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Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5 percent of the

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By SONIA PEREZ DIAZAssociated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the

Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs

Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications. Douglas Muzanenhamo said in court documents Friday he was denied anti-retroviral

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike

Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering

Kerry blasts Iranian election maneuvering
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry harshly criticized Iranian authorities on Friday for eliminating hundreds of presidential candidates, suggesting that Tehran is standing in the way of legitimate, representative democracy. Among those

NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president

NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
BEIJING (AP) - A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
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Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
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Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. "March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are