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Fort Hood suspect: Methodical goodbyes
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people dead.
By Mike Baker and Brett J. Blackledge , November 07, 2009
Orlando shooting suspect's money woes
A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.
As officers led a handcuffed Jason Rodriguez into a police station, a reporter asked the divorced 40-year-old why he had attacked his former colleagues.
By Mike Schneider and Antonia Gonzalez , November 06, 2009
HEALTH CARE: Obama to make push on Capitol Hill Saturday
UPDATED 12:38 P.M.Allowing illegal immigrants access to health care and abortion funding may push the House vote on health care reform to next week. President Obama will lobby Saturday on Capitol Hill.
By Erica Werner , November 06, 2009
Ft. Hood suspect: Methodical goodbyes
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, dead.By Mike Baker/Brett J. Blackledge , November 06, 2009
Jobless rate tops 10 percent for the first time since 1983
The Labor Department reports the nation's unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time in 26 years and it's expected to go higher.By Christopher Rugaber/Jim Kuhnhenn , November 06, 2009
Sex-toy study at Duke raises some eyebrows
A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Obama laments 'horrific outburst of violence’
President Barack Obama called a mass shooting at a Texas Army base “a horrific outburst of violence.” “We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident,” the commander in chief said. “We are going to stay on this.”By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Obama: U.S. must reverse course with American Indians
President Barack Obama assured American Indians that they have a place in his White House and on his agenda, telling tribal leaders their marginalized community deserves more from its government.
By Ben Feller , November 05, 2009
Army: 12 dead, 31 injured in attacks at Fort Hood
An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.
By April Castro and Devlin Barrett , November 05, 2009
Thousands rally to protest health care bill
Chanting “Kill the bill,” thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol today against the Democrats’ health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation’s medical system.
By Laurie Kellman , November 05, 2009
House votes to expand homebuyer tax credit
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of as much as $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to expire at the end of November, the House voted 403-12 to extend and expand the tax credit to include many buyers who already own homes.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , November 05, 2009
Dem health reform bill gets AARP backing
AARP today announced its endorsement of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) and the accompanying Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (H.R. 3961).By Erica Werner and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , November 05, 2009
Officials: Mom secretly gave missing Florida infant to sitter
A mother who reported her infant daughter missing had secretly turned her over to her baby sitter, who hid her in a box under a bed, authorities said today.
By Melissa Nelson , November 05, 2009
Senate blocks census citizenship question
Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to exclude immigrants from 2010 U.S. Census figures.By Andrew Taylor , November 05, 2009
Obama meets with Native American tribal leaders
President Barack Obama said the U.S. must reverse its course with Native Americans.By Ken Thomas , November 05, 2009
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