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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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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska. So many of the 130 residents of the isolated community...

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Killings Remain Unsolved As Sniper Execution Nears

Killings Still Unsolved As Va. Prepares To Execute Sniper Muhammad; Families Plead For Answers (AP) McLEAN, Va. (AP) - It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted...

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Suspect in officer's killing wounded

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 4:22 PM SEATTLE, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A 40-year-old man suspected of killing a Seattle police officer was in stable condition Saturday after being shot by police, officials said. Christopher John Monfort...

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Shortage Of Military Therapists Creates Strain

As They Grapple With Strains Of War, Military Therapists Feel The Pain, Too (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army psychiatrist is suspected in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and the rampage is raising questions about whether...

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Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

By RACHEL ZOLL and MICHELLE ROBERTS The Associated Press Saturday, November 7, 2009; 5:06 PM -- 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...

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NATO 'Friendly Fire' Kills Afghan Soldiers, Police

NATO investigating whether an alliance airstrike mistakenly killed 4 Afghan soldiers, 3 police By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer KABUL November 7, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 1 comment Afghan children run as a NATO...

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Young soldiers show heroism in Fort Hood tragedy - USATODAY.com

FORT HOOD — Unlike many, maybe even most of the soldiers on this enormous military post, privates first class Marquest Smith and Jeffrey Pearsall had never seen combat before Thursday. Smith, of Fort Worth, possibly saved the...

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Kabul hits back at foreign criticism

Afghan officials hit back at foreign criticism Foreign Ministry says U.N. official’s comments on corruption were out of line A huge advertising board for the Afghan army is placed in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday,...

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Rereading Vietnam May Help Prevent Same Mistakes

Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes. By Evan Thomas and John Barry | NEWSWEEK From the magazine issue dated Nov 16, 2009 Stanley Karnow is the author of Vietnam: A History, generally...

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