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Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike

Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By MICHAEL TARM and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appeal to the courts to end a six-day teachers strike in the nation's third largest city set off a new round of recriminations Monday, but did little to end a walkout that has left parents

Obama takes on China as Romney shifts strategy

Obama takes on China as Romney shifts strategy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By JULIE PACE and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Appealing to Rust Belt voters, President Barack Obama announced a new trade enforcement action against China on Monday, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney planned a greater emphasis on policy details that distinguish him

Obama takes on China as Romney shifts strategy

Obama takes on China as Romney shifts strategy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By JULIE PACE and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - Appealing to Rust Belt voters, President Barack Obama announced a new trade enforcement action against China on Monday, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney planned a greater emphasis on policy details that distinguish him

1 year after encampment began, Occupy in disarray

1 year after encampment began, Occupy in disarray
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads.

1 year after encampment began, Occupy in disarray

1 year after encampment began, Occupy in disarray
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th
By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads.

1 year on, Occupy is in disarray; spirit lives on

1 year on, Occupy is in disarray; spirit lives on
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th
By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads.

A look back at the rise and fall of Occupy

A look back at the rise and fall of Occupy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th
By The Associated Press A look back at the rise and fall of Occupy Wall Street, the movement against corporate greed and inequality that marks its anniversary on Monday: ___ THE ENCAMPMENTS Occupy Wall Street protesters first began camping in Zuccotti Park on Sept. 17, 2011. The small granite

Retirees head to unconventional destinations

Retirees head to unconventional destinations
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press CAMDEN, Maine (AP) - When Peg Davis was ready to find a retirement community to move to, she looked north - not south - for a place to spend her later years. Rather than set her sights on Florida, Arizona or some other warm-weather locale, she packed up and

African-American Christians waver over vote

African-American Christians waver over vote
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president,

African-American Christians waver over vote

African-American Christians waver over vote
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th
By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president,