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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 18th
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 was a diplomatic

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

IRS probe ignored most influential groups
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By KAY JOHNSONAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition

Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus

Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living. Obama

Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on

Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to

Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th
By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad." The case

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 17th
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.

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on

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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th
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Surviving Domestic Violence

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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
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