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This is AP News Minute. 1. * Pope Francis has finally touched down in the US after leaving Cuba on Tuesday. The pontiff arrived at Joint Base Andrews and headed to 2-day visit to Washington DC where he will meet President Obama and deliver remarks at
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US Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 16 Jun 2010 The head of U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the withdrawal date for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan is the beginni
President Barack Obama has named General David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, to replace his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, following a magazine interview in which McChrystal and his aides were dismissive o
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 September 2007 General David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, faced tough questions Monday while testifying before two congressional committees about what he says has been significant progress against al-Qaida and
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By Jim Randle Baghdad 10 September 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his country has made progress toward improving security, but Iraqi forces are not yet ready to take over full responsibility from the U.S. military. VOA's Jim Randle re
By Paula Wolfson Washington 23 December 2007 The top U.S. commander in Iraq - General David Petraeus - spelled out his goals for 2008 in an interview Sunday on American television. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Washington that General Pertraeus ap
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By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he no longer holds out the hope that the U.S. troop level in Iraq will be down to 100,000 by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January. But he does hope fo
1. Former CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair will be the subject of meetings between Congressional and Intelligence community leaders. Petraeus was supposed to testify this week about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
1. Four days after the election, President Barack Obama can finally claim victory in Florida. With nearly 100 percent of the votes counted, Obama was declared the winner, giving him 332 to 406 final margin in the Electoral College. 2. Meantime, Obama
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, to lead the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as U.S. military operations and security cooperation thro
By Jim Randle Baghdad 11 September 2007 The government of Iraq says the need for U.S. combat troops in the country will decrease in the near future and it welcomed Monday's congressional testimony by the U.S. commander in Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador
The fall from grace of retired General David Petraeus, once America's most prominent post-9/11 military leader, has surprised a nation. In the past he's been held in high esteem and has even been mentioned as a future presidential candidate. But afte