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US confirms Americans taken after Algeria attack

US confirms Americans taken after Algeria attack
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the U.S. "will take all necessary and proper steps" to deal with an Islamist attack on a natural gas field in southern Algeria that has resulted in Americans and other foreigners

Senate panel sets Hagel hearing for Jan. 31

Senate panel sets Hagel hearing for Jan. 31
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next defense secretary on Jan. 31. The panel announced the hearing in a statement issued Wednesday. The committee's chairman, Sen.

Episcopal priest chosen for inaugural benediction

Episcopal priest chosen for inaugural benediction
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The pastor of the Episcopal parish closest to the White House will give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration. The Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Church has been chosen for the honor. He replaces Atlanta megachurch pastor Luis Giglio. Giglio bowed out last

Episcopal priest chosen for inaugural benediction

Episcopal priest chosen for inaugural benediction
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
WASHINGTON (AP) - The pastor of the Episcopal parish closest to the White House will give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration. The Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Church has been chosen for the honor. He replaces Atlanta megachurch pastor Luis Giglio. Giglio bowed out last

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. Salazar, a former Colorado senator, has run the Interior

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. Salazar, a former Colorado senator, has run the Interior

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Cabinet
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources throughout the nation, will step down in March. Salazar, a former Colorado senator, has run the Interior

Pentagon chief Panetta meets Pope Benedict

Pentagon chief Panetta meets Pope Benedict
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the leader of the world's largest military, met Pope Benedict XVI, the world's best known advocate for peace, at the Vatican on Wednesday. Panetta was in the front row at Wednesday's weekly

Pentagon chief Panetta meets Pope Benedict

Pentagon chief Panetta meets Pope Benedict
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the leader of the world's largest military, met Pope Benedict XVI, the world's best known advocate for peace, at the Vatican on Wednesday. Panetta was in the front row at Wednesday's weekly

Detroit police say son hoped to resurrect father

Detroit police say son hoped to resurrect father
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th
DETROIT (AP) - A man who was arrested in the theft of his father's corpse from a Detroit cemetery stored the body in a freezer after a weekend funeral, hoping for it to be miraculously resurrected, police said Tuesday. Clarence Bright's 48-year-old religious son was arrested along with