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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

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

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd
By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd
By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd
By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further

California sells out of first pollution permits

California sells out of first pollution permits
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th
By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California sold out of the first pollution permits issued as part of a landmark offensive against greenhouse gases at an inaugural auction that regulators said Monday went smoothly. The effort to curtail carbon emissions involved the sale of