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Obama thanks Singapore PM for military cooperation

Obama thanks Singapore PM for military cooperation
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday thanked Singapore for its military cooperation as the U.S. prepares to rotate ships through the prosperous city state to boost its presence in the Asia-Pacific. Obama met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,

Singapore prime minister visits White House

Singapore prime minister visits White House
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday becomes the third Asian leader to visit the White House this year, as President Barack Obama pursues closer ties with countries in the region in his second term. It will be Lee Hsien Loong's first

Rubio: Reports of immigration deal 'premature'

Rubio: Reports of immigration deal 'premature'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 31st
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. The AFL-CIO and the

Rubio: Reports of immigration deal 'premature'

Rubio: Reports of immigration deal 'premature'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 31st
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. The AFL-CIO and the

Source: Business, labor get deal on worker program

Source: Business, labor get deal on worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, a person with knowledge of

Business, labor get deal on worker program

Business, labor get deal on worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, labor and Senate officials

Business, labor get deal on worker program

Business, labor get deal on worker program
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, labor and Senate officials

Business, labor close on deal for immigration bill

Business, labor close on deal for immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Big business and major labor unions appeared ready Friday to end a fight over a new low-skilled worker program that had threatened to upend negotiations on a sweeping immigration bill in the Senate providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million

Business, labor close on deal for immigration bill

Business, labor close on deal for immigration bill
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Big business and major labor unions appeared ready Friday to end a fight over a new low-skilled worker program that had threatened to upend negotiations on a sweeping immigration bill in the Senate providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million

Foreign firms seek action from China's new leaders

Foreign firms seek action from China's new leaders
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Foreign companies in China say they want the country's new leadership to act on pledges to reduce bureaucracy and remove investment barriers as the business climate gets tougher, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said Friday. Results