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US wants suit over US-born cleric's killing tossed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration urged a federal court Friday to dismiss a damage lawsuit over the drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen last year, including an al-Qaida cleric. In a court filing, the Justice Department said

Military families worried by US fiscal cliff cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By SUSANNE M. SCHAFERAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Emerging from more than a decade at war, military families are confronting a new worry at home: the prospect that a deal between Congress and the White House over federal spending cuts could chip away at military health insurance,

US To Send Missiles, Troops To Turkey As Syria War Rages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Updated at 7:20 a.m. ET: INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order Friday to send two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey to protect it from rounds crossing the border from Syria. The order includes 400 American personnel to operate the batteries. "We are

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense

Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense

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By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of secretary of state candidates after U.N. Ambassador

Bengals beat Eagles 34-13

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By By ROB MAADDIAP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Now the Cincinnati Bengals can focus on that other Pennsylvania team. Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, an opportunistic defense forced five turnovers and Cincinnati beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34-13 on

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in December 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday as he opened

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th