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Holder averts furloughs of prison staffers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 23rd

By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts to stave off a serious threat to the lives and safety of correctional staff

Holder averts furloughs of prison staffers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 23rd

Judge raises free speech question about SEC rule

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 22nd

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court judge asked Friday how a new federal rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose payments of $100,000 or more to foreign governments squares with the First Amendment's free speech protection. The

Judge raises free speech question about SEC rule

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 22nd

McFarlane's apartment searched for Sudan lobbying

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on behalf of the government of Sudan in violation of federal law. A search warrant on file in U.S

GOP senator: Time to change military force law

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says it's time to overhaul the 2001 authorization for the use of military force that gave the president extensive powers in the terrorism fight. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said

Renewed nuke sale fear after recent NKorea test

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By FOSTER KLUGAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's nuclear test last month wasn't just a show of defiance and national pride; it also serves as advertising. The target audience, analysts say, is anyone in the world looking to buy nuclear material. Though Pyongyang has

Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 17th

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history. In Vermont, a video of veal calves skinned alive and tossed like sacks of

Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 17th

Pakistan government ends historic 5-year term

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 16th

By REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's government passed a major milestone Saturday, with the parliament becoming the first democratically chosen body to finish its five-year term in a country that has faced three military coups and persistent political turmoil. But