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Questions on sex scandal: Top officials testify

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By NANCY BENAC and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Top national security officials trudged to Capitol Hill on Thursday to grapple with fallout from the David Petraeus sex scandal as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asked service chiefs to review ethics training for military

FBI agent in Petraeus scandal has been a hero

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By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. He fatally shot a man who threatened him and other law enforcement

Petraeus to testify in Congress on Libya Friday

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By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA Director David Petraeus will testify before the House Intelligence committee Friday on events that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in an attack on the U.S. Consulate at Benghazi, Libya, on

5 US generals in trouble rock military culture

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pointedly warned young troops last spring to mind their ways, he may have been lecturing the wrong audience. The culture of military misconduct starts at the top. At least five current and

Obama defends Rice in face of GOP opposition

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By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama lashed out at senior Republican senators Wednesday over their criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the aftermath of the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya, saying they should "go after me" and not her. Setting up a

Obama Talks About Sex Scandal, Fiscal Cliff, Libya, Romney & More!

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UPDATE: President Barack Obama says the economy cannot afford a tax increase on all Americans. He's calling on congressional Republicans to support an extension of existing tax rates for households earning $250,000 or less. Obama says he is confident that he and Congress can reach an agreement

Socialite's climb halted by unfolding scandal

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By ALLEN G. BREED and DONNA CASSATA and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jill Kelley's attempt to climb the Tampa social ladder - the rungs of which included some high-ranking military officials - has come to an ignominious halt. Accounts of lavish parties at her bay front

Preliminary hearing in Afghan massacre case ends

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By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - As Army officials weigh whether a case against a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn rampage will proceed to a court-martial, Robert Bales' defense team says the government's case

Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe

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By NANCY BENAC and PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Responding warily to his administration's sudden sex scandal, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's seen no evidence that national security was damaged by the revelations that ended his CIA director's career and

Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th