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Could FBI Have Stopped Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Claims that contact betwen Major Nidal Malik Hasan and a radical cleric in Yemen ought to have triggered alarms are overblown, according to officials familiar with the case

Obama's Fort Hood Speech and Television Culture

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Televised speeches now come larded in so much analysis, before and after, that it becomes almost impossible to connect with them in a genuine, visceral way

A Brief History of: Unknown Soldiers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, one of the enduring emblems of Veterans' Day, remains a symbol of the ultimate cost of war

Interview: Joe Cada, World Series of Poker Champion

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST

The 21-year-old Michigander outlasted nearly 6,500 competitors to win $8.5 million and become the youngest world champion of poker in history

Poll: U.S. Veterans Want to Volunteer in Their Communities

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

What the 1.8 million U.S. troops back home from Iraq and Afghanistan want is to be asked to serve again, this time on the home front

Did Army Give Hasan a Pass Over Muslim Religion?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Some raise the specter of political correctness in the treatment of Muslim officer Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of the Fort Hood shootings

Catholic Church Fights Gay Marriage, Activists Regroup

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

As Catholic bishops prepare for a conference to discuss how to fight gay marriage, on-the-ground gay activists are thinking of ways to beef up the struggle

Have Obama's Demands Stalled Israeli-Palestinian Talks?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

The Obama Administration's initial efforts to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace have hit a wall, highlighting tactical flaws

Was Fort Hood Shooter Inspired by a Radical Imam?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Was Major Nidal Malik Hasan a disaffected loner or a Muslim extremist whose rampage was inspired by terrorist groups overseas?

A Brief History of Lethal Injection

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Virginia executed John Allen Muhammad via lethal injection on Nov. 10 for the 2002 murder of Dean Harold Meyers, one of 10 killed during a a three-week rampage in the Washington, D.C., area

Fort Hood: Army Gains with Muslim Soldiers May Be Lost

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

Less than 1% of America's 1.4 million troops are Muslim -- and that number is the military's best guess, since just 4,000 troops have declared their faith in service records

Will Congress Pass Radical Bank Reform by Year-End?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

What reform could dramatically remake America and become law by Christmas? Not health care

Hasan Fort Hood Shooting: 'Secondary Trauma' to Blame?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST

As an Army psychiatrist treating soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, Major Nidal Malik Hasan had a front-row seat on the brutal toll of war