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Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate

Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th
By By JOHN FLESHER and JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although officials have provided no conclusive evidence that the policy by itself

Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate

Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th
By By JOHN FLESHER and JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although officials have provided no conclusive evidence that the policy by itself

Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry, drinks wet

Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry, drinks wet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th
By By JAY REEVESAssociated Press LINEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Clay County has almost 14,000 residents, around 100 churches and not a single place where you can buy a beer legally. There's no Bud Light in the cooler at the corner convenience store and no fine wine for sale at the Piggly Wiggly

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th
By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments

Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th
By By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration. Attorneys for the groups told a

Nokia sues RIM for breach of contract

Nokia sues RIM for breach of contract
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th
HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia Corp. said Wednesday that it is suing Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, for breach of contract in Britain, the United States and Canada over cellular patents the two companies agreed on nine years ago. The struggling Finnish cellphone maker agreed with RIM in

Capito to run for Rockefeller's US Senate seat

Capito to run for Rockefeller's US Senate seat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By LAWRENCE MESSINAAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - On the heels of winning a seventh term, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito vowed Monday to run in 2014 for the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat and West Virginia's senior senator. Joined on her 59th birthday by

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive

Despite talk of compromise, fiscal deal elusive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Talk of compromise on a broad budget deal greeted returning lawmakers Monday, but agreement still seemed distant as the White House and congressional Republicans ceded little ground on a key sticking point: whether to raise revenue through