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Fort Hood victims: Sons, daughter, mom-to-be

on CNN TV. Thirteen people died after a shooting spree Thursday at Fort Hood, a sprawling Army post in Texas. Here's a look at the victims whose names have been released: Michael Grant Cahill, Spokane, Washington Michael...

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Ft. Hood Survivors, Families Suffer Shock, Grief

Kelly Cobiella reports. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, pictured here, is the alleged Fort Hood shooter. (Uniformed Services Univ./ZUMA Press) Soldier opens fire at Texas military base (CBS) Across the country military families were...

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Deployed soldier's home burglarized twice in a week

By Craig Johnson Special to CNN Twice thieves have broken into the home of Master Sgt. Sylvia Simmons Personal items, including credit cards were stolen from her home in Henry County, Georgia Stolen items totaled more than...

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Relatives say some victims recall chaos, heroism after shots - USATODAY.com

By Judy Keen, Emily Bazar and Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY George Stratton III was at Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Center Thursday when an explosive torrent of gunfire erupted behind him. Then he dropped to the floor to take...

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Pakistan offensive kills 12 Taliban militants

Pakistan's military said Saturday it had killed 12 Taliban militants as government troops pressed a major offensive in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Some 30,000 troops backed by fighter jets and...

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Rethinking the Lessons of Vietnam

"What is history," he once asked rhetorically, "but a fable agreed-upon?" The most useful way to think historically—that is, the way to frame the present in terms established by past experience—is to remember that we are often...

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Local families mourn soldiers' lives cut short

Chicago-area privates who found happiness in military are among 13 killed in Fort Hood rampage Two area soldiers were among the 13 people killed at Fort Hood. Their deaths stunned family members who never imagined the soldiers...

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US defence officials present mixed picture on Afghanistan (Roundup)

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Obama Praises Soldiers Who Stopped Gunman

1:24pm UK, Saturday November 07, 2009 Damien Pearse, Sky News Online Barack Obama has told Americans that soldiers' training and heroism prevented further deaths in the Fort Hood massacre, as the gunman remains in a coma....

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Italy signs business deals with Kazakhstan

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev signed new commercial agreements aimed at boosting bilateral ties, Reuters reported. Italy's oil giant Eni and Kazakh state company Kaz...

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