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War contractor: Feds should pay lawsuit damages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By NIGEL DUARAAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Iraq war contractor that lost an $85 million verdict to a group of sickened Oregon soldiers has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the federal government to pay the soldiers' damages. In early November, 12 Oregon National Guard soldiers

Female military members sue to serve in combat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By BY PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition

Iraq to help Jordan with free crude oil

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq says it is giving neighboring Jordan 100,000 barrels of oil as a gift to help overcome its economic difficulties. The decision by the Cabinet Tuesday could be seen as an attempt by the Shiite-led Iraqi government to offer support to one of its Sunni neighbors. Hundreds of

Officer: General didn't direct Manning's treatment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A retired Marine Corps colonel denied Tuesday that a three-star general directed the harsh pretrial confinement of an Army private charged with passing reams of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks. Daniel Choike

Big bill for levee upkeep comes to New Orleans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By CAIN BURDEAUAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans' flood-control leaders, there's an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June of 2013, the city will take control of much of a revamped

UN committee calls for ban on female circumcision

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Campaigners against female circumcision scored a major victory Monday with the approval by a key U.N. committee of a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation. The resolution, adopted by consensus by the U.N.

Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels on Monday captured a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River in the country's north after days of heavy clashes, carting off boxes of ammunition from defeated regime forces in the latest in a string of recent strategic advances

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he has already been punished enough by being locked up alone in a small cell and having to sleep naked for several nights. A

Trip home smooth for many Thanksgiving travelers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By PHUONG LEAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Despite a predicted increase in the number of holiday travelers, Americans returning home after the long Thanksgiving weekend found generally good weather, few airport delays and at times manageable conditions on the nation's highways. Travel

A checklist to see whether debt reduction is real

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded "fiscal cliff." So it's natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming