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No. 8 Stanford Holds off No. 25 Notre Dame, 27-20

No. 8 Stanford Holds off No. 25 Notre Dame, 27-20

(AP) No. 8 Stanford holds off No. 25 Notre Dame, 27-20By ANTONIO GONZALEZAP Sports WriterSTANFORD, Calif.Wayne Lyons intercepted two passes from Tommy Rees late in the fourth quarter, and No. 8 Stanford held off No. 25 Notre Dame 27-20 on

Biden Does Asia

Biden Does Asia

(AP) VP Biden trying to show US still focused on AsiaBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt’s up to Vice President Joe Biden to show that the U.S. effort to realign its gaze toward Asia hasn’t fizzled out. Biden is set to arrive

China's Airspace Declaration a Direct Threat to Taiwan

China's Airspace Declaration a Direct Threat to Taiwan

China began the week by escalating tensions with all its neighbors, declaring an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over islands belonging to Japan. Who this belligerence is meant to spook the most is still up for debate but, indisputably, the move poses its

Prosecutor Outlines Chilling Murder of UK Soldier

Prosecutor Outlines Chilling Murder of UK Soldier

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONProsecutors showed jurors graphic videotape of the events surrounding the near decapitation of a British soldier on a London street, as the trial of two men opened Friday in the suspected Islamic extremist attack. Michael Adebolajo, 28,

Egypt Islamists Rally to Defy Protest Law

Egypt Islamists Rally to Defy Protest Law

(AP) Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest lawBy TONY G. GABRIEL and MARIAM RIZKAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday to disperse hundreds of Islamist demonstrators defying a draconian new law restricting protests, which has drawn widespread criticism from

China Sends Fighters to ID Flights by US, Japan

China Sends Fighters to ID Flights by US, Japan

(AP) China sends fighters to ID flights by US and JapanBy IAN MADERAssociated PressBEIJINGChina said it launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense

China Sends Warplanes into Air Defense Zone

China Sends Warplanes into Air Defense Zone

By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGChina said it sent warplanes into its newly declared maritime air defense zone days after the U.S., South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in broadening defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed

Code Talker: Redskins Name Not Derogatory

Code Talker: Redskins Name Not Derogatory

(AP) Code Talker says Redskins name not derogatoryBy MATTHEW BROWN and FELICIA FONSECAAssociated PressA leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and

US Sides with Japan in Territorial Dispute with China

US Sides with Japan in Territorial Dispute with China

The U.S. is standing with Japan in the territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea between Japan and China. The islands over which China declared “a new airspace defense zone last week” are called the Senkaku in Japan

NFL Rejects Super Bowl Commercial from Gun Company

NFL Rejects Super Bowl Commercial from Gun Company

The NFL has rejected a commercial submitted by firearm manufacturer Daniel Defense for the 2014 Super Bowl. Daniel Defense manufactures rifles on the AR-15 platform, but the commercial did not even mention Daniel Defense products. Instead, Guns & Ammo says the

Will Israel Nuke Iran?

Will Israel Nuke Iran?

That’s the question Micah Zenko poses at Foreign Policy. It’s partly a rhetorical question meant to highlight a perceived double standard in how Israel’s nuclear program is treated differently from Iran’s–a double standard that isn’t really one at all, since

China Says It Monitored Defiant US Bomber Flights

China Says It Monitored Defiant US Bomber Flights

(AP) China says it monitored defiant US bomber flightsBy CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGChina said Wednesday it monitored two unarmed U.S. bombers that flew over the East China Sea in defiance of Beijing’s declaration it is exercising greater military control over the

Military Sexual Assault Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Military Sexual Assault Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) military sexual assault legislation has hit another snag. According to numerous reports, the bill was blocked: Gillibrand, the junior Democratic senator from New York, believes passage of her bill to shift the decision to prosecute sexual assaults

Obama Advisor Asks Israel Not to Strike Iran

Obama Advisor Asks Israel Not to Strike Iran

Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, advised Israel in a televised interview not to attack Iran.  While acknowledging Israel’s independent right to self-defense, Rhodes–who rose inexplicably from speechwriter to the highest levels of foreign and

Report: NSA Chief Offered to Resign

Report: NSA Chief Offered to Resign

The National Security Agency’s director, Gen. Keith Alexander, had offered to resign earlier this year, following the series of leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  The Obama administration declined Alexander’s offer, according to the

Japan Says China's New Defense Zone Unenforceable

Japan Says China's New Defense Zone Unenforceable

(AP) Japan says China’s new defense zone unenforceableBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOChina’s new maritime air defense zone is unenforceable and dangerous, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday, in a continuing war of words over air space that includes the area