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Police check gun source in Ala. deputy's shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are investigating how an Alabama man committed to mental institutions twice in recent years was able to obtain a gun he used to kill a deputy and wound another during a shootout, despite laws that would have barred

NJ Gov. Christie says he plans to seek 2nd term

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) - His popularity surging because of his handling of Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday that he will seek re-election so he has the chance to lead the state through a recovery effort he said will extend past his

GOP blocks bill to give hunters more land access

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By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A wide-ranging bill to give hunters and fishermen more access to public lands stalled in the Senate Monday after Republicans said it spends too much money. Republicans supported opening lands for outdoorsmen and many other provisions in

Report: Obama health law a good deal for states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - States will receive more than $9 in federal money for every $1 they spend to cover low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law, according to a nonpartisan analysis released Monday. Expanding Medicaid to

Report: Obama health law a good deal for states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

Report: Obama health law a good deal for states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

Intrade boots US customers after federal charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Intrade, the online prediction market that gained popularity as an informal oddsmaker for the presidential election, shut itself to U.S. customers Monday after regulators charged it with illegally facilitating bets on future economic data,

SEC official Elisse Walter chosen to lead agency

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to lead the agency after Chairman Mary Schapiro leaves next month. She will take over at a critical time for the agency, which is finalizing new rules crafted in

UK picks Canadian to lead Bank of England

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By ROB GILLIES and ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The British government has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for the position since the central bank was founded in 1694. Treasury chief George

Schapiro's SEC successor likely to follow her lead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission will change next month. Its approach to regulation probably won't. Mary Schapiro will step down as chairwoman after a tumultuous tenure in which she helped lead the government's