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AP Interview: Top US general confident in Afghans
The top commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan believes government security forces have improved faster than expected and will be ready to take ...
White House: Allen's NATO nomination to go ahead
The White House said Wednesday it will go ahead with Gen. John Allen's nomination to become commander of NATO forces in Europe, following his ...
US Afghan commander cleared in Petraeus email case
A Pentagon investigation has cleared Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, of professional misconduct in exchanging emails with a ...
Army general defers plea at hearing on sex charges
An Army general brought back from Afghanistan to face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges deferred entering a plea Tuesday. Brig.
Sex is major reason military commanders are fired
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and ...
Obama digs in for a fight on Hagel, Brennan picks
Digging in for a fight, President Barack Obama riled Senate Republicans and some Democrats, too, on Monday by nominating former senator and combat ...
Obama's CIA pick chose spycraft over priesthood
John Brennan was headed for the priesthood when, while sitting idly on a bus as a student at Fordham University in the 1970s, he stumbled on a ...
Obama taps homeland security aide to head CIA
President Barack Obama has tapped White House homeland security adviser John Brennan as his nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Obama on ...
McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering ...
Obama may round out natl. security team next week
President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick ...
Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state
President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, one of Washington's most respected voices on foreign policy, as his next ...
AP poll: Mass shootings voted top 2012 news story
The horrific massacre of 26 children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school, along with other mass shootings, was the top news story of 2012, ...
Petraeus mistress won't face cyberstalking charge
The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an ...
Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai
President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in ...
Romney's '47 percent' chosen as year's best quote
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of the population dependent on the government and "binders full of ...
THE RESET: Obama faces major foreign policy tests
Debate over the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts is consuming most of the political oxygen in Washington lately.
Senate OKs Obama's choice for Afghan commander
The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's choice to be the top commander in Afghanistan. By voice vote Monday, lawmakers cleared the way for ...
Partisan split over UN Ambassador Rice widens
Republicans continue to argue that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice is unfit to be secretary of state. Democrats say the criticism is unfair.
Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected
President Barack Obama could name his next defense secretary in December, far sooner than expected and perhaps in a high-powered package announcement ...
Greater email privacy won't hinder law enforcement
Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search ...
Senate panel OKs Obama choice for US commander
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved President Barack Obama's choice to be the top commander in Afghanistan. By voice vote Thursday, the ...
After mostly silence, Jill Kelley defends herself
Jill Kelley wants the world to know that she didn't do anything wrong when she befriended top military brass. The Tampa socialite at the center of a ...
Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal
A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as ...
SKorea: US socialite to lose honorary consul title
South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to an American socialite tied to a scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, officials ...