WASHINGTON - The White House said President Obama could use an unusual war council last night to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new US troops to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.By: Anne Gearan and Jennifer Loven|Date: Nov 24, 2009

Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon may launch an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ranks, officials said yesterday.By: Anne Gearan|Date: Nov 18, 2009

The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan, even as the president met Monday with top advisers for possibly the last major deliberations before an announcement.By: Anne Gearan and Jennifer Loven|Date: Nov 23, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.By: Pamela Hess and Anne Gearan|Date: Nov 21, 2009

WASHINGTON - The government must reveal the names of those held in the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled yesterday, rejecting claims that terrorists could use the information to plot new crimes.

The Justice Department has not justified a blanket policy of secrecy about more than 1,000 people picked up since the jetliner attacks, US District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled. She gave the government 15 days to provide the names.

By: Anne Gearan, Associated Press|Date: Aug 3, 2002

FAIRFAX, Va. -- A jury deliberating under heavy security yesterday decided that a Pakistani should get the death penalty for gunning down two CIA employees outside the spy agency's gates.

Mir Aimal Kasi, 33, showed no emotion as the decision was read. One of his lawyers leaned over and rubbed Kasi's back.

By: Anne Gearan, Associated Press|Date: Nov 15, 1997

...Hezbollah A Necessary Compromise Rice, in Beirut, calls power-share pact with Hezbollah a necessary compromise By ANNE GEARAN (AP Diplomatic Writer) BEIRUT, Lebanon - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she welcomes...

...imposed deadline at midnight last night. There are many different possible ways to approach this story. The AP's Anne Gearan has chosen to use the occasion for a news analysis piece (masquerading as straight news) criticizing the President...

... Email Print Text Size US commander in Afghanistan calls for new strategy Posted: Updated: By ANNE GEARAN AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - More troops and a new strategy for using them are emerging as...