Feb 15

US senator open to options on Japan base dispute<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - A member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he’s open to hearing options on how to resolve a dispute over the relocation of a contentious U.S. Marine base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

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Feb 15

Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - President Barack Obama, Pentagon leaders and even former Vice President Dick Cheney think it’s time to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military. But a repeal is probably years away.

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