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• 9. THIS FANTASY BECOMES A REALITY
• A Marquette University student gets his wish and completes course work centered on the writings of "The Hobbit" author J.R.R. Tolkien.
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• 10. BENGALS IMPROVE PLAYOFF POSITIONING
• Quarterback Andy Dalton accounts for two touchdowns and Cincinnati's defense forces five turnovers in a 34-13 win over Philadelphia to slide into last wild-card spot.
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AP News in Brief
Pentagon to send Patriot missiles, 400 troops to Turkey to help NATO defense against Syria
• INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) -- The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack.
• Pentagon press secretary George Little said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed a deployment order Friday en route to Turkey from Afghanistan.
• The order calls for 400 US soldiers to operate two batteries of Patriots at undisclosed locations in Turkey, Little told reporters flying with Panetta.
• Turkey is a founding member of NATO and requested that the alliance provide Patriots. They will be sent by NATO members Germany and the Netherlands as well as the U.S. for an undetermined period.
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Kerry vaults to top of list to lead State as Rice declines, Hagel front-runner for Pentagon
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of secretary of state candidates after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice suddenly withdrew from consideration to avoid a contentious confirmation fight with emboldened Republicans.
• The exit of Rice and elevation of Kerry shook up Washington on Thursday and was coupled with the potential for even bolder second-term changes in Obama's na (Continued on page 26)
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