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Hoosier describes Fort Hood shooting
LAFAYETTE — A former Lafayette man wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, described it as the most harrowing experience of his military career — which included 13 months in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.
Ala. county celebrates official Obama holiday
MARION, Alabama — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."
Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan
KILLEEN, Texas — One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.
Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial service
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the nation's largest Army post.
Obama appeals for health care votes
WASHINGTON — Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority.
Six hurt in shooting at Orlando engineering firm
ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago. At least six people were hurt and police were searching for a gunman in a sport utility vehicle. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime and some told local television stations they had barricaded themselves inside their offices.
Unemployment nears 10 pct as rebound remains slow
WASHINGTON — The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday. Employers aren't expected to start adding jobs for several more months. Many are skeptical about the strength and sustainability of the recovery,
Fort Hood closed amid reports of several killed
FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army has closed its massive Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, amid reports that several people have been shot and killed at the post.
Struggling Ohio opens doors to casinos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters hard hit by the economic downturn opened their state to casino gambling Tuesday after an expensive campaign promising thousands of jobs.

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