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Saturday, November 7 2009
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Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, seeking to reassure a nation shaken by the mass shooting on an Army post in Texas, said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a rampage at Fort Hood.... Decision day for health care in the House WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.... Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.... Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world WASHINGTON (AP) -- For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.... Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- 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.... Obama visits wounded US soldiers at Walter Reed WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama spent nearly two hours visiting wounded U.S. soldiers Friday afternoon.... Obama signs bill assisting homebuyers, jobless WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.... Hillary Clinton to represent US at Berlin Wall WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.... Former NASA official sentenced to probation WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a private client.... Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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."... |
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