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November 07, 2009
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to “answer the call of history” Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care...
Health-care bill clears procedural hurdle
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama’s health-care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance...
Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote
House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.
Obama calls holdouts on health care
WASHINGTON—Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration on health-care legislation, House Democratic leaders weighed fresh concessions yesterday...
Navy working on issues of putting women on subs
ST. MARYS, Ga.—Submariners sleep nine to a bunk room. There are four showers and seven toilets for the roughly 140 enlisted men. The passageways...
Suspect in Orlando shooting had money woes
ORLANDO, Fla.—A man who was deeply in debt opened fire yesterday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding...
But for heroes, Fort Hood bloodbath could have been worse
Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. A loud,...
Victims of the Fort Hood shootings
Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago. She was pregnant and preparing to return home. Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of...
Fort Hood suspect gave farewells to neighbors
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...
November 06, 2009
Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio
An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San...
Classmate said Hasan described terror fight as war on Islam
A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a “war against...
AP sources: 1 rampage gun purchased legally
A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said...
1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught
Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go...
Obama: ‘Entire nation is grieving’
President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law...
Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman
The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.
Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine
Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.
New Mexico boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger
“Just get a doctor over here!“ the desperate 10-year-old boy begs a 911 operator. “Please hurry up. It looks like he’s dying.“ ...
UPDATE: Health bill vote could be tomorrow or Sunday
House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama’s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute...
Obama to sign extension of jobless benefits
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is set to sign a bill today extending jobless benefits 20 weeks and prolonging the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit....
Police say couple stole nearly 1,000 bags from airport
PHOENIX—Locked safes, medical equipment and clothing piled from floor to ceiling were among the hoards of personal belongings sorted by police yesterday...
Virginia reaction to Fort Hood shootings
Virginia statements on the shootings at Fort Hood: “I am truly saddened to hear of the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, home to thousands of our nation’s...
Obama, House Democrats press for health-care votes
President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled yesterday to secure the votes to pass a historic health-care overhaul initiative, working to ease...
November 05, 2009
Troubling portrait emerges of Nidal Malik Hasan
Hasan’s name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported...
Hasan emptied apartment in days before shootings
An Army psychiatrist and Virginia Tech graduate suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye...
Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty
WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP)—Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty today to lying to the White House and said he would...
Rail worker dies on third day of Philly transit strike
PHILADELPHIA—Hundreds of commuters were stranded at a regional rail station today after service was suspended when a worker was struck and killed...
Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP
WASHINGTON—Ignoring a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a precedent-setting climate bill through a key committee today. Rep. Barbara Boxer,...
Pilots who overshot target appeal license revocation
WASHINGTON—The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles are appealing the revocation of their licenses to fly. National Transportation...
Obama meets today with Native American leaders
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama discusses Native American issues today with representatives of the 564 federally recognized tribes. In the morning,...
Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive under sitter’s bed
CHIPLEY, Fla.—Florida authorities have found a missing baby alive under her baby sitter’s bed and say they’re planning to charge the...
