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• Canadian Press HeadLine Package
• Official: Emails from paramour led to FBI probe
• Doomsday Preppers Reveal They're Crazy & Brilliant
• Veteran Organizations Join Forces to Respond to Hurricane Sandy
• Official: FBI probe that led to Petraeus ouster began with complaint over harassing emails
• Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way
• FBI probe of Petraeus began with "suspicious emails"
• Former Iraqi central bank chief rejects graft charges
• Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked
• Petraeus' biographer a military reservist, scholar
• Admitting to affair, Petraeus resigns as CIA chief
• War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
• Paula Broadwell, Army counterintelligence reservist, co-wrote general's biography
• Petraeus Affair Uncovered by FBI Probe
• Highlights of Gen. David Petraeus' Army career
• Gen. David Petraeus: soldier, scholar, statesman
• Iraq reconsiders $4 billion Russian arms plans
• Syria opposition leader still hopes for military aid
• Vets preserve memories of war with their own art
• New Syria opposition leader still hopes for military aid
• Fleeing fallen Syrian town, refugees fear Assad's air power
• 'We are children': Boys in video feed describe chaos, fear and gunshots during Afghan massacre
• David Petraeus ends long public career with resignation from CIA over affair with biographer
• Seventeen Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash
• Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
• Victims testify about details of Afghan massacre
• Husband arrested in Calif. killing of Iraqi woman
• Thousands flee Syria in exodus, millions more need aid
• Global Military Aircraft & Aerospace Manufacturing Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated
• CAMEO Says Veterans Day Present for Women Veterans Is to Lower High Unemployment with Entrepreneurship and Small Business Creation
• New Franchise for Military Veterans Tackles America’s Obesity Crisis
• Highlights of Petraeus' career
• Relative of victims recounts details of massacre
• 10 things you need to know today: November 10, 2012
• Guards testify about night of Afghan massacre
• Victims to testify in Afghan massacre hearing
• CIA Director David Petraeus quits over affair

Canadian Press HeadLine Package Posted: 10 Nov 2012 04:30 PM PST WASHINGTON - The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover the affair, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Official: Emails from paramour led to FBI probe Posted: 10 Nov 2012 04:02 PM PST The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover the affair, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Doomsday Preppers Reveal They're Crazy & Brilliant Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:57 PM PST Braxton and Kara Southwick live in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, with their six kids. Braxton, a mechanic who prides himself on family values, once rode motorbikes professionally. He's also training his family to prepare for an attack of weaponized smallpox that he fears will bring the country to its knees.

Veteran Organizations Join Forces to Respond to Hurricane Sandy Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:32 PM PST This Sunday, Veterans Day, hundreds of military veterans from across the country will descend on New York City to help rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy.New York City, New York (PRWEB) November 10, 2012 This Sunday, Veterans Day, hundreds of military veterans from across the country will descend on New York City to help rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Working street by street, home by home, these veterans will lead relief efforts in the hardest hit areas of Rockaway Beach, NY. ...

Official: FBI probe that led to Petraeus ouster began with complaint over harassing emails Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:28 PM PST WASHINGTON - The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover the affair, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:16 PM PST Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States.

FBI probe of Petraeus began with "suspicious emails" Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:50 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA Director David Petraeus' affair with author Paula Broadwell was sparked by "suspicious emails" that initially did not contain any connection to Petraeus, U.S. law enforcement and security officials told Reuters on Saturday. But the CIA director's name unexpectedly turned up in the course of the investigation, two officials and two other sources briefed on the matter said. It was "an issue with two women and they stumbled across the affair with Petraeus," a U.S. government security source said. ...

Former Iraqi central bank chief rejects graft charges Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The former governor of Iraq's central bank on Saturday denied parliamentary charges of corruption on Saturday, saying he was the victim of a government campaign to try and control the autonomous bank's foreign reserves. Iraq's cabinet last month ousted Sinan al-Shibibi after a parliamentary investigation into central bank officials accused of abusing the bank's dollar auctions. ...

Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:31 PM PST TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - An Afghan villager and two of his sons, who survived a night-time shooting rampage in March, testified on Saturday that they saw only one U.S. soldier attacking their compound, backing the U.S. government's account. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing 16 villagers, mostly women and children, when he ventured out of his remote camp on two revenge-fueled forays over a five-hour period in March. ...

Petraeus' biographer a military reservist, scholar Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:27 PM PST Paula Broadwell first met fellow West Point graduate David Petraeus in the spring of 2006, when she was a graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Admitting to affair, Petraeus resigns as CIA chief Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:14 PM PST The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has brought a sudden and unexpected end to the public career of a four-star general who led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and was thought to be a potential candidate for president.

War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:50 AM PST It was a moment Nina Berman did not expect to capture when she entered an Illinois wedding studio in 2006. She knew Tyler Ziegel had been horribly injured, his face mutilated beyond recognition by a suicide bombing in the Iraq War. She knew he was marrying his pretty high school sweetheart, perfect in a white, voluminous dress.

Paula Broadwell, Army counterintelligence reservist, co-wrote general's biography Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST WASHINGTON - Paula Broadwell first met fellow West Point graduate David Petraeus in the spring of 2006, when she was a graduate student at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Petraeus Affair Uncovered by FBI Probe Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:36 AM PST Broadwell Spent a Year Embedded With Petraeus in Afghanistan

Highlights of Gen. David Petraeus' Army career Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:55 AM PST Highlights from of the career of David Petraeus, 60, the Iraq and Afghanistan war general who went on to lead the CIA until he announced Friday that he resigned because he had been carrying on an extramarital affair:

Gen. David Petraeus: soldier, scholar, statesman Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:52 AM PST At the close of his time commanding U.S. forces in Iraq, at the height of a legendary military career, Gen. David Petraeus was lauded by his boss, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates, as "one of our nation's great battle captains."

Iraq reconsiders $4 billion Russian arms plans Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST Iraq is reconsidering plans to buy more than $4 billion in arms from Russia, officials said Saturday, throwing the proposed purchase into question just weeks after it was announced.

Syria opposition leader still hopes for military aid Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:13 AM PST DOHA (Reuters) - The new chief of the main Syrian opposition group overseas said on Saturday he still had hope for more military aid from Western powers in the revolt against the rule of Bashar al-Assad. "Now we will push the Arab countries and the international community to change their position. We need a new decision," George Sabra told Reuters in Doha, where Syrian opposition figures have been meeting for the past week to try to forge a new leadership including activists overseas and in Syria itself. ...

Vets preserve memories of war with their own art Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:07 AM PST The fallen Iraqi soldier's face is frozen in agony, his eyes and mouth wide open, his arms spread in surrender, his death in the Kuwaiti desert captured for posterity.

New Syria opposition leader still hopes for military aid Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST DOHA (Reuters) - The new chief of the main Syrian opposition group overseas said on Saturday he still had hope for more military aid from Western powers in the revolt against the rule of Bashar al-Assad. "Now we will push the Arab countries and the international community to change their position. We need a new decision," George Sabra told Reuters in Doha, where Syrian opposition figures have been meeting for the past week to try to forge a new leadership including activists overseas and in Syria itself. ...

Fleeing fallen Syrian town, refugees fear Assad's air power Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:38 AM PST CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) - Gun and mortar fire could be heard on Saturday from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain two days after it fell to rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad, and refugees who had fled to Turkey said they feared retribution from the air. Laden with what possessions they could carry, Syrians continued to cross the border into Turkey, some saying they were scared the fighting was not over and Assad's fighter planes and helicopters would be back. ...

'We are children': Boys in video feed describe chaos, fear and gunshots during Afghan massacre Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Stories of the massacre came, one by one, over a live video link from Afghanistan into a military courtroom outside Seattle: torched bodies, a son finding his wounded father, boys cowering behind a curtain while others screamed "We are children! We are children!"

David Petraeus ends long public career with resignation from CIA over affair with biographer Posted: 10 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PST WASHINGTON - The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has brought a sudden and unexpected end to the public career of a four-star general who led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and was thought to be a potential candidate for president.

Seventeen Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash Posted: 10 Nov 2012 04:57 AM PST DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Seventeen Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey due to bad weather conditions including fog, the area's governor said. The Sikorsky helicopter crashed on Herekol mountain, in the Pervari area of Siirt province, Siirt Governor Ahmet Aydin said. The victims were members of the country's gendarmerie special forces and there were no survivors, he said. ...

Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:28 AM PST A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops onboard, officials said.

Victims testify about details of Afghan massacre Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:15 AM PST Stories of the massacre came, one by one, over a live video link from Afghanistan into a military courtroom outside Seattle: torched bodies, a son finding his wounded father, boys cowering behind a curtain while others screamed "We are children! We are children!"

Husband arrested in Calif. killing of Iraqi woman Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:05 AM PST Eight months after the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman that drew international attention because it appeared to be a hate crime, the woman's husband has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

Thousands flee Syria in exodus, millions more need aid Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:14 AM PST ANKARA/DOHA (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians fled their country on Friday in one of the biggest refugee exoduses of the 20-month civil war after rebels seized a border town, and the United Nations warned that millions more still in Syria will need help as winter sets in. In Qatar, the main opposition group outside Syria elected a new leader. However, it will start talks on Saturday with other factions, including representatives of rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces, on forming a wider body that hopes to gain international recognition as a government-in-waiting. The U.N. ...

Global Military Aircraft & Aerospace Manufacturing Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:02 AM PST The industry has grown over the past five years as a result of increased demand for military aircraft and missile systems, especially from North America and Europe. Demand for military aerospace equipment was backed by the Iraq War, the war on terrorism and homeland security. Growth is anticipated to be moderate in the next five years as modest spending in defense budgets occurs in developed nations. Strong GDP growth from newly industrialized nations will also buoy demand for military equipment and air superiority. ...

CAMEO Says Veterans Day Present for Women Veterans Is to Lower High Unemployment with Entrepreneurship and Small Business Creation Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:58 AM PST Unemployment for women veterans went from 9.7% in September 2011 to 13.2% in September 2012. And it's even worse for recent female veterans (19.9%.) The unemployment issue in California is of concern as of more veterans return to California with the winding down of Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In honor of Veterans Day, CAMEO brought together a group of amazing women veterans to discuss the challenges that women veterans face and possibility solutions to the extremely high unemployment of women veterans. ...

New Franchise for Military Veterans Tackles America’s Obesity Crisis Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:58 AM PST Military veterans across the nation are becoming health and nutrition activists by starting a veteran-owned franchise with HUMAN Healthy Vending (http://www.healthyvending.com) – the nation's leading franchisor of socially-responsible healthy vending machine businesses.Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) November 10, 2012 Military veterans across the nation are becoming health and nutrition activists by starting a veteran-owned franchise with HUMAN Healthy Vending (http://www.healthyvending. ...

Highlights of Petraeus' career Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:16 AM PST Highlights from of the career of David Petraeus, 60, the Iraq and Afghan war general who went on to lead the CIA until he announced Friday that he resigned because he had been carrying on an extramarital affair:

Relative of victims recounts details of massacre Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:08 PM PST A relative of some of the victims killed in a massacre in southern Afghanistan last March testified at a hearing for the U.S. soldier accused in the attack that he found their bodies piled together and burned.

10 things you need to know today: November 10, 2012 Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:05 PM PST Petraeus resigns, Obama braces for the fiscal cliff, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion

Guards testify about night of Afghan massacre Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:51 PM PST Two Afghan National Army guards testified via a live video stream from Afghanistan, recounting what they had seen in the pre-dawn darkness outside a base the night prosecutors say a U.S. soldier massacred 16 civilians.

Victims to testify in Afghan massacre hearing Posted: 09 Nov 2012 08:52 PM PST An Afghan National Army guard who reported seeing a U.S. soldier outside a remote base the night 16 civilians were massacred in March said the man did not stop even after being asked three times to do so.

CIA Director David Petraeus quits over affair Posted: 09 Nov 2012 07:42 PM PST David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair.

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