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Obama blasts senators: 'They should go after me'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Setting an unflinching tone for his second term, President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused two top Republicans senators of lobbing outrageous criticism at his United Nations ambassador instead of confronting him directly over a

Feinstein: Petraeus to testify on Benghazi attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other

McCain wants Watergate-style panel to probe Libya

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain is calling for establishment of a Watergate-style congressional committee to investigate the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Arizona Republican tells "CBS This Morning" he believes

Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By NANCY BENAC and PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Responding warily to his administration's sudden sex scandal, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's seen no evidence that national security was damaged by the revelations that ended his CIA director's career and

Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

Shaping a security team, Obama's challenge deepens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Barely a week after winning re-election, President Barack Obama suddenly confronts a deepening challenge in assembling a new national security team, his task complicated by a scandal that has cost him a CIA chief and raised doubts

Scandal widens; US general's emails 'flirtatious'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By NANCY BENAC and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The sex scandal that felled CIA Director David Petraeus widened Tuesday to ensnare the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, in a suddenly public drama involving a Tampa socialite, a jealous rival, a twin sister

Scandal widens; US general's emails 'flirtatious'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

CIA denies it detained militants in Benghazi.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA is denying an assertion made by David Petraeus' biographer and girlfriend that the agency held militants in Libya before the Sept. 11 attack. During a talk last month at the University of Denver, author Paula Broadwell said the CIA had detained people at a secret

Petraeus said to be shocked by girlfriend's emails

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PETE YOSTAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn last summer that his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press