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November 08, 2009
GOP lawmaker says Dems put agenda ahead of countryA top House Republican says passage of the health care bill shows that Democrats didn't get the message from voters last week and in summer town-hall meetings.The No...
Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill, Erica WernerThe Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority thoug...
Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootingsThe chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood.An Army major, Nidal Malik ...
Casey says war in Afghanistan needs more US troopsThe Army's chief of staff says he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. But Gen. George Casey isn't saying exactly how many more should be sent into the war.<...
Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at ArmyThe Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again.The shootings ...
Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faithThe Army chief of staff says it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman.Gen. George Ca...
Landmark health bill passes House on close vote, Erica WernerThe Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic pri...
2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes, Liz SidotiOh, how the tables have turned.Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just...
House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies, Erica WernerA bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with privat...
House passes health care bill on close vote, David EspoIn a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of milli...
High court to look at life in prison for juveniles, Mark ShermanJoe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack.Terrance Graham, implicated i...
House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issueThe 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.A "yes" vote is a vote to p...
Some saw trouble ahead for Fort Hood suspect, Angela K. Brown And Richard LardnerIn retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingl...
Some predicted trouble from Fort Hood suspect, Angela K. Brown And Richard LardnerIn retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingl...
Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears, Matthew BarakatIt 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...
Correction: Immigrant Hate Crimes storyIn a Nov. 7 story about the racial issues in a New York community a year after the stabbing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant, The Associated Press misspelled the last name ...
Hurricane watch issued for coastal La., Miss.A hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Ida begins making its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S.Ida could re...
AP NewsAlertHurricane watch issued for La., Miss. coastline as Ida crosses Yucatan Channel toward US....
Some predicted trouble from Fort Hood's Maj. Hasan, Angela K. Brown And Richard LardnerIn retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingl...
Police: 1 killed, 3 injured in shooting near VailGunfire erupted inside a bar near the ski town of Vail Saturday night, leaving one man dead and three others wounded, police said. A 63-year-old suspect was quickly arreste...
Some saw trouble ahead with Fort Hood shooter, Angela K. Brown And Richard LardnerIn retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingl...
Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting, Amy ForlitiThe 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 a...
Some saw trouble ahead with Hasan, Angela K. Brown And Richard LardnerIn retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingl...
Ida becomes hurricane a 2nd time off Mexico coast, Catherine E. ShoichetIda grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before h...
Murder case a glimpse into stresses of caretaking, Matt SedenskyThe scenes seared into the minds of those who know Bobby Yurkanin differed only in place: Whether in the pool, around the dinner table or at the bowling alley, he was the 5...
Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nunA slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation was remembered Saturday for her passion for the poor at funeral services.A tearful, standi...
Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast, Catherine E. ShoichetOfficials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane a...
Suspect identified in Seattle police killingPolice described a suspect in the shooting death of a Seattle policeman as a "lone domestic terrorist" and said he was also suspected of firebombing four police vehicles.Police: 1 killed, 2 injured in shooting near Vail
A man opened fire inside a bar near the ski town of Vail Saturday night, killing one person and wounding three others, police said. A suspect was quickly arrested.Po...