
AP - An Army general who co-directed a Pentagon study on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military said Wednesday that repeal is likely to prove “pretty inconsequential.”

AP - An Army general who co-directed a Pentagon study on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military said Wednesday that repeal is likely to prove “pretty inconsequential.”

Reuters - The nominee to become the top U.S. military officer warned on Tuesday it would be “extraordinarily difficult and very high risk” to cut $800 billion from defense spending as part of efforts to reduce the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt.

Reuters - The nominee to become the top U.S. military officer warned on Tuesday it would be “extraordinarily difficult and very high risk” to cut $800 billion from defense spending as part of efforts to reduce the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt.

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied on Thursday that a US general was passed over for the military’s top job due to his dissent over Afghan war strategy.

AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied on Thursday that a US general was passed over for the military’s top job due to his dissent over Afghan war strategy.

AFP - President Barack Obama’s “favorite general” has been passed over for the US military’s top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said.

AFP - President Barack Obama’s “favorite general” has been passed over for the US military’s top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said.

Reuters - President Barack Obama may pick Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey as the U.S. military’s top officer, filling a crucial post that in recent years has served as the main point of contact with Pakistan’s military, sources said on Wednesday.

AP - A general who just last month was installed as the Army’s top officer has emerged as a surprise front-runner in President Barack Obama’s search for his next top military adviser, the final move in Obama’s drive to reshuffle the upper tiers of his national security team.

AFP - A controversial general who commanded US ground forces in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib scandal said Monday he is mulling a run under the Democratic ticket for a US senate seat in Texas.