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Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:15 +0000

Yahoo! | Politics

AP – Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those who fought in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.

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Who knew of Fort Hood suspect’s radical contacts? (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:10 +0000

Yahoo! | Politics

AP – The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist’s contacts with any extremists.

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VA sec’y promises timely response to war illness (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:03 +0000

Yahoo! | Politics
AP – Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he’s working to improve the agency’s ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems. [more...]

Warhol’s Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812K (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:27 +0000

Yahoo! | Music
AP – A “Thriller”-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector. [more...]

Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:22 +0000

Yahoo! | Music

AP – Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.

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Records: Jackson’s funeral cost nearly $1 million (AP)

billspaced — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:14 +0000

Yahoo! | Music
AP – Michael Jackson’s private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday. [more...]

Mini-dress student readmitted to university

billspaced — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:53:36 +0000

Reuters | Oddly Enough
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.

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Villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers

billspaced — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:53:28 +0000

Reuters | Oddly Enough
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.

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Report: Fort Hood suspect asked military to give Muslims an out – CNN

billspaced — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:33:34 +0000

From Google | News

Times Online

Report: Fort Hood suspect asked military to give Muslims an out
CNN
Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) — The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings gave a presentation in 2007 saying the military should allow Muslim soldiers to opt out of fighting Muslim enemies, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Maj. …
President travels to Fort Hood for memorial serviceWashington Post

Senate Panel Conducting Fort Hood Probe Warned of 'Homegrown' ThreatFOXNews
Obama Travels to Texas for Service at Fort HoodNew York Times
ABC News -Bloomberg -BBC News
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Virginia Governor Will Not Stay Sniper Execution – New York Times

billspaced — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:33:28 +0000

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BBC News

Virginia Governor Will Not Stay Sniper Execution
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would not stay tonight's scheduled execution of John Allen Muhammad, the man dubbed the “DC Sniper” whose murderous shooting spree in the Fall of 2002 left at least 10 dead. …
Kaine denies sniper clemency; Muhammad to die tonightWashington Post

Virginia governor won't block execution of Beltway sniperUSA Today
Virginia set to execute 'Beltway sniper'CNN
Seattle Post Intelligencer -Washington Examiner -United Press International
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