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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 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

Biographical information for Susan Rice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press NAME - Susan Elizabeth Rice. AGE-BIRTH DATE - 48; Nov. 17, 1964. EXPERIENCE - U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, January 2009-present; senior national security adviser on Barack Obama's presidential campaign, 2008; senior foreign policy fellow, Brookings

Obama statement on Rice's decision

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press The statement released by the White House on Thursday in which President Barack Obama accepted the decision by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to withdraw from consideration to be the next secretary of state: 'Today, I spoke to Ambassador Susan Rice and accepted her

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

Text of Susan Rice's letter to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press Susan Rice, the embattled U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after a standoff with Republicans. Here is the text of the letter she submitted to President Barack Obama:

Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

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

Biographical information for Susan Rice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Text of Susan Rice's letter to President Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By The Associated Press Susan Rice, the embattled U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after a standoff with Republicans. The text of the letter she submitted to President Barack Obama:

President Obama statement on Susan Rice's decision

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

By By The Associated Press The statement released by the White House on Thursday in which President Barack Obama accepted the decision by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to withdraw from consideration to be the next secretary of state: "Today, I spoke to Ambassador Susan Rice and accepted her