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• Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator (AP)
• Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you' (AP)
• Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform (AP)
• Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers (AP)
• Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP)
• Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person (AP)
• Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions (AP)
• Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off (AP)
• After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse (AP)
• Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service (AP)
• Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded (AP)
• Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military (AP)
• Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa. (AP)
• Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan (AP)
• When confetti runs out, Yankee fans toss files (AP)
• Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial (AP)
• House, Senate health care bills detailed (AP)
• Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears (AP)
• Va. Tech advises Army on Texas shootings response (AP)

Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:16 PM PST AP - A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you' (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:41 PM PST AP - There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.

Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:14 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:16 PM PST AP - Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them — most by strangulation — and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting.

Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:53 PM PST AP - A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person — and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:14 PM PST AP - A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.

Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:32 PM PST AP - Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night with Pennsylvania's governor calling on the union to let its members vote on the transit authority's offer.

After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:33 PM PST AP - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."

Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST AP - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.

Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:49 PM PST AP - Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.

Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST AP - 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 treated as an American and soldier should be.

Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa. (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:28 PM PST AP - With the words "Let's roll" — the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.

Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:47 PM PST AP - One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.

When confetti runs out, Yankee fans toss files (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:03 PM PST AP - New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti.

Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST AP - A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."

House, Senate health care bills detailed (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:54 PM PST AP - Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.

Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:48 AM PST AP - It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.

Va. Tech advises Army on Texas shootings response (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:04 PM PST AP - Virginia Tech administrators have been advising Pentagon officials on how to respond to the mass shootings at Fort Hood.

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