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FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn

Plan to streamline solar development in West OK'd

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Federal officials on Friday approved a plan that sets aside 445 square miles of public land for the development of large-scale solar power plants, cementing a new government approach to renewable energy development in the West after years of

Plan to streamline solar development in West OK'd

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

Gov't to allow Indians to possess eagle feathers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Friday it is going to allow members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess eagle feathers, although that's a federal crime. This is a significant religious and cultural issue for many tribes, who were

WHY IT MATTERS: Debt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By TOM RAUMAssociated Press The issue: A sea of red ink is confronting the nation and presidents to come. The budget deficit - the shortfall created when the government spends more in a given year than it collects in taxes and fees- is on track to top $1 trillion for the fourth straight year.

Former UNC President Bill Friday dies at 92

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By MARTHA WAGGONER and MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - William "Bill" Friday, the man who personified higher education in the state even after he stepped down after 30 years as president of the University of North Carolina system, has died. He was 92. His special

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Abortion: Abortion and birth control are divisive issues in politics, and they've flared up at times in this campaign despite the candidates' reluctance to dwell

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the

FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Anyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the vice presidential debate Thursday

Fire Destroys Detached Garage In East Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A detached garage in east Spokane was destroyed by an early morning fire on Friday. It happened at 1st Ave. and Fiske St. just after 1:00am. The homeowners were at home when it started. Fire officials say that there was no power to the garage. They do believe it is suspicious. This