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