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10 Nov 2009 20:39

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10 Nov 2009 20:15

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U.S.: Obama – again – knows the right thing to say at Fort Hood

  • It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy. But this much we do know – no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor. For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice – in this world, and the next.
  • Barack Obama • Speaking at the Fort Hood Memorial ceremony today. This speech was pretty awesome, actually, one of Obama’s best ones. Among other poignant things he said, there’s this striking statement about the often thankless job of being a solider: “In a world of threats that no know borders, their legacy will be marked in the safety of our cities and towns, and the security and opportunity that’s extended abroad.” Kudos. • source

10 Nov 2009 10:37

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U.S.: CRISIS AVERTED: Gunman caught, principal safe in New York state

  • one gunman was captured, and noone was hurt, after they held the principal hostage for a couple of hours at Stissing Mountain High School (not a mispelling) in Pine Plains, New York source

10 Nov 2009 10:19

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U.S.: The Fort Hood community has dealt with mass murder before

  • George Hennard killed 23 people in 1991. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history before the Virginia Tech shootings, and it happened right near Fort Hood 18 years ago. Hennard drove through the window of Luby’s Cafeteria in the nearby military town of Killeen, Texas, and shot up the town. He killed 23, injured another 20 and then killed himself. Yet, for some reason, this shooting hasn’t captured the public consciousness in the same way as Columbine or Virginia Tech. We’re sure it will now. source

10 Nov 2009 10:03

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U.S.: Tropical Storm Ida makes landfall in Alabama minus its punch

  • 45 mph sustained winds; nowhere near as bad as expected source

10 Nov 2009 09:55

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U.S.: The scariest drunk-girl-nearly-hit-by-train video we’ll post today

  • This hair-raising video should teach you a lesson – when you’re drunk and about to get on the train, stay far away from the yellow line. The woman involved nearly got hit by a train in Boston after falling on the tracks almost immediately before the train came by. The train stopped within an inch of her life. Thank God.source

10 Nov 2009 01:19

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U.S.: Vice President Joe Biden is a pauper compared to most of Congress

  • $27,000 the Veep’s total net worth source
 

10 Nov 2009 01:14

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U.S.: Congress has a lot of really rich people not feeling the recession’s pain

  • 237 members of both branches of Congress are millionaires; that’s nearly half source

09 Nov 2009 20:22

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U.S.: Old people get shafted less with the House health care bill

  • $3,169 the average premium 20-year-olds would have to pay with the House health care bill; this is up from what health care companies charge now source

09 Nov 2009 10:12

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U.S.: CIA: The Fort Hood shooter tried to contact al-Qaeda

  • It’s the first real evidence of a terrorist link so far if true. Yesterday, the Associated Press wrote about a story linking the Fort Hood shooter to a mosque where thousands of people go daily to pray. We didn’t run it because the link seemed very thin, and in fact found it offensive that the AP would make such a link. This, however, is something. The CIA told ABC News today that the shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, tried months ago to get in touch with people related to al-Qaeda. And they’ve known about it for a while. No word on whether he succeeded. source