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Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two chambers are

Obama aims to halt perception of passive president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that he has been passive and disengaged as unexpected developments consume his second term. The

AP PHOTOS: Path to legal pot a long, wild trip

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

SEATTLE (AP) - It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use for adults over 21 legal last fall, but that was just the first step. On Thursday, Washington

Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it.

Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

White House releases trove of Benghazi documents

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September. The White House had until now declined to make the documents public and had let congressional

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One after another, the charges have tumbled out - allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDORAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - One after another, the charges have tumbled out - allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire,