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Deal reached for stopping spike in milk prices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next

Ag secretary sees common ground on gun control

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Newtown school shootings have changed the gun control debate and that rural America is ready to be part of a national conversation that he believes could bring people together. Vilsack says the debate has to start

Obama wants gun violence measures passed in 2013

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his "full weight" behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence. Obama voiced skepticism about the National

Central Asian migrants change the face of Moscow

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 30th

By MANSUR MIROVALEVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow 10 years ago

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican

Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days out from the end of the year, lawmakers appeared to have made little progress toward devising a compromise to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of 2013. All eyes were on the Democratic and Republican