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Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, the city councilman

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to

Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum

Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system

Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on filibusters,

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Immigration bill heads to full Senate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. The

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman of the House

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. Kerry met with the Arab country's defense minister, a day after

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Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati

Protesters chant 'Stop the IRS' in Cincinnati
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd packed the

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

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife

WATCH LIVE: Clay Starbuck Trial Happening Now; Accused Of Murdering His Ex Wife
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st
SPOKANE, Wash. – The trial of Clay Starbuck, charged with killing his ex-wife Chanin and sexually violating her remains, entered its third week Monday at the Spokane County Courthouse. Chanin Starbuck was found strangled to death in her Deer Park home in December of 2011, and Clay