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Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Reiterating a threat he first issued in the summer of 2011, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Republicans that older Americans might not get their Social Security checks and veterans won't get timely benefits if Congress fails to increase

Post-election, some lawmakers move to the middle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

By KEN THOMASAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - There's a lot of political currency these days in being labeled a "problem-solver," a title that has become highly sought-after following a polarizing election and protracted fight in Congress over raising taxes and curbing spending. With sharp

Obama, Netanyahu: Bad blood between key allies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama heads into his second term weighed down by an American government snarled in partisan gridlock, but also by an unproductive relationship with the leader of Israel, the bedrock U.S. ally in the tumultuous Middle East. And

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's hard-line former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman indicated on Monday that he would quit politics if convicted in his breach of trust and fraud case. Such a decision could shake up the Israeli political system, because Lieberman is the driving force behind his

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

Obama: US assisted in failed Somalia rescue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 13th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says U.S. forces assisted in a failed attempt to rescue a French citizen in Somalia on Friday. Obama says the U.S. forces provided limited technical support to French forces leading the operation. The president says the Americans had no direct role in the

Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 13th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the summer of 2011, when a debt crisis like the current one loomed, President Barack Obama warned Republicans that older Americans might not get their Social Security checks unless there was a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit. After

NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 13th

By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The powerful gun lobby is gauging enough support in Congress to block a law that would ban assault weapons, despite promises from the White House and senior lawmakers to make such a measure a reality. Senators plan to introduce a bill that would