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Obama, Romney use ruling to rally core backers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both are using the Supreme Court decision upholding the federal health care insurance requirement, loved by liberals and hated by conservatives, to rally core supporters in the most

No new parts, support for C-130 wildfire system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The demise of the only company that manufactured a device specially designed to spray fire retardant from the back of U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried about the future viability of a program that has

Weekly US oil, gas rig count up by 6 to 1,965

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 6th

HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is up by six this week to 1,965. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,419 rigs were exploring for oil and 542 for gas. Four were

Official count confirms Pena Nieto win in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The official count of Mexico's presidential election confirmed the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate seeking to return the former autocratic ruling party to power after a 12-year hiatus, the country's

Father, son charged with Texas ICE agent shooting

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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A father directed his 18-year-old son and another teen to grab guns and shoot into a vehicle parked near their South Texas home, wounding a federal agent who was conducting surveillance, prosecutors alleged Thursday

Solar, wind energy a missed opportunity for Cuba

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press RAMON GORDO, Cuba (AP) - The sleepy country setting that farmer Juan Alonso calls home hasn't changed much since he was born 74 years ago, with the two rustic wooden houses nestled among palm trees against a backdrop of green hills and

Texas trucker's arrest re-enacted in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - An attorney for a Dallas trucker whose rig was filled with ammunition when he crossed the Mexican border said a re-enactment conducted Thursday confirms that his client simply made a wrong turn and wasn't trying to

Romney's wife says woman being eyed for ticket

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney's wife has confirmed a tidbit about the vice presidential search process her husband largely has been keeping secret: He's considering choosing a woman. "We've been looking at that

Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreat

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By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press CORONA, Calif. (AP) - The room rings out with the cruel nicknames that have haunted the teenagers for years: Crusty crab. Burnt toast. Snake skin. Freddy Krueger's daughter. Mutant. Scarface. For the first time, it's the burn victims themselves who are

New Mexican president could target small gangs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's next president has boldly promised to halve the number of kidnappings and murders during his six-year term by moving law enforcement away from showy drug busts and focusing on protecting ordinary citizens