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US to Withdraw Strike Jets From Libya Mission

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. military will pull its warplanes from front-line missions Monday and shift to a support role in the Libyan conflict, a NATO official said. Britain, France and other NATO allies will now provide the fighter and attack jets to conduct intercept and ground attack missions as they enforce a no-fly zone...

US May Hand Over No-Fly Lead This Weekend

The United States may hand over operational control of the no-fly zone in Libya to a coalition-led command-and-control structure sometime during the next several days, according to a senior U.S. military official. The U.S. military may turn over control of military operations over Libya "as early as this weekend," Vice...

Lara Logan Hospitalized Following 'Brutal' Sexual Assault in Egypt

CBS News released a statement today regarding the condition of Lara Logan, its chief foreign affairs correspondent. According to CBS, Logan was separated from her crew, beaten and sexually assaulted by a mob in Cairo's Tahrir Square on the day that Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt. In the crush of the...

Obama Signing DADT Repeal [LIVE VIDEO]

This morning, President Barack Obama will fulfill a campaign promise by signing a bill repealing the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prevents gays from serving openly in the armed forces. While commentators point out that it will take some time before tangible change is visible, the bill, which...

Gay Vets Seek to Re-Enlist in Military

(Oct. 20) -- "I passed." That's what gay Iraq war veteran Dan Choi announced today on his Twitter page after taking the skills test to re-enlist in the Army. Choi, who came out on national TV and then handcuffed himself to the White House fence to protest the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, is one of at least three gay...

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