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Weeden Sharp, Browns Blast Rams 27-19

Weeden Sharp, Browns Blast Rams 27-19

(AP) Weeden sharp, Browns blast Rams 27-19By TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrandon Weeden made coach Rob Chudzinski’s debut a success, and may have stopped any quarterback controversy before it started. Weeden threw a touchdown pass and led Cleveland on two scoring

2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in Yemen

2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in Yemen

(AP) 2 suspected US drones kill 9 militants in YemenBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenTwo U.S. drone strikes killed a total of nine suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said, the sixth and seventh such attacks in less than

How American Leaks May Help Arm Israel's Enemies

How American Leaks May Help Arm Israel's Enemies

Israel has struck four targets in Syria this year, according to international media reports, hitting shipments of Iranian and Russian weapons that were – or were about to be – moved to Hizballah’s possession in Lebanon. The most recent reported attack

Report: 3D-Printed Rifle Successfully Fires 14 Rounds

Report: 3D-Printed Rifle Successfully Fires 14 Rounds

A Canadian rifle maker has successfully fired a 3D-printed rifle, based on firearms designer Cody Wilson’s work on a homemade handgun crafted from thermoplastics. Mashable.com reports that “Matthew” has successfully fired 14 rounds from a .22 rifle created from a

DOJ Investigating DEA Over Surveillance Reports

DOJ Investigating DEA Over Surveillance Reports

In the aftermath of a Reuters report detailing domestic surveillance programs under the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the DEA. The DEA operates underneath the DOJ, so in essence, the DOJ is investigating

Judge halts trial in Fort Hood shooting rampage

(AP) Judge halts trial in Fort Hood shooting rampageBy NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBERAssociated PressFORT HOOD, TexasThe standby attorney for the soldier charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage accused Maj. Nidal Hasan on Wednesday of deliberately charting

Maj. Hasan: Evidence Will Show 'I Am the Shooter'

Maj. Hasan: Evidence Will Show 'I Am the Shooter'

(AP) Maj. Hasan: Evidence will show ‘I am the shooter’By NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBERAssociated PressFORT HOOD, TexasThe Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood targeted fellow soldiers in a meticulously planned attack that included

NY Rep. King Tests Presidential Waters in NH

NY Rep. King Tests Presidential Waters in NH

(AP) NY Rep. King tests presidential waters in NHBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWAKEFIELD, N.H.New York Republican Congressman Peter King is warning his party not to abandon its longstanding emphasis on national defense as he launches a two-day tour of New Hampshire.

US Military Helicopter Crashes in Okinawa

US Military Helicopter Crashes in Okinawa

(AP) US military helicopter crashes in OkinawaBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOA U.S. military helicopter crashed at an American base on the southern island of Okinawa, Japanese and U.S. officials said Monday. A HH-60 rescue helicopter crashed in a training area at

Study: U.S. Debt Obligations $70 Trillion

Study: U.S. Debt Obligations $70 Trillion

A new study by University of California-San Diego economics professor James Hamilton finds that the United States has over $70 trillion in off-balance sheet liabilities–an amount nearly six times the on-balance-sheet debt figure. The Treasury debt outstanding is $16.74 trillion.

Rookie's INT for TD Lifts Dallas, 24-20

Rookie's INT for TD Lifts Dallas, 24-20

(AP) Rookie’s INT for TD lifts Dallas, 24-20By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterCANTON, OhioSometimes, when youth is served, it pays off. Ask Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett about that and see him smile. Rookie Devonte Holloman’s 75-yard interception return with

Parcells Becomes First Coach Inducted in Seven Years

Parcells Becomes First Coach Inducted in Seven Years

It would take a long memory to remember the last time Bill Parcells was a successful head football coach. Nevertheless, the former coach of the Giants, Jets, Dolphins, and Cowboys became the first coach to join the Hall of Fame

Egypt Morsi Supporters Unswayed After US Envoy Talks

Egypt Morsi Supporters Unswayed After US Envoy Talks

Supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi held firm Sunday on their insistence that he be reinstated after talks with a senior US official aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis. Following a meeting with US Deputy

Fort Hood Victims to Face Accused Gunman at Trial

Fort Hood Victims to Face Accused Gunman at Trial

Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre face being questioned this week by the US Army psychiatrist accused of committing the attack, the deadliest such incident on an American military base. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who has previously admitted killing 13

David Brock Never Retired from the Hitman Game

David Brock Never Retired from the Hitman Game

David Brock is an incorrigible liar. He is possibly the least honest man ever to succeed in American journalism. The misdemeanors of fabulists such as Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass had little significance beyond embarrassing some editors, but Brock helped wreck a presidency with his Troopergate reporting.

Breitbart Sports' Value Add Strikes Out New Republic

Breitbart Sports' Value Add Strikes Out New Republic

Value Add Baseball registered a quick strikeout of the New Republic’s Marc Tracy, who writes that Value Add blames the pitcher for unearned runs even though the printed formula does exactly the opposite (Strike 1). Tracy also asserts Value Add cannot

Big 12 Will Decide Title via Regular Season

Big 12 Will Decide Title via Regular Season

(AP) Big 12 unlike others with 10-team round-robinBy STEPHEN HAWKINSAP Sports Writer For the first time in three years, the Big 12 Conference has the same teams coming back from the previous season.  While the seven-time defending national champion SEC