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Fed. court orders resentencing in Arkansas bombing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By JEANNIE NUSSAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas doctor sentenced to life in prison for a 2009 bombing that nearly killed the head of the state medical board should be resentenced on some convictions, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. A jury convicted Randeep Mann,

Greek jobless rate up to record 26 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's unemployment rate rose to a new record of 26 percent in September, underscoring the economic plight in the country as it heads toward a sixth year of recession. The Greek Statistical Authority said

Short sales outpacing sales of bank-owned homes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By ALEX VEIGAAP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sales of U.S. homes facing foreclosure are on the rise and outpacing sales of bank-owned homes, a reflection of stepped up efforts this year by lenders to avoid foreclosing on homes with mortgages gone unpaid. In the third quarter, sales of

Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations

UK Treasury chief juggles budget as outlook dims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday that the recovery of the U.K. economy is taking longer than he had hoped and warned more spending cuts will be needed to get public finances under control. With official growth forecasts

FEMA chief: Sandy fund should last until spring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday there's enough money in the government's disaster relief fund for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts until early spring. FEMA Director Craig Fugate told the House

FEMA chief: Sandy fund should last until spring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

Greek PM pledges first glimmer of recovery in 2013

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's prime minister on Tuesday promised an austerity-weary nation that 2013 will bring the first signs of economic recovery after a punishing five-year recession, and held out hope that pending tax

Cuomo says he's 'optimistic' on Sandy aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress will act quickly to provides tens of billions of dollars to help his state recover from

Fiscal cliff: Mortgage deduction is safe for most

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By Kirk HaverkampProvided by Should you be worried that Congress will take away your mortgage interest deduction as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations now underway? For the great majority of homeowners, the answer is "no." In fact, there's absolutely no chance that Congress and the