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Email privacy legislation clears Senate committee

Email privacy legislation clears Senate committee
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th
By By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person's emails or other electronic

Study: US jails could handle Guantanamo detainees

Study: US jails could handle Guantanamo detainees
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th
By By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the 166 detainees being held there could be absorbed safely by U.S. prisons, a government report says. Many of the detainees are accused of plotting

Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims

Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - With congressional opposition softening, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. It's a step that may signal greater U.S.

GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack

GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th
By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican opposition to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next secretary of state began to crack Sunday as Sen. John McCain said she was "not the problem" in the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attack in Libya and suggested he could

Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan

Gen. Allen resumes command duty in Afghanistan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the Pentagon announced it was investigating potentially "inappropriate" correspondence between

Japan's Abe says strong economy tops his platform

Japan's Abe says strong economy tops his platform
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that he will spearhead an economic recovery and strengthen Japan's military if his conservative party regains control in elections next month. "We will recover Japan," Abe told a news

Myanmar says it's ready to sign nuclear agreement

Myanmar says it's ready to sign nuclear agreement
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Little noticed in the warm glow of President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar was a significant concession that could shed light on whether that nation's powerful military pursued a clandestine nuclear weapons program,

Myanmar says it's ready to sign nuclear agreement

Myanmar says it's ready to sign nuclear agreement
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Little noticed in the warm glow of President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar was a significant concession that could shed light on whether that nation's powerful military pursued a clandestine nuclear weapons program,

SKorean man sentenced for retweeting NKorean posts

SKorean man sentenced for retweeting NKorean posts
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean man has received a suspended 10-month prison term for retweeting North Korean propaganda posts. The Suwon District Court cited the National Security Law in its ruling Wednesday against Park Jeong-geun. The law prohibits praising and glorifying North Korea.

SKorean man sentenced for retweeting NKorean posts

SKorean man sentenced for retweeting NKorean posts
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean man has received a suspended 10-month prison term for retweeting North Korean propaganda posts. The Suwon District Court cited the National Security Law in its ruling Wednesday against Park Jeong-geun. The law prohibits praising and glorifying North Korea.