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Army private offers lesser plea in WikiLeaks case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A U.S. Army private charged with sending mountains of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks has offered to plead guilty to reduced charges in a move that military justice experts on Thursday called surprising and

Boeing shakes up shrinking defense business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Boeing is shaking up its shrinking defense division, putting some executives into new roles and reducing the number of managers. It's also disbanding its Missiles and Unmanned Airborne Systems division, spreading its work out among other Boeing units.

Where Obama stands on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for

Female officers sent nude photos to general

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Two female Army officers testified Wednesday they provided nude photos to a general facing sex crime charges. A married captain testified that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair repeatedly asked her to send him nude photos of herself, which she said made her uncomfortable.

Iraq official: Exxon Mobil wants out of big field

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country's south, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official said Wednesday. The comments by the ministry's licensing and

Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas. Gone are the days when President Barack Obama was seen as a youthful, messianic figure capable of

Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The medic saw Staff Sgt. Robert Bales covered in blood and knew from the pattern of the staining it wasn't his own. He asked where it came from and where he'd been. Bales shrugged, the medic, Sgt. 1st Class James

Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 33

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 56, according to authorities. The blast struck

Aide: General in sex case threatened to kill her

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - An Army captain testified Tuesday that her commanding general initiated a sexual affair during a combat tour in Iraq and threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. The woman said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was

Hearing for Army general accused of sex crimes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - U.S. Army prosecutors offered the first details of a rare criminal case against a general, alleging in a military hearing Monday that he committed sex-related crimes involving four female officers and a civilian. A hearing on evidence