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Congress wants answers on Petraeus affair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ADAM GOLDMAN and ANNE FLAHERTY and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of Congress said Sunday they want to know more details about the FBI investigation that revealed an extramarital affair between ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer, questioning when the

Petraeus' biographer a military reservist, scholar

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Paula Broadwell first met fellow West Point graduate David Petraeus in the spring of 2006, when she was a graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He was a lieutenant general working on a counterinsurgency manual that would be tested during his command in

Soldier's insider attack story is part of training

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Not a day goes by that Zach Camp doesn't replay that terrible August day over in his mind. Was there anything he could have done differently? Were there any signs that an Afghan Army soldier was going to turn his machine gun on the

Highlights of Gen. David Petraeus' Army career

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By The Associated Press Highlights from of the career of David Petraeus, 60, the Iraq and Afghanistan war general who went on to lead the CIA until he announced Friday that he resigned because he had been carrying on an extramarital affair: - Graduated in 1974 from the U.S. Military Academy at

Gen. David Petraeus: soldier, scholar, statesman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - At the close of his time commanding U.S. forces in Iraq, at the height of a legendary military career, Gen. David Petraeus was lauded by his boss, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates, as "one of our nation's great battle captains

Iraq marked highlight of Petraeus' Army career

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

Recalls this week: chairs, grills, fireplaces

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By The Associated Press Office chairs and rocking chairs that could break are among the consumer products recalled this week. Others include gas grills, fireplaces, electric ranges, bicycles and scuba diving air hoses. Here's a more detailed look: OFFICE CHAIRS DETAILS: Gruga Office Chairs

CIA Director Petraeus quits: extramarital affair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ADAM GOLDMAN and CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was

Navy tells leaders to act after alleged Japan rape

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By BROCK VERGAKISAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Navy is telling its leaders around the world to work harder on preventing sexual assaults by sailors after two enlisted men were arrested in Japan on rape charges, inflaming tensions with a critical ally in the region. The alleged rape

AP sources: Navy SEALs punished for secrets breach

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information, senior Navy officials said Thursday. Four other SEALs are under