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US warning reflects fears of Iranian cyberattack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's pointed warning that the U.S. will strike back against a cyberattack underscores the Obama administration's growing concern that Iran could be the first country to unleash cyberterrorism on America.

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies

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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

Hospital in Syrian city barely copes with wounded

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By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) - The injured arrive at the hospital in taxis or in the back of pickup trucks, to the blare of car horns and shouts of "Help!" Sometimes, they are battle-hardened rebels with gaping wounds. Sometimes, they are children, peppered with shrapnel

UN resolution seeks recovery of Mali's north

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By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a plan to back an African-led military force to help the Malian army oust Islamic militants who seized the northern half of the country and are turning it into an al-Qaida

FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history

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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

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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

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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

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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