national security agency wiretapped jacques chiraq nicolas sarkozy, and francois hollande. they published materials that say show classified nsa documents. one of them leveled as top secret said hollande approved the clandestine meeting in 2012 with german opposition members to discuss the eurozone crisis. it says hollande was concerned with angela merkel's unwillingness toward providing financial aid to greece. the news agency says the french government will hold a defense council meeting to verify the documents. in 2013 documents provided by a former nsa contractor showed the agency had tapped merkel's phone. >>> american and chinese leaders are stressing the need to settle their disagreements through better communication. they are meeting face-to-face at the annual u.s./china strategic and economic dialogue in washington. u.s. vice president joe biden alluded to the work on the disputed spratly islands in the south china sea. >> the notion of sea lanes being opened and protected is even more crucial today than any time in human history. nations that discard diplomacy and