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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to Congress,

Top US commander: Iran sanctions not working

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration program of sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities is not working, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told a Senate committee Tuesday, adding that Tehran has a history of

Senate committee set to vote on Obama's CIA choice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after weeks of wrangling with the White House over access to top-secret information about the use of lethal drone strikes against terror

Returning Soldier Surprises Daughter At Prairie View Elementary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

SPOKANE, Wash. - It was an emotional moment for a 10-year-old at Prairie View Elementary Monday as she celebrated a different kind of homecoming. Back from his most recent deployment in Iraq, Major Vaughn Astudillo shocked Mrs. Delcid's 5th grade class Monday, including one very

Returning Soldier Surprises Daughter At Prairie View Elementary

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

Column: Our complex politics' short-hand problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By LIZ SIDOTIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - From an early age, Americans are conditioned to see the world in sharp lines - black-and-white labels in a society where the reality is many shades of gray. The details, the subtleties? Well, those be damned. Look at Walt Disney World, which attracts

Column: Our complex politics' short-hand problem

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

GI's WikiLeaks admission energizes his supporters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 1st

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks has energized his supporters around the world. Pfc. Bradley Manning, 25, has been

GI pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case, faces 20 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military's "

Soldier: Leaks meant to enlighten on US policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history said Thursday that he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy and that he didn't think it