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• Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes (AP)
• Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes (AP)
• Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old (AP)
• Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace' (AP)
• Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La. (AP)
• Pa. governor: Philly transit strike could end soon (AP)
• But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse (AP)
• Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP)
• Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute (AP)
• Preliminary reports: 3 ND college students drowned (AP)
• Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman (AP)
• Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts (AP)
• Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games (AP)
• Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate (AP)
• Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama (AP)
• Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV OK (AP)
• Hospital: Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio (AP)
• Exhaust cone falls off jet onto NY home's lawn (AP)
• Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby (AP)
• In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP)

Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:03 PM PST AP - 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 — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people dead.

Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST AP - A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:26 PM PST AP - A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and jewelry, an informant told police.

Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace' (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:55 PM PST AP - Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child's stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.

Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La. (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:56 PM PST AP - State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans.

Pa. governor: Philly transit strike could end soon (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:38 PM PST AP - A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday.

But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:27 PM PST AP - Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:22 PM PST AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:52 PM PST AP - A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

Preliminary reports: 3 ND college students drowned (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:55 PM PST AP - Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond.

Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:13 PM PST AP - A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso.

Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:12 PM PST AP - The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations.

Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:46 PM PST AP - A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding.

Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:22 PM PST AP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.

Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST AP - A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.

Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV OK (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:28 PM PST AP - An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.

Hospital: Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:34 PM PST AP - An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Exhaust cone falls off jet onto NY home's lawn (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST AP - An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighborhood.

Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:27 PM PST AP - A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, Quinn Gray: The 37-year-old housewife and mother of two had been abducted from her posh Florida beach community.

In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:50 PM PST AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.

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• Death toll rises to 13 in Ft. Hood shootings - Los Angeles Times
• Obama Says Administration Pursuing More Jobs Measures - Bloomberg
• Orlando office shooting - Los Angeles Times
• Afghanistan death soldier named - BBC News
• Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section - The Associated Press
• Nato troops are facing rising violence in western Afghanistan - BBC News
• Poll: One-third can find, get swine flu vaccine - The Associated Press

Death toll rises to 13 in Ft. Hood shootings - Los Angeles Times Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:29 AM PST BBC News Death toll rises to 13 in Ft. Hood shootings Los Angeles Times Army officials confirmed that the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was due to be deployed overseas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was shot by a police officer and is hospitalized. By Robin Abcarian, Ashley Powers and Josh Meyer Reporting from Ft. ... Muslim Veterans Group Says No Reports of Harassment of Islamic SoldiersFOXNews Inside Fort Hood center, where horror unfoldedCNN Fort Hood shooting suspect: a man of contradictionsChristian Science Monitor ABC News -Kansas City Star -The Associated Press all 10,317 news articles »

Obama Says Administration Pursuing More Jobs Measures - Bloomberg Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:10 AM PST ABC News Obama Says Administration Pursuing More Jobs Measures Bloomberg Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said his administration will continue to pursue measures that will stimulate job growth after the Labor Department reported the nation's unemployment rate jumped ... Jobless Rate Tops 10%Wall Street Journal US unemployment hits 10.2 percent, NM at 7.7 percentBizjournals.com Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83The Associated Press Los Angeles Times -BusinessWeek -Forbes all 1,365 news articles »

Orlando office shooting - Los Angeles Times Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST ABC News Orlando office shooting Los Angeles Times A former employee of a business located in a downtown Orlando building where a deadly mass shooting took place today is suspected in the attack. Two people are dead and at least 17 are injured in the shooting, which took place about noon today. ... Two killed, six injured in Orlando shootingReuters 1 killed, at least 7 injured in Orlando shootingsmsnbc.com Orlando office building locked down after shootingThe Associated Press CNN -BBC News -Kansas City Star all 579 news articles »

Afghanistan death soldier named - BBC News Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST BBC News Afghanistan death soldier named BBC News A British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Thursday has been named as Serjeant Phillip Scott. The 30-year-old of 3rd Battalion The Rifles was involved in an explosives clearance operation in Sangin. Sjt Scott, who was born in ... Former Top British Soldier Criticizes Government's Strategy in AfghanistanFOXNews Brown Warns Afghan Leader on CorruptionNew York Times Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reformThe Associated Press CNN International -Reuters -guardian.co.uk all 3,030 news articles »

Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section - The Associated Press Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:51 AM PST Washington Post Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section The Associated Press BERLIN — The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening. Berlin on Friday inaugurated the ... Can Berlin avoid becoming a theme-park for tourists?BBC News Witness: The news conference that toppled the WallReuters In united Germany, love crosses old border freelyeTaiwan News Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal -RIA Novosti all 1,290 news articles »

Nato troops are facing rising violence in western Afghanistan - BBC News Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Nato troops are facing rising violence in western Afghanistan BBC News Two US soldiers missing in western Afghanistan after failing to return from a routine resupply mission are thought to have drowned, officials say. Afghan officials say the men died two days ago in what appears to have been an accident. ... NATO Are Soldiers Misssing as Taliban Reports Recovery of Two BodiesNew York Times NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan drowned: policeAFP Taliban Claims to Have Bodies of 2 Drowned Coalition SoldiersFOXNews Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -Bloomberg all 656 news articles »

Poll: One-third can find, get swine flu vaccine - The Associated Press Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:51 AM PST Boston Globe Poll: One-third can find, get swine flu vaccine The Associated Press ATLANTA — Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll. That's true even for people are at extra risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line. ... Testing for H1N1 Influenza in the Emergency DepartmentMedscape Most people hunting for H1N1 vaccine failed to find it, Harvard poll saysBoston Globe Flu watch updateOmaha World-Herald WYFF4.com -AFP -KTVN all 5,285 news articles »

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• Army post shooting rampage leaves 12 dead, 31 hurt (AP)
• Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP)
• Unemployment nears 10 pct. as rebound remains slow (AP)
• Emotional Fla. sheriff celebrates baby's survival (AP)
• Obama, House Dems press for health care votes (AP)
• Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers (AP)
• Mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims (AP)
• Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet (AP)
• Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas (AP)
• No. 22 Hokies beat East Carolina 16-3 (AP)
• Gunman kills 12 at Fort Hood Army base, suspect alive (Reuters)
• Insider trading probe ensnares 14 more (Reuters)
• Sparring over evidence at Wall Streeters trial (Reuters)
• SPECIAL REPORT: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare? (Reuters)
• Pakistani forces enter major Taliban base (Reuters)
• Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future (Reuters)
• Zimbabwe proposes local ownership of foreign firms (Reuters)
• China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit (Reuters)
• 12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage (AFP)
• Honduran agreement has failed: Zelaya aide (AFP)

Army post shooting rampage leaves 12 dead, 31 hurt (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:02 AM PST AP - Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded 31 in Texas.

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:37 AM PST AP - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

Unemployment nears 10 pct. as rebound remains slow (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:38 AM PST AP - The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday.

Emotional Fla. sheriff celebrates baby's survival (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST AP - Sheriff Bobby Haddock knew time was running out for a 7-month-old girl missing in the Florida Panhandle.

Obama, House Dems press for health care votes (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:40 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.

Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST AP - Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.

Mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:14 AM PST AP - Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples. But relatives with checkered pasts in the hardscrabble neighborhood seem reluctant to come forward.

Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:29 AM PST AP - At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress revealed e-mails from the peanut company's top executive that seemed to suggest the pursuit of profits over ensuring public safety.

Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST AP - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

No. 22 Hokies beat East Carolina 16-3 (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:57 AM PST AP - Virginia Tech put the game in Ryan Williams' hands again. This time, he held on to it. The freshman ran for a season-high 179 yards and the 22nd-ranked Hokies avoided their first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 on Thursday night.

Gunman kills 12 at Fort Hood Army base, suspect alive (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:44 PM PST Reuters - An 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.

Insider trading probe ensnares 14 more (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST Reuters - Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal that has ensnared hedge fund managers, top Silicon Valley executives and a bevy of white-shoe advisers.

Sparring over evidence at Wall Streeters trial (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST Reuters - In closing arguments in the trial of the first high-profile Wall Streeters on fraud charges stemming from the financial crisis, a U.S. prosecutor said two hedge fund managers told "black and white lies," but a defense lawyer attacked the government for "misleading" the jury.

SPECIAL REPORT: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare? (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:08 PM PST Reuters - Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

Pakistani forces enter major Taliban base (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST Reuters - Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan, security officials said on Friday, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.

Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:16 PM PST Reuters - Idyllic beach resorts jostle for space with U.S. military bases on Japan's subtropical island of Okinawa, at the center of a feud that may cast a shadow over U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan next week.

Zimbabwe proposes local ownership of foreign firms (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST Reuters - Zimbabwe's government has proposed that Zimbabweans take 51 percent ownership of all foreign companies in the country, including mines and banks, according to a draft law seen by Reuters on Friday.

China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST Reuters - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes on Friday and called for Washington's swift recognition that it is a market economy, a week before a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.

12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:48 PM PST AFP - A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody.

Honduran agreement has failed: Zelaya aide (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:06 AM PST AFP - A deal aimed at ending Honduras' months-long crisis has "failed," an aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday, after the interim leader formed a government without his participation.

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