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SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

Pew survey questions Gen X, baby boomer savings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By MARLEY SEAMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession. The study found that members of

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And besides, who wants to be the

Cyprus drops limits on 8 more foreign banks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus on Friday got rid of limits on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of another eight foreign banks doing business in the debt-laden country. The Finance Ministry said in a new decree the capital control exemptions now apply to Lebanon's Banque

GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years. GM shares reached $33.77 Friday before slipping back to close at $33.42, up 3.2 percent

Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The law

Former OJ lawyer in Vegas to testify new trial bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KEN RITTER and LINDA DEUTSCHAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's former lawyer has some explaining to do. Miami attorney Yale Galanter is scheduled to testify Friday in Simpson's bid for a new trial. Galanter, according to Simpson, advised the former football star that it was

California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By JULIE WATSON and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it joined the madness over Powerball, which has seen its jackpot soar to $550 million for Saturday's drawing. California has sold $83 million worth of

Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

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By TODD DVORAKAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Uzbekistan national living in Boise has been arrested on federal charges from Idaho and Utah that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack there. Fazliddin