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Panetta: Obama weighing US presence in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014. Panetta did not reveal what options Obama is

Mexico: Rivera's plane hit with 'terrible' impact

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour

Panetta says Syria chemical threat has slowed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KUWAIT CITY (AP) - The Syrian government seems to have slowed preparations for the possible use of chemical weapons against rebel targets, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Last week, U.S. officials said there was evidence that

Panetta says Syria chemical threat has slowed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

Obama: US recognizes Syria's main rebel group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Syria's main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people Tuesday, deeming the move "a big step" in the international diplomatic efforts to end Syrian President Bashar

Petrino Hires Ronnie Lee, Mike Anderson to Coach Vandals Defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

New Idaho football coach Paul Petrino began adding to his staff on Monday, announcing the hiring of former Washington State Cougar Ronnie Lee and former Vandal Mike Anderson. Lee will serve as the Vandals' defensive coordinator. Anderson will be the linebackers coach. Lee, who played football

Hugo Chavez's heir tears up over cancer battle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer relapse and his sudden announcement that he will undergo a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba have thrown the country's future into question, and his designated political heir

Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which

NTSB: singer Rivera dead in Mexican plane crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By PORFIRIO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOXAssociated Press MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in

Obama praises special ops forces after rescue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during a weekend rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor abducted by the Taliban outside of Kabul five days ago. President Barack Obama praised the special forces on Sunday, saying the mission was