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Iraq nominee says US pressing on use of airspace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's choice for ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday that Baghdad is accepting Iranian assurances that it is not using Iraqi airspace to smuggle weapons into Syria where the 18-month conflict between the government and

Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By NEBI QENAAssociated Press AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) - Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's north. Assad, meanwhile,

Romney keeps relearning history's gaffe lessons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Who says Mitt Romney doesn't worry much about the very poor? That he believes corporations are people, too? That his wife drives two Cadillacs? Romney himself, that's who. When it comes to portraying the Republican nominee as an uncaring

Army tests body armor tailored for female soldiers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Female soldiers from Fort Campbell deploying to Afghanistan will field test the first Army body armor that is shorter and better tailored specifically to fit women's physiques. Members of a female engagement team from the 101st

Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Hovering over this month's annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the international community's failure to end the escalating war in Syria that is starting to spill over into a fragile and divided region. The

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

8-Year-Old Girl Battles Ovarian Cancer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

YAHOO.COM - Melinda Cosman, of Manchester, Conn., thought the hard part was over when she welcomed her husband home from a yearlong deployment to Iraq. She never imagined the family would have to endure a more difficult challenge. In June 2011, shortly after her husband returned, their

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think. This one also is within

WHY IT MATTERS: Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press The issue: With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, Iran is the most likely place for a new U.S. military conflict. Despite unprecedented global penalties, Iran's nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear