Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:01:50 GMT
Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:18:08 GMT
AP - There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:26:31 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:53:26 GMT
AP - A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person — and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.
Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:14:15 GMTAP - A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.
Governor: Talks in transit strike have broken off
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:54 GMT
AP - Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night with Pennsylvania's governor calling on the union to let its members vote on the company's offer.
Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:48:33 GMT
AP - Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them — most by strangulation — and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:31:58 GMT
AP - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."
Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:31:27 GMT
AP - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.
Office shooting suspect's life spiraled downward
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:19:11 GMT
AP - Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. It was a "stress overload" for the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at his former office, his lawyer said Saturday.
Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:17:09 GMT
AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting. Here is a look at some of the victims.
Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:49:47 GMT
AP - Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.
Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:20:22 GMT
AP - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military — and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be.
Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:28:54 GMT
AP - With the words "Let's roll" — the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.
Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:14 GMT
AP - One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.
When confetti runs out, Yankee fans toss files
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:03:28 GMTAP - New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti.
Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:22:15 GMTAP - A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."
House, Senate health care bills detailed
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:54:47 GMT
AP - Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.
Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:48:48 GMT
AP - It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.
NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, fake e-mails
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:48 GMTAP - Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism.
