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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Fort Hood suspect warned of threats within the ranks — Cited stress facing Muslims Hasan spoke at Walter Reed in 2007 — The Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood warned a roomful of senior Army physicians a year and a half ago that to avoid “adverse events,” …
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Fort Hood suspect alert, talking to medical personnel — Army Criminal Investigation Command, FBI waiting to question Nidal Hasan — FORT HOOD, Tex. — Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who allegedly gunned down dozens of people at Fort Hood last week before being wounded by police …
Dorothy Rabinowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer
Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer
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David Warren / Real Clear Politics:
Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness
Fort Hood: Let's Drop the Political Correctness
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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Political eyes on Republican Scozzafava after conservatives urge her to quit — It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction — GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech.
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Obama's Surprise Video Address to Berlin on Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall — collect this video — recent videos from — what people are saying — I was waiting for a stunning announcement that “Luke I am Your Father”. His pointing out that he is the first African-American president …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Figures... Obama Skips Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall, Sends a Video & Talks About Himself — One international leader was conspicuously absent at the 20 Year Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall today. — Even the Russian President made it there.
ABCNEWS:
Obama: Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill — President Says Still More Work to be Done on Legislation Passed by House — President Obama said today that Congress needs to change abortion-related language in the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives this weekend.
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CNN:
Bill Clinton to address Senate Democrats on health care — (CNN) — CNN has learned from two senior Democratic sources that former President Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus about health care. — A notice obtained by CNN went …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Obama Seeks Revision of Plan's Abortion Limits — WASHINGTON — President Obama suggested Monday that he was not comfortable with abortion restrictions inserted into the House version of major health care legislation, and he prodded Congress to revise them.
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David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republicans hope for influence in Senate health debate
Republicans hope for influence in Senate health debate
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Missing in Health Bills: Solutions for Rising Costs
Missing in Health Bills: Solutions for Rising Costs
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Tony Romm / The Hill:
Sanders would support reconciliation to break Republican filibuster — A leading Senate Independent on Monday stressed he would support using reconciliation to break a filibuster and bring healthcare reform to a conclusive vote. — That affirmation, offered Monday night by Sen. Bernie Sanders …
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CNN:
WH denies Afghan decision made, as tensions flare with Pentagon — Washington (CNN) - White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports suggesting President Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 …
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David Martin / CBS News:
Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops — CBS Exclusive: Sources Say Force Will Grow to 100,000 - Nearly Filling Gen. McChrystal's Request; Long-Term Stay Planned — (CBS) Tonight, after months of conferences with top advisors, President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Carrie Prejean confirms ‘sex tape,’ but ... Carrie Prejean, some might remember, is the California beauty queen who gained instant ignominy in some circles by agreeing with President Obama's ridiculous notion that marriage is a union between one man and one woman.
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Bloomberg:
South Korea Fires on North Korean Warship Near Border — Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — South and North Korean warships exchanged fire off their western coast after the North's vessel crossed a disputed sea border and ignored several warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.
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The Politico:
Dems brace for another recess — The last time Congress returned home for an extended break in August, health care reform proponents lost ground that took weeks to regain — but not again, Democrats insist as they head into the Veterans Day recess. — The landscape is a bit different this time.
Derrick Henry / New York Times:
Connecticut Governor Won't Seek Re-election — Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, who rose to the state's highest office five years ago after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, said on Monday that she would not seek re-election. — In a surprising announcement, Mrs. Rell …
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Ingraham: Pelosi did everything but “sell her body” on health vote — Right wing talk show host Laura Ingraham — who, as far as I recall, wasn't at Saturday night's health care vote in the House — seems to have discovered a heretofore unrevealed insight into Nancy Pelosi's lobbying tactics.
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Frederic Mishkin / Financial Times:
Not all bubbles present a risk to the economy — There is increasing concern that we may be experiencing another round of asset-price bubbles that could pose great danger to the economy. Does this danger provide a case for the US Federal Reserve to exit from its zero-interest-rate policy sooner rather …
New York Times:
Foe of Gay Marriage in New York Says It's Nothing Personal — ALBANY — Every Sunday morning, the deep, melodious voice of State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. rumbles across the congregation at his Bronx church. On weekdays, it echoes across the Senate chamber as he rails against Medicaid cuts or abortion.
Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:
Despite ban, Holder to speak to CAIR-linked group — Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to give a keynote speech next week to a Michigan group which includes the local branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations even though the FBI has formally severed contacts with the controversial Muslim civil rights organization.
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Unreal... Wash U Shuts Down Freedom Memorial on 20 Year Anniversary of End of Communism- It Was Too Offensive (Video) — The gulag was too offensive. — (Twitpics) — The students of Young Americans for Liberty hosted a rally to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall …
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