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With No Deal, Obama Heads To Hawaii -- Washington PostWith financial negotiations all but halted, President Obama was headed out of Washington on Friday evening for his annual winter vacation in Hawaii.Obama is likely to have a short trip this year; aides said he is scheduled to...

Running Out The Clock On Benghazi -- Wesley Pruden, The Washington TimesThere’s no mystery about why Hillary Rodham Clinton spends so much time on airplanes to dreary places that everybody else avoids like the plague (or the stomach flu). The climate anywhere is better than in the comfortable ineptitude of Foggy Bottom.The report of an independent...

Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 155 miles north of Baghdad, in November. Ako Rasheed/ReutersViolence In Iraq Spikes. Are US Security Interests In Jeopardy? -- Christian Science MonitorA recent rise in civilian deaths and injuries in Iraq is cause...

  Hey Jeff & Russ- My MacBook Pro has the same issue. I found this in the Apple Support Communities section. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2609062?start=0&tstart=0 Go down to the third post, the one by...

SYRIA EXPERT: Assad Will Eventually Flee To The Coast And Rebels Will Battle Each Other -- Michael Kelley, Business InsiderSyria expert Joshua Landis told Voice of America journalist Cecily Hilleary that he thinks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will eventually flee to the coastal...

Senators Slam White House’s Float-and-Wait Approach on National Security Nominees -- Defense NewsChuck Hagel once seemed a widely respected former GOP senator and emerging thought leader on defense and national security issues who would cruise through the confirmation process if...

Photo: Ret. U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel. WikipediaTop Republican Senator Will Oppose Hagel Nomination -- Washington PostSen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), the Republican whip, told me in a phone interview this morning he would oppose the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense: “I...

Rivals Clash Ahead Of Egypt Constitution Vote -- Al JazeeraRival protesters fight on streets of Alexandria over controversial draft constitution to be put to vote on Saturday.Clashes have broken out in northern Egypt between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and opponents of the country's highly contentious draft constitution.The two sides hurled...

Endgame In Syria -- Rajendra Abhyankar, HaaretzThe situation has become much worse, with a growing number of Salafists following their agenda of gaining political power through violence backing extremist groups that would impose an Islamic regime in the country. The interview that Farouk Shara, the Syrian vice president, gave to the Lebanese daily...

Syrian Rebels Strike Base Near Military Factories, Push To Capture Areas Near Turkey -- FOX News/APBEIRUT – Syrian rebels attacked a base protecting a military industrial compound in the country's north on Friday as anti-government forces pushed forward in efforts to capture wider areas near the border with Turkey, an activist group said.The Britain-based...

UN Crew Killed As Helicopter Shot Down In South Sudan -- The GuardianUnited Nations confirms all four crew killed after helicopter shot down during reconnaissance mission in Jonglei stateSouth Sudan's armed forces shot down a UN helicopter on Friday, killing all four crew on board....

Syrian conflict deaths, updated Dec. 20, 2012. Voice of AmericaThe SHRO: More Than 44,000 The Death Toll Over The Past 21 Months Of The Syrian Conflict -- Bahrain News AgencyBeirut: Dec. 20 – (BNA) The Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SHRO) reported that the death toll resulting...

The Scuds date back to the Cold War era and were used by Iraq's Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War. (Reuters)NATO: Syria Fires More Scud Missiles -- Voice of AmericaNATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have fired more missiles inside...

Syria Unleashes Cluster Bombs on Town, Punishing Civilians -- New York TimesMAREA, Syria — The plane came in from the southeast late in the afternoon, releasing its weapons in a single pass. Within seconds, scores of finned bomblets struck and exploded on the homes and narrow streets of this small Syrian town. After the screams and the desperate gathering...

Chinese Ships Enter Japanese Waters Near Disputed Islands -- CNNTokyo (CNN) -- Three Chinese ships entered into waters near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries on Friday morning and were staying despite a warning from a Japanese Coast Guard ship,...

39 People Killed In Clashes In Kenyan Village -- Christian Science MonitorThe tit-for-tat cycle of killings may be related to a redrawing of political boundaries and next year's general elections, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Kenya said in late August.At least 39 people were...

Dec. 16, 2012: Blackhawk helicopters fly to Kandahar -- an ordinary day, despite widespread fearmongering of an impending "doomsday." (U.S. Army / D. Myles Cullen)Doomsday? Just Another Day For The Military -- Allison Barrie, FOX NewsDespite a wave of online hysteria to the contrary,...

Watch the latest video at video.latino.foxnews.comJon Hammar, Marine Jailed In Mexico, To Be Released From Prison Today -- FOX NewsDEVELOPING: Jon Hammar, the U.S. Marine who has been in a Mexican prison since August on a dubious weapon charge is being released today, his father confirmed to FoxNews.com.Jon Hammar Sr. said during a flight layover in...

Obama Picks Kerry For Secretary Of State, Official Says -- New York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts as secretary of state, a senior administration official said, succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton and putting in place the first member of his second-term national security team. The appointment of...

The U.S. Air Force supplied information of drone strikes shows a sharp increase from 2011 to 2012Revealed: U.S. Carried Out 333 Drone Strikes In Afghanistan This Year Alone - More Than The Entire Drone Strikes In Pakistan Over The Past Eight Years COMBINED -- Daily Mail* U.S. carried...

Turkey And Table Football With The Troops: Cameron Makes Surprise Pre-Christmas Visit To Declare 'Success' In Afghanistan -- Daily Mail* Prime Minister sings carols and eats Christmas dinner with soldiers on front line during unscheduled trip to Camp Bastion yesterday* Insists Britain will leave a legacy of 'success not failure'* Visit comes days after...

Syria Fires More Scud Missiles As Refugee Projections Climb -- Christian Science MonitorNATO condemned Syria for firing Scud-type missiles yesterday, which Syria denies doing. The UN says the violence could result in as many as 1 million refugees over the next six months.The head of NATO condemned the Syrian government's return to firing Scud-type...

The End Of Advantage: Enemies May Catch Up With US Technology -- Or Surpass It -- Aol DefenseWASHINGTON: "We in the United States are a bit arrogant in thinking [that] we own the technology high ground," the civilian told the assembled generals. "Technology doesn't necessarily belong...

Michele Flournoy. Image Credit: Sgt. David A. Bryant (US Army)A Woman Of Substance -- Paul Wolfowitz, AEI IdeasI am not deeply familiar with Michele Flournoy’s record at the Defense Department or with her overall qualifications to be Secretary of Defense, but I know about one aspect...

North Korea EMP Attack Could Destroy U.S. — Now -- Peter Vincent Pry, Washington TimesObama must take immediate action.North Korea now has an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear weapon to the United States, as demonstrated by their successful...

A protester reacts as the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group on September 11, 2012. Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERSBenghazi Suspects Still On The Loose -- CNNMore than three months after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, not a...

Zero Dark Thirty May Be The Best On Screen Attempt At Creating The 'Fog Of War' Ever -- Tim Robey, Business Insider/The Daily TelegraphZero Dark Thirty is military terminology for half past midnight, the time at which the pivotal raid to capture Osama bin Laden was scheduled by the CIA. There’s no more perfect title for a film this year, because it...