Under pressure, Chuck Hagel steps down as Pentagon chief
By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday he is stepping down, leaving under pressure following a rocky tenure in which he has struggled to break…
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Chuck Hagel orders top-to-bottom changes in nuke force
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top-to-bottom changes in the management of the nation’s nuclear arsenal Friday, saying a lack of sustained attention and…
Kerry: US open to talks with Iran over Iraq
By MATTHEW LEE FILE – This June 12, 2014 file photo shows Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a meeting between President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Tony…
AP EXCLUSIVE: MISCONDUCT FORCES MORE SOLDIERS OUT
By LOLITA C. BALDOR FILE – This photo April 23, 2013 file photo shows Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The number of U.S.…
HAGEL ADDS URGENCY TO PUSH FOR ETHICS CRACKDOWN
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS FILE – In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Pentagon in Washington. Hagel is ordering military…
SYSTEMIC PERSONNEL PROBLEMS SEEN IN NUCLEAR CORPS
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS FILE – This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance…
AFGHAN EXPRESSES OPTIMISM KARZAI WILL SIGN US PACT
By KAY JOHNSON Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta addresses a news conference at presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. President Hamid Karzai’s national security adviser…
THE KEY FINDINGS ON NUCLEAR FORCE TROUBLES
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes questions as he briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington. In taking…