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AP Exclusive: China Nobel wife speaks on detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By ISOLDA MORILLO and ALEXA OLESENAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Stunned that reporters were able to visit her, Liu Xia trembled uncontrollably and cried as she described how absurd and emotionally draining her confinement under house arrest has been in the two years since her jailed

Marine brig officials grilled about GI's jailing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a psychiatrist determined that wasn't necessary, as lawyers for the soldier at the

How far over the 'fiscal cliff' could they go?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The dealmakers who warn that a year-end plunge off the "fiscal cliff" would be disastrous don't seem to be rushing to stop it. Why aren't they panicking? For one thing, the Dec. 31 deadline is more flexible than it sounds. Like all

Gypsies take curious route through US to asylum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By WILSON RING and ROB GILLIESAssociated Press DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) - A minivan with California license plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a southbound lane unblocked by traffic. Border agents could only watch as

Businessman says ex-Detroit mayor got free flights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A businessman portrayed himself Wednesday as a personal purveyor of luxury for then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, providing free round-trip flights on private planes, a $6,000 watch during a New York shopping spree and courtside basketball tickets

Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies in his administration. Attorneys for the groups told a

Marine official: Manning held improperly in brig

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged with sending reams of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was wrongly kept on suicide watch for at least seven days of his nine months' confinement at a Marine Corps brig in

4 found slain in Detroit home; homicides spiking

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Four people were found shot to death in a Detroit home, authorities said Wednesday, padding the city's homicide total that already has surpassed last year's. Officers discovered the bodies of a teenage boy, two men and woman Tuesday

Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hours after talking tough against Republicans in "fiscal cliff" negotiations, President Barack Obama and members of his Cabinet reassured hundreds of Native American leaders the administration's programs and efforts on their behalf

Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th