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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Assad has broken chemical weapons agreement: Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry told members of Congress on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has violated the chemical weapons agreement he agreed to earlier this year.

September 18, 2014
President Barack Obama speaks at US Central Command (CentCom) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Obama spoke to members of the military after consulting with military officials about the U.S. counterterrorism campaign against Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama wants $100K per rebel: Joe Manchin

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin isn't happy about the math on President Obama's $500 million plan to train 5,000 Syrian rebels over the course of a year to fight the Islamic State terrorist group.

September 17, 2014
The old Lost River Voyage dock at Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida is shown on Tuesday Sept. 28, 2014. The park is trying to decide what to do with the the dock, which is also an old Sea Hunt set. The State took over operation of the historic tourist attraction on Oct. 1, 2013. The park service has spent the year renovating, returning the park to a more natural state. (AP Photo/The Ocala Star-Banner, Alan Youngblood)

AIR FORCE SAYS IT’S READY

The Air Force believes that the prep work has been done on building the next long range stealth bomber and that it's time to start "heavy lifting" on the project within the next year.

September 16, 2014
A fighter from the Islamic State group, armed with a knife and an automatic weapon, next to captured Syrian army soldiers and officers, following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria, Aug. 27, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama airstrike threat in Syria prompts Islamic State to go underground

Members of the Islamic State group operating out of Syria have responded to the threat of U.S. airstrikes by going underground. The streets in Raqqa have been cleared of vehicles and the group's assets have been redeployed to minimize exposure to western intelligence agencies.

September 16, 2014
Gen. Ray Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph McGee, Commander of 2-327 Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walk through the streets of Samarra to visit the locals, on Oct. 29, 2008. (U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Army is worried too many white men lead combat units

U.S. Army sociologists are worried that a lack of black officers leading its combat troops will have detrimental effect on minorities and lead to fewer black officers in top leadership posts.

September 11, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement after a meeting with Gulf states and other Middle East countries in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Kerry's visit, on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, was aimed at pinning down Middle Eastern allies on what support they are willing to give to U.S. plans to beat back the Islamic State group, which has seized large chunks of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry: U.S. not at war with Islamic State group it plans to destroy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the Obama administration is not at war with the Islamic State group, despite its stated commitment to sending 475 more troops to Iraq, increasing airstrikes in the region, and arming Syrian rebels who have been vetted.

September 11, 2014