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Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. Premier Li

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the

Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday at Andrews

Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why was a diplomatic

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By KAY JOHNSONAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition