Obama, McChrystal, start private Oval Office talk

WASHINGTON (AP) - With his future as the top U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan uncertain, Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrived at the White House this morning to explain his biting complaints about President Barack Obama and his aides directly to the commander in chief. The general was meeting with Obama in the Oval Office before attending the president’s regular monthly war meeting. McChrystal usually participates by videoconference.