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Asian energy boom threatens Montana ranches

Asian energy boom threatens Montana ranches
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) - The big mining companies first came knocking on Ellen Pfister's door in the 1970s, ready to tap the huge coal deposits beneath her family's eastern Montana ranch. Pfister and others successfully fended them off, and as the coal

Romneys paid $1.94 million federal taxes for 2011

Romneys paid $1.94 million federal taxes for 2011
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income that he and his wife reported last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That came to an effective tax rate

Romneys paid $1.94 million federal taxes for 2011

Romneys paid $1.94 million federal taxes for 2011
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income that he and his wife reported last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That came to an effective tax rate

Philly developer ticks off city by cleaning up lot

Philly developer ticks off city by cleaning up lot
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By JOANN LOVIGLIOAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There's a lot of trouble brewing next to a coffee house in a fast-developing neighborhood. Ori Feibush, a real estate developer, has turned a trash-strewn city-owned lot - vacant for roughly 30 years - into a welcoming spot for customers

Obama declares Chimney Rock a national monument

Obama declares Chimney Rock a national monument
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A dramatic rock formation in southwestern Colorado that was home to ancestors of the Pueblo Indians 1,000 years ago now has protection as a national monument - a potential boost for tourism in a state key to the presidential election. President Barack Obama signed a

Obama declares Chimney Rock a national monument

Obama declares Chimney Rock a national monument
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A dramatic rock formation in southwestern Colorado that was home to ancestors of the Pueblo Indians 1,000 years ago now has protection as a national monument - a potential boost for tourism in a state key to the presidential election. President Barack Obama signed a

DC sets bar for firing teachers over performance

DC sets bar for firing teachers over performance
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Tough new teacher evaluations led to a strike this month in Chicago, but in the District of Columbia, such evaluations are "business as usual." Comprehensive teacher evaluations that take into account student performance are a central part of

Anti-clot drug recommended for new approval in EU

Anti-clot drug recommended for new approval in EU
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Advisers to European Union regulators have recommended approval of a new anti-clotting drug for use by adults with a common irregular heart rhythm that boosts risk of strokes or blood clots, drugmakers Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and

THE RACE: Romney running into some GOP headwinds

THE RACE: Romney running into some GOP headwinds
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Republicans expected the Nov. 6 presidential election to be a national referendum on Barack Obama's presidency and economic stewardship. But some GOP candidates in tight races are getting anxious about being cemented to Mitt Romney. Pushback against the GOP

Feds say drop in cash spent on tobacco promotion

Feds say drop in cash spent on tobacco promotion
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUMAP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The nation's top tobacco companies spent less money on advertising and promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products in recent years, according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission. Numbers released Friday