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EPA turns down states' request for ethanol waiver

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday denied requests from several governors to waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol. A renewable fuels law requires that 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol be produced by this year and

USDA announces probe in boy's Pittsburgh zoo death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has formally announced its investigation into the death of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild African dogs exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo. Zoo officials had previously said the USDA would investigate along with the

Dad: George P. Bush eyeing Texas land commissioner

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - George P. Bush's father has issued a fundraising letter asking donors to open their pocketbooks because his son "is considering" running for Texas land commissioner, though a political strategist for the younger Bush said Wednesday that

Bears, budgets, farmers top Congress to-do list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Bears and budgets top the list as Congress returned Tuesday from a seven-week election break to a long list of unfinished business. Looming large in the lame-duck session is the urgent need for President Barack Obama and Congress to figure out

Bears, budgets, farmers top Congress to-do list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

News Summary: Wheat tumbles a second day on report

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press WHEAT TUMBLES: Wheat fell the most in a month, sliding for a second day after the Department of Agriculture raised its estimate for the size of the crop. WEAKER GRAINS: Corn and Soybean also fell sharply. All three had advanced in the summer as concern that a drought

Wheat falls for a second day on supply concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer Wheat prices logged their biggest decline in a month Monday, sliding for a second day because of the higher crop estimates released last week by the U.S. government. December wheat fell 28.75 cents, or 3.2 percent, to settle at $8.5775 a bushel. That's

Congress faces agenda of unfinished business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished business overshadowed by the urgent need for President Barack Obama and lawmakers to avert the economic double hit of tax increases and automatic spending cuts. One week after the

Fiat Industrial announces new management structure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

MILAN (AP) - Capital goods maker Fiat Industrial on Monday announced a new management structure aimed at making it easier to merge with its U.S. subsidiary CNH Global N.V., the agriculture equipment maker. Fiat Industrial, which makes trucks, agriculture and construction equipment, said it has

UN: NKorea has better harvest but faces shortages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press ROME (AP) - North Korea increased its production of staple foods for the second year in a row, thanks in part to better use of fertilizers and plastic sheeting to protect crops, but its citizens are still suffering from a serious lack of key proteins and fats