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SALUTING THE BRAVE: WA-Based Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The Defense Department says a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker soldier from Ohio has been killed in Afghanistan. The department says 25-year-old Staff Sgt. Wesley Williams of New Carlisle, Ohio, was killed Monday in Kandahar province when

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in December 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday as he opened

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

Panetta: Obama weighing US presence in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014. Panetta did not reveal what options Obama is

Calif. terrorism suspect ordered held without bond

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Southern California man suspected of being the ringleader of a plot to kill Americans by aiding terrorists in Afghanistan has been ordered held without bond. U.S. Magistrate Judge Oswald Parada on Tuesday also set a preliminary hearing for 34-year-

Questions, answers about Manning's WikiLeaks case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By The Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - For the past two weeks, a military hearing has focused on Pfc. Bradley Manning's treatment in a Marine Corps brig after he was arrested and accused of leaking a massive amount of classified information to the website WikiLeaks. Here are some

FISCAL CLIFF: 'Substantial' Cuts Likely To Military; Alex Rozier Reports

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

'Substantial' Cuts Likely To Military ALEX ROZIER: A group of house Republicans and Democrats came together on Monday and they insist that substantial reductions in military spending should be part of any budget deal that President Barack Obama negotiates with Congress to avert the so-

Panetta says Syria chemical threat has slowed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KUWAIT CITY (AP) - The Syrian government seems to have slowed preparations for the possible use of chemical weapons against rebel targets, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Last week, U.S. officials said there was evidence that

Panetta says Syria chemical threat has slowed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

A look at bank scandals since the financial crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By The Associated Press HSBC's record $1.9 billion payment to settle a U.S. investigation into money laundering that involved Mexican drug cartels and nations such as Iran is a new setback for the reputation of banks after a series of headline-grabbing scandals. The industry's image