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NY appeals court stays Argentina debt ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL WARRENAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Argentina got some breathing room Wednesday in its billion-dollar debt showdown as an appeals court indefinitely suspended a federal judge's ruling that threatened to push the country into default. The two-paragraph

Senate gives green light to Pentagon green energy

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By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday gave the green light to the Pentagon's investment in green energy. By a vote of 62-37 on Wednesday, the Senate backed an amendment that would delete a provision in the defense bill prohibiting the military from

Trayvon Martin shooter to seek expense money

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By By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - George Zimmerman plans to step up fundraising to pay for his expenses while he awaits trial for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The former neighborhood watch leader's attorney said Wednesday that Zimmerman plans to

NY mayor seeks more disaster aid for Sandy victims

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By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help his city and state and others recover from Superstorm Sandy but was told it

Review: Rooming with strangers _ a game of trust

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By By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Do we still have a TV?" That's the text message I got from my husband as I walked up the steps to our Brooklyn apartment on a Friday afternoon this fall. I was fairly sure that we did. I opened the door. Cats, check. TV, check. He

Nearly 200 released as result of drug lab scandal

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By By STEVE LeBLANCAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Nearly 200 inmates have been released from prison and their cases put on hold as a result of a Massachusetts state drug testing lab scandal. Public Safety Secretary Mary Beth Heffernan told lawmakers at a public hearing Wednesday that while

Woman on trial in killing of Fla. lottery winner

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By By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Abraham Shakespeare could barely read, wrote his name in block letters and had given away most of his $17 million in lottery winnings when he became friends with Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore, a calculating woman who later became his financial

Watchdog: US should explain probe of halal company

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By By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A national civil rights organization called on U.S. authorities Wednesday to explain their investigation into a leading maker of food for observant Muslims, saying it is troubled by the secrecy surrounding the seizure of the company

Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus

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By By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won't be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and they get millions of dollars in

Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law

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By By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent House panel has concluded that there is substantial reason to believe Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes violated ethics rules and federal law by conducting campaign meetings on House property and using campaign money to pay expenses