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Chinese-owned firm adds Obama to wind farm lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A company owned by Chinese citizens has added President Barack Obama as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government exceeded its authority in blocking the firm's planned wind farm projects in Oregon near a Navy base. In an amended

Ryan: More jobs yield more taxpayers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press CLINTON, Iowa (AP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he and running mate Mitt Romney would help more Americans find jobs so that they can pay taxes. At a rally on the front lawn of a county courthouse, the Wisconsin Republican

Illegal immigrant in Fla. fights for law license

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By BILL KACZORAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man's bid to become the first illegal immigrant to obtain a law license in the United States met skepticism Tuesday from most of the state's Supreme Court justices. Jose Godinez-Samperio came to the U.S. with his parents

US allows visa-free travel for Taiwanese

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. announced Tuesday visa-free travel for Taiwanese visiting America. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described it as a "logical development in close security, economic and people-to-people" ties between the U.S. and

House committee: Security requests denied in Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, U.S. officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya to increase security at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi where the U.S. ambassador was killed,

Vanguard switches to lower-cost fund benchmarks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By MARK JEWELLAP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON (AP) - Vanguard Group is trying to bolster its appeal to cost-conscious investors by reducing a key expense of investing in low-cost index mutual funds: fees paid to firms that license benchmarks covering segments of the stock market that the

Homeland Security Says Border Patrol Agent Killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security says a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. The department says the agents were involved in a shooting on duty near Bisbee, Ariz., on Tuesday morning.

Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday took Egypt's new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed under military rule after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, which continue even after the

Slain NY student's friends focus on violence issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - As her family mourned her death, the friends of a college freshman who police say was beaten to death in her dorm room by her boyfriend have rallied people to wear purple to raise awareness of domestic violence. Alexandra Kogut's body

WHY IT MATTERS: Defense spending

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 2nd

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer The issue: Is the U.S. spending enough money on defense, and is it spending it in the right ways? In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the money spigot was turned wide open, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the wars in Iraq and