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Monti gov't under fire as Berlusconi pulls support

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By COLLEEN BARRY and VICTOR L. SIMPSONAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Concerns over the stability of the Italian government grew on Thursday after Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew its support from Premier Mario Monti, threatening to bring a premature end to the administration's

With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future

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By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks

How far over the 'fiscal cliff' could they go?

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By By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The dealmakers who warn that a year-end plunge off the "fiscal cliff" would be disastrous don't seem to be rushing to stop it. Why aren't they panicking? For one thing, the Dec. 31 deadline is more flexible than it sounds. Like all

Debt limit gives GOP leverage, Obama demands fix

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By By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The political fight that took the nation to the verge of defaulting on its debts last year is back, overshadowed by "fiscal cliff" disputes but with consequences far graver than looming tax hikes and steep spending cuts. The government is on

US Reps. expect deeper look at NJ derailment

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By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press CLARKSBORO, N.J. (AP) - Federal regulations require inspections of rail bridges and other infrastructure and reports on accidents, but leave it to freight railroad owners to do the work themselves. After a derailment that released thousands of gallons of a

Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy

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By By MICHAEL CASEYAP Environment Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first, large-scale solar project in

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money

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By By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety. The

AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money

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Emerald green is Pantone's top color of 2013

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By SAMANTHA CRITCHELLAP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Emerald is no longer green with envy. The rich, vibrant shade is Pantone LLC's Color of the Year for 2013, beating out all the other shades of the rainbow. The company, which creates and matches colors for the fashion, home and

Sheriff Knezovich: 'Our Criminal System Has To Change'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

SPOKANE, Wash - Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich made a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners Wednesday in partnership with a jail consultant he's been working with for years, David Bennett. The message they sent was loud and clear: our criminal system has to change