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Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By MIKE IVESAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone. This treatment, described by Vu's wife, has driven the

House to consider cuts to food stamps

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill

House to consider cuts to food stamps

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN and KANTELE FRANKOAssociated Press ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls. But an attorney for one of the suspects

Ark. AG seeks to uphold verdict against J&J

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of

18 Mayors: Limit Use Of Food Stamps To Buy Soda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN and KANTELE FRANKOAssociated Press ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" - then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along

Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would cut $2 billion a year from food stamps while raising subsidies for several crops