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Hasan extended courtesies, thanks
November 7, 2009 on Page A1 FORT HOOD, Texas – 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 … 2
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Old drug may work on cancer
November 7, 2009 on Page A2 Research can be serendipitous. Sometimes doctors will stumble on an effective medication or they will find a drug they expected to work on one condition actually helps another. Such is …
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Health care hurdle cleared
November 7, 2009 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Capping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had finally lined …
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Florida gunman kills 1, injures 5
November 7, 2009 on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – To those who lived near Jason Rodriguez, the unemployed man charged with shooting six people, killing one, in an Orlando high-rise building Friday, the warning signs were …
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Search for U.S. soldiers slowed by fierce firefight
November 7, 2009 on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – More than 25 members of international and Afghan security forces were injured Friday in fierce fighting in northwest Afghanistan while carrying out a large-scale manhunt for two …
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Brown insists on Afghan reforms
November 7, 2009 on Page A3 LONDON – Facing surging public opposition to the war in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the government in Kabul, threatening to withhold additional British …
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In brief: ‘Too fat to kill’ defense rejected
November 7, 2009 on Page A3 Hackensack, N.J. – A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man’s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down …
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Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes
November 6, 2009 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 for his friendship … 1
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1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught
November 6, 2009 A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.
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Most young unfit for military
November 6, 2009 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – It’s tough enough selling military service to teenagers who might not be so keen on getting their heads shaved or buy the whole “we do more by 9 … 3
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Senate panel passes bill to limit emissions
November 6, 2009 on Page A2 WASHINGTON – In a move that stoked optimism for global climate negotiations but raised tempers on Capitol Hill, Democrats on a key Senate committee swept aside a Republican boycott on …
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Vote nears amid protests
November 6, 2009 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With the historic House vote on health care barely 48 hours away, battle lines hardened and rhetoric sharpened Thursday when thousands of conservatives and anti-government protesters swarmed Capitol …
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Insurgents demolishing U.S. armored vehicles
November 6, 2009 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using …
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Driver sideswipes wayward elephant
November 6, 2009 on Page A3 OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma’s rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a …
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