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Democrats want jobless benefits in 'cliff' deal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By SAM HANANELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hovering in the background of the "fiscal cliff" debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas. "This is the real cliff," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. He's been leading the effort to

Anger at Australian radio station over royal hoax

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - It started out as a joke, but ended in tragedy. The sudden death of a nurse who unwittingly accepted a prank call to a London hospital about Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has shocked Britain and Australia, and sparked an angry backlash

Obama: Republicans blocking middle-class tax cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Saturday that Republicans in the House are blocking a bill that would prevent a tax increase on the first $250,000 of income earned by all Americans. The Democratic-controlled Senate has approved the measure, but

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By The Associated Press "Proud and honored to join the Democratic Party in the home of President (at)Barack Obama!" - Former Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, most recently a registered independent, announcing on Twitter he's now a Democrat. ___ "He did have concern with the

Egypt panel recommends referendum be held on time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - A national dialogue committee said a referendum on a disputed draft constitution will be held on schedule, but President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to rescind the near-absolute power he had granted himself. The statement came after a meeting that

Rotting whale carcass in Malibu towed out to sea

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - The decaying carcass of a whale that washed onto a California beach was towed out to sea Saturday, five days after it washed ashore and created a stench near the Malibu homes of movie stars and millionaires. A tugboat hired by a

Ex-Fla. Gov. Crist tweets he's joining Democrats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected the state's chief executive as a Republican and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent, announced on Twitter that he's switching to the Democratic Party

FBI says Alaska man killed people for fun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes admitted he enjoyed killing people, but couldn't or wouldn't give investigators a more meaningful answer when quizzed why he did it. "There were just times, a couple of times, where we

Crowds, vets recall deadly attack on Pearl Harbor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - As crew members lined the edge of the Navy guided-missile destroyer, the ship's whistle sounded. It was 7:55 a.m., the exact time the Japanese began bombing Pearl Harbor 71 years earlier. Friday's moment of silence was part

Man in Ariz. claims half of Powerball jackpot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 8th

By By PAUL DAVENPORTAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Fallout from the looming fiscal cliff has drifted into the Powerball arena. A man who lottery officials announced Friday has claimed his half of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot, decided to collect the winnings now and not next year