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FBI: Arrested soldier had bomb-making materials
July 28, 2011 in Nation/World The FBI says bomb-making materials were found in the motel room of an AWOL Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier arrested near Fort Hood, Texas. 7
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Fort Hood soldiers reacted to attack as if in combat
October 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 FORT HOOD, Texas – Unarmed soldiers caught up in a deadly shooting rampage as they prepared to deploy from Fort Hood reacted as though they’d already reached a combat zone, …
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Soldiering on after rampage
July 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 Pfc. George Stratton III, of Post Falls, got his first tattoo a couple of months ago. Just below a fading gunshot wound on Stratton’s left shoulder, in decorative writing, is … 1
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Fort Hood suspect appears in court
June 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 FORT HOOD, Texas – Wearing his Army uniform and sitting solemnly in a wheelchair, the psychiatrist accused of gunning down 13 people at Fort Hood made his first courtroom appearance … 1
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Gates: Military fails to spot danger within ranks
January 15, 2010 in Nation/World Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday an investigation into the Fort Hood shootings found the military isn’t sufficiently prepared to prevent similar attacks in the future. 3
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Hasan case report to be released today
January 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A Pentagon inquiry into the case of the alleged Fort Hood shooter could lead to punishment of up to eight Army officers, a U.S. official said late Thursday. …
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Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
December 2, 2009 in Nation/World An Army psychiatrist was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood that also injured more than two dozen soldiers and … 1
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Shooting suspect paralyzed
November 23, 2009 in City on Page A4 BELTON, Texas – Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, is paralyzed from the chest down and doctors believe his paralysis will …
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In brief: Fort Hood shooting suspect will stay in custody until trial
November 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 Fort Worth, Texas – The Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in …
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Hasan’s e-mail with cleric discussed money transfers
November 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In the months before the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan intensified his communications with a radical Yemeni-American cleric and began to discuss financial transfers …
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Gates orders Fort Hood inquiry
November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A wide-ranging review ordered Thursday by Defense Secretary Robert Gates will strive to answer what he called “troubling questions” raised by the shootings at Fort Hood. The Pentagon …
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Wounded soldier believes fast action at Fort Hood saved life
November 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Since a killer’s bullet entered the back of his left shoulder, Pfc. George Stratton III, of Post Falls, has shaken President Barack Obama’s hand and been hugged by the first …
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Raeed N. Tayeh: Shooting puts Muslims under harsher scrutiny
November 16, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 For American Muslims, the Fort Hood massacre is a crisis. There are open calls for a blanket investigation of Muslims in the military and even demands for a ban on … 1
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Nation in brief: Post reports Imam denies Fort Hood role
November 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The radical Muslim imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect said he did not pressure Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported … 1
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Obama asks Congress to wait on Fort Hood investigation
November 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their … 1
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Fort Hood soldiers mourned across U.S.
November 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KIEL, Wis. – Hundreds of people lining the main street of an Indiana town on Saturday fell solemnly silent as the white hearse passed. Mourners waited for hours outside a …
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The mass murderer as victim
November 14, 2009 in Opinion on Page B4 What a surprise – that someone who shouts “Allahu Akbar” (the “God is great” jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist … 1
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Army asks for more mental health help
November 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An Army task force has found that a growing number of soldiers serving in Afghanistan are suffering from some kind of mental stress and is urging the military … 1
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Charges filed against Hasan
November 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 FORT HOOD, Texas – Military officials on Thursday filed 13 charges of premeditated murder against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for allegedly gunning down his fellow soldiers last week, setting the …
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Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder
November 12, 2009 in Nation/World The Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military’s legal system, making him eligible for the death penalty if … 4
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Suspect’s superiors questioned behavior
November 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A group of doctors overseeing Nidal Malik Hasan’s medical training discussed concerns about his zealous religious views and strange behavior months before the Army major was accused of … 1
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Obama praises Texas fallen
November 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 FORT HOOD, Texas – President Barack Obama tried to console a grieving military Tuesday, telling the families of those killed in last week’s shooting rampage that “your loved ones endure … 1
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Obama pays tribute to Fort Hood victims
November 10, 2009 in Nation/World One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as … 6
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Cal Thomas: U.S. is blinded by tolerance
November 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 By now, the script should be disturbingly familiar. Whether in the Middle East, or increasingly in America, a fanatical Muslim blows up or goes on a shooting spree, killing many. … 1
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Fort Hood suspect’s e-mails raise concern
November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 FORT HOOD, Texas – Maj. Nidal M. Hasan exchanged e-mails late last year and this year with a radical cleric in Yemen, but the contact did not lead to an …
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Senator calls for shooting inquiry
November 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 FORT HOOD, Texas – A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort …
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Officials comb suspect’s belongings
November 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 FORT HOOD, Texas – Military and federal officials investigating Thursday’s mass shooting at this sprawling Army base spent the weekend poring over evidence they seized from the apartment of the …
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Texas gunman hit two from region
November 7, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 George Stratton III, of Post Falls, ducked for cover after hearing a deafening spray of gunfire at the Soldier Readiness Center on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas. When he peeked …
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Family man loved working at clinic
November 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 Family members of Michael Grant Cahill, a Spokane native killed at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday waited for hours after the shooting rampage with no word of his whereabouts. They …
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Hasan extended courtesies, thanks
November 7, 2009 in Nation/World 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 … 4

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