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Benghazi review finds systematic security faults

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management and leadership failures at the State Department led to "grossly"

US reimburses Pakistan $688 million

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has decided to reimburse Pakistan $688 million for the cost of providing support for some 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter notified Congress that the U.S. would make the payment

Petraeus mistress won't face cyberstalking charge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 18th

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an email scandal that led to the resignation of the CIA director and storied general.

On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama's good soldier

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier. The Massachusetts lawmaker has flown to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes, spending hours drinking tea and taking

Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. As President Barack Obama's top candidate for

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

US commanders are upbeat on Afghan war progress

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. commanders are offering glowing reviews of their 2012 war campaign, upbeat assessments that could be interpreted as leeway for President Barack Obama to order another round of troop withdrawals next summer. Obama faces

US commanders are upbeat on Afghan war progress

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

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