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Economists forecasting moderate 2013 growth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Business economists believe the country will see modest growth in 2013 with strength coming from a further rebound in housing which will help offset weakness in business investment. In its latest survey of top forecasters, the National

Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Big differences remain, but there is finally movement in long-stalled talks on avoiding the "fiscal cliff." House Speaker John Boehner is offering $1 trillion in higher tax revenue over 10 years and an increase in

Gunman's mother kept trials of home life hidden

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - At the bar, everybody knew her name. Nancy Lanza was the one who, if she heard you were short on cash, regularly offered to pick up the tab at My Place. Two or three nights a week, Lanza - the mother of the gunman in Connecticut's

Video: RNC finance chair blasts Detroit voters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

DETROIT (AP) - The finance chair for the Republican National Committee told a Michigan tea party gathering this summer that Detroit's plummeting population and lack of a mayoral machine to get voters "to stop playing pool and drinking beer in the pool hall" has decreased its influence in

On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama's good soldier

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes, spending hours drinking tea and taking

Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. As President Barack Obama's top candidate for

Police: Man charged in attack on 3 Pa. Mennonites

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - A 22-year-old man attacked three elderly Mennonite sisters because of their faith, shocking them with a stun gun and vandalizing their home during an hours-long ordeal, police said Sunday. Dereck Taylor Holt was charged with aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, burglary

Millions face higher taxes real soon without fix

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of families and businesses will get hit by big tax increases a lot sooner than many realize if Congress and the White House don't agree on a plan to skirt the year-end fiscal cliff of higher tax rates and big government

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several

Economic implications of Japan's election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) - Many in Japan are hoping that the landslide victory of the opposition Liberal Democrats and trouncing of the Democratic Party in Sunday's parliamentary election will help the country break out of a 20-year economic slump. Here is a summary of the