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Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect

The Associated Press Nov 6, 2009 - 1:22PM

WASHINGTON -- He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself. Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspect in the assault that killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and hurt 30, salved the emotional wounds of troops returning from war even as he objected to his own looming deployment to Afghanistan, where he was to counsel soldiers suffering from stress.

Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment

Breaking: 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago,...

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Couple accused of driving dead baby around U.S.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A man and woman are accused of murdering their baby daughter in a Southern California trailer park, then...

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Jobless rate tops 10% for first time since '83

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Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder

The Associated Press

Nov 6, 2009 - 1:16PM

LOS ANGELES -- A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.

Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder

The Associated Press Nov 6, 2009 - 1:16PM

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Gunman in custody in Fort Hood shootings

Congress votes aid to jobless, homebuyers

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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

The Associated Press

Nov 7, 2009 - 3:13AM

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base....

Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

The Associated Press Nov 7, 2009 - 3:13AM

Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company

The Associated Press Nov 7, 2009 - 3:17AM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago....

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