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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

AP - 41 minutes ago

FORT HOOD, Texas - 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.

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  • FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
    Decision day for health care in the House AP - 27 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

  • The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
    Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims AP - 41 minutes ago

    FORT HOOD, Texas - 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.

  • President Barack Obama salutes as boards Marine One helicopter prior to his departure at Rock Creek Park near Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, Friday. Nov. 6, 2009, after a visit to nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Obama visits wounded US soldiers at Walter Reed AP - Fri Nov 6, 6:31 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama spent nearly two hours visiting wounded U.S. soldiers Friday afternoon.

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  • App Dawa, 67, a shopkeeper looks through the window of his shop in the Bhutanese district of Bumthang, November 6, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY TRAVEL IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    U.S. House set to open healthcare debate Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 1:01 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades.

  • US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a daily press briefing in the White House. Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Saul Loeb)
    Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote AP - Sat Nov 7, 12:12 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.

  • AP - Fri Nov 6, 11:54 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation.

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  • Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
    Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history AP - 40 minutes ago

    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.

  • AP Sources: Rampage gun purchased legally AP - Fri Nov 6, 9:50 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - 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 Friday.

  • Village of Mount Pleasant patrol near the home of Russell Seager, near Racine, Wis. He was one of the victims of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Friday Nov. 6, 2009. Family members said through the police that they did not want to make any public statements. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg)
    Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam AP - Fri Nov 6, 6:36 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - 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 Islam."

World Politics News

  • US official: Troop increase under new Afghan plan AP - 9 minutes ago

    BRUSSELS - A top Pentagon official says President Obama's new plan for Afghanistan will certainly involve an increase in the number of international troops.

  • Guinean military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (R) arrives at a ceremony in Conakry in October, flanked by General Sekouba Konate, minister in charge of national defence. The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday(AFP/File/Seyllou)
    African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

    ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday.

  • A torn and defaced election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen as Afghans carry a plastic tent to sell in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
    UN urges Karzai to fight corruption AP - Sat Nov 7, 12:30 AM ET

    UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.

Supreme Court News

  • Gov. Mark Sanford, right, celebrates with Sen. Glenn McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, center, and Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence after the announcement that a Boeing 787 plant was coming to South Carolina during a special session of the legislature in Columbia, S.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
    SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public AP - Thu Nov 5, 3:43 PM ET

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.

  • Supreme Court appears split on tackling rogue prosecutors The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Nov 5, 4:00 AM ET

    Washington - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the difficult issue of what to do about unscrupulous prosecutors willing to induce false testimony and hide exculpatory evidence to convict innocent defendants.

  • A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Two men wrongly imprisoned for life and a third still facing the death penalty argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday that their sentences were the result of judicial misconduct and negligence.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
    US Supreme Court hears judicial misconduct cases AFP - Wed Nov 4, 6:48 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two men wrongly imprisoned for life and a third still facing the death penalty argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday that their sentences were the result of judicial misconduct and negligence.

Most Popular Politics News

  • U.S. Army Col. John Rossi walks away from the podium after speaking to the media about the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. A stunned nation battled to understand Friday why a Muslim army psychiatrist may have snapped, mowing down 13 people and wounding 30 others in a massacre at the sprawling US military base.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)
    Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims AP - 41 minutes ago

    FORT HOOD, Texas - 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.

  • Map locating Fort Hood in Texas. A stunned nation battled to understand why a Muslim army psychiatrist snapped, mowing down 13 people and wounding 30 others in a trail of bloodshed at a sprawling US military base.(AFP/Graphic/AFP)
    Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history AP - 40 minutes ago

    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.

  • "Sesame Street"'s jab at Fox News sparks backlash The Yahoo! Newsroom - Thu Nov 5, 3:49 PM ET

    Next week will mark “Sesame Street”'s 40th year on the air, and while many are celebrating the iconic PBS show that's become what the New York Times recently labeled "messianic," some conservatives are crying foul over the re-airing of a sketch that jabs fun at the right-leaning Fox News network.