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Pentagon struggles with high cost of health care

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program - the military's health care system. Despite dire warnings from three defense secretaries about

Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for attacking a growing backlog of disability claims - a problem that officials warned

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - One of the American military's most seasoned combat leaders took charge Friday of U.S. Africa Command, whose No. 1 mission is to work with allies to neutralize the continent's widening web of Islamic extremist groups,

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By The Associated PressAssociated Press Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see. This week's collection includes a three-

Too early for 2016? Not for Hillary Clinton's fans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton, perhaps as popular as ever in her 22 years in national politics, is taking steps as a private but famous citizen that fuel fans' hopes she will run for president in 2016. Clinton, who resigned in February after a

Obama thanks Singapore PM for military cooperation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday thanked Singapore for its military cooperation as the U.S. prepares to rotate ships through the prosperous city state to boost its presence in the Asia-Pacific. Obama met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,

Singapore prime minister visits White House

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday becomes the third Asian leader to visit the White House this year, as President Barack Obama pursues closer ties with countries in the region in his second term. It will be Lee Hsien Loong's first

US restraint in Syria could aid Iran nuclear talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 2nd

By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the first time in years, the United States has seen a glimmer of hope in persuading Iran

Syrian rebels enter strategic Aleppo neighborhood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels pushed into a strategic neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo after days of heavy clashes, seizing control of at least part of the hilltop district and killing a pro-government cleric captured in the fighting, activists and state