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Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. The

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress - a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman of the House

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. Kerry met with the Arab country's defense minister, a day after

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and

Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the bill meets the challenge of fixing a broken U.S. immigration system. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill in a 13-5