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Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers

A House committee chairman charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with filmmakers

Civilian contractors attacked in Yemen

The Pentagon says three civilian contractors helping train Yemen's coast guard were attacked in Yemen.

Obama: Confident Afghans can take security lead

President Barack Obama says Afghanistan is on track to place the entire country's security under the lead of Afghan forces in 2013, relegating U.S.-led NATO

What to look for at the NATO Summit

A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.

Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration

Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a

House OKs $642 billion defense bill

Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks a deficit-cutting deal with

Obama asks for help to fund Afghan army

Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international

Defense bill challenges Obama policy

In an election-year challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans are pressing ahead with a defense budget that adds billions of dollars, boosts

Dempsey avoids broaching defense cuts

The nation’s top military commander was in Virginia Beach Wednesday to speak at the Joint War Fighting Conference.

Pentagon limits F-22 fighter flights

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has limited the flights of the F-22 fighter jet to regions where pilots can quickly land the plane if they experience oxygen

House OKs social programs cuts to aid Pentagon

The GOP-controlled House has passed legislation to replace a looming 10 percent cut to the military budget with cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and

US sends airport security guide to other countries

In the wake of a terrorist bomb plot disrupted by the CIA, the U.S. advised some international airports and air carriers Tuesday about security measures for

House unveils $608 billion defense bill

A House panel has unveiled a $608 billion defense spending bill that restores some of the programs the Pentagon wanted to cut next year and provides nearly $1

USS Cole suspect killed

Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base, killing 20 soldiers just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed a senior figure in

Al-Qaida releases video of American hostage

The White House says the Obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al-Qaida even though it is concerned about the safety and well-being of a

9/11 mastermind back before Gitmo judge

The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four accused co-conspirators will appear in public for the first time in more than three years

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