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US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses complained to lawmakers Wednesday about Indian trade protectionism, contending that tariff and regulatory barriers are shutting out foreign firms despite the nation's market-opening reforms. Advocates for the

Last anti-Chavez TV station to be sold

Last anti-Chavez TV station to be sold
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th
By FRANK BAJAK and JORGE RUEDAAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The last remaining television station critical of Venezuela's government is being sold to an insurance company owner who is apparently friendly with the ruling socialists, its owners announced Monday, following an

Mexico moves against TV, telephone tycoons

Mexico moves against TV, telephone tycoons
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Enrique Pena Nieto moved Monday to overhaul and strengthen the weak and chaotic regulations that have allowed the world's richest man and its largest Spanish-language media empire to exert near-total control of Mexico's

OUTER SPACE: Satellite Hit By Chinese Debris Highlights Space Junk Threat

OUTER SPACE: Satellite Hit By Chinese Debris Highlights Space Junk Threat
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 11th
YAHOO.COM - The apparent destruction of a small Russian satellite six weeks ago highlights the growing threat space junk poses to activities in low-Earth orbit, experts say. The satellite and space junk crash involved Russia's Ball Lens In The Space nanosatellite, or BLITS, which

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government

Parents seek US probe into son's Singapore death

Parents seek US probe into son's Singapore death
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th
By MATT VOLZAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Months before Shane Todd's girlfriend found his body hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, the engineer told his parents he thought his life was threatened and that he was being asked to do something that might hurt U.S. national

Parents seek US probe into son's Singapore death

Parents seek US probe into son's Singapore death
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th
By MATT VOLZAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Months before Shane Todd's girlfriend found his body hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, the engineer told his parents he thought his life was threatened and that he was being asked to do something that might hurt U.S. national

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government

Dell committee defends $24.4B sale as best choice

Dell committee defends $24.4B sale as best choice
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Dell Inc. committee that negotiated the slumping PC maker's $24.4 billion buyout is standing behind the deal despite the misgivings of major shareholders who believe the price is too low. In a four-paragraph statement released