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General who led Iraq drawdown to head CentCom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped the general who oversaw the final troop withdrawal in Iraq to direct the end of the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, currently vice chief of staff of the Army, would become the next

Panetta: US worries about Syria, chemical weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. has serious concerns that Syria is thinking of using its chemical weapons. Panetta did not say what new intelligence information he has about the intentions of President Bashar Assad. But the

With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks

NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with its plan to place Patriot missiles and troops along Syria's border with Turkey to protect

Woman killed after car, motorized wheelchair bump

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHRISTINA ALMEIDA and JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - An elderly man opened fire on a woman after her car came into contact with his motorized wheelchair at a central Georgia service station, authorities said Wednesday. She died shortly afterward at a hospital despite the

THE RESET: Obama faces major foreign policy tests

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Debate over the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts is consuming most of the political oxygen in Washington lately. But President Barack Obama also faces huge second-term foreign policy challenges. And he does so with an unraveling

Obama to talk with governors about economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with some of the nation's governors Tuesday. During the White House meeting, they'll be talking about possible ways to grow the U.S. economy and the need to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction. After

Obama hails Nunn, Lugar efforts to secure nukes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

By By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats - including terrorists who seek to gain

Obama hails Nunn, Lugar efforts to secure nukes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

Navy secretary supports upgrading Marine's medal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 3rd

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is recommending the Defense Department upgrade a fallen San Diego Marine's Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor. Mabus told reporters at an unrelated Navy Cross ceremony at Camp Pendleton on Monday that he has recommended that Defense Secretary