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McChrystal regrets magazine flap was career-killer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal says he was "completely surprised" by the uproar that followed publication of a Rolling Stone article featuring derogatory comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration. The controversial comments amounted to a career-killer for

Infantry now shut to women; do they want it open?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If or when the Pentagon lets women become infantry troops - the country's front-line warfighters - how many women will want to? The answer is probably not many. Interviews with a dozen female soldiers and Marines showed little interest in

Chuck Hagel, likely nominee to lead Pentagon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. As President Barack Obama's probable nominee for

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 7th

Chuck Hagel, likely nominee to lead Pentagon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

By ROBERT BURNS and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate colleague and a decorated Vietnam veteran and signaling he's ready for a

Pakistani officials say US drones kill 9 militants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 6th

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUDAssociated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected American drones fired several missiles into three militant hideouts near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing nine Pakistani Taliban fighters, intelligence officials said. The strikes targeted the group's hideouts in

McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan

Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and thousands of other veterans trying to get a higher education are being penalized for that enforced