Mourners grieve for soldiers killed at Fort Hood

Hundreds of people lining the main street of an Indiana town on Saturday fell solemnly silent as the white hearse passed. Mourners waited for hours outside a Wisconsin gymnasium to say goodbye to a soldier who once promised to take down Osama bin Laden.

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Feds allege Mo. funeral scheme could cost $600M

An executive of a defunct funeral contract company is facing federal fraud charges in an alleged scheme to loot hundreds of millions of dollars from customers' prepaid funeral accounts.

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Mo. lawmakers pass new funeral service oversight

Missouri lawmakers approved greater oversight of prearranged funeral services Wednesday in response to the collapse of a company that had promised to deliver more than $650 million worth of funeral services across much of the country.

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Correction: Soldier Funerals story

In a Dec. 16 story about the Army's plans to expand the use of horse-drawn caissons at military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Army, said Arlington is unique in having caissons.

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Troops killed in action to get more funeral honors

Starting next year, the Army will provide full military honors for all soldiers killed in action when they are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

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FBI investigating failed funeral contract company

The FBI is looking into alleged misconduct by a funeral contract company that guaranteed hundreds of millions of dollars of services to families before becoming insolvent.

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A somber Israel buries 2 returned Israeli soldiers

Thousands of Israelis prayed and cried at funerals Thursday for two soldiers whose return from Lebanon in black coffins touched off a nationwide wave of anguish.

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Malaysian State to Subsidize Funerals

A Malaysian state will subsidize the funeral expenses of some residents to recognize their contributions to the state's economic growth.

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Senate: Paid Travel to Troop Funerals OK

Senators are now allowed to use taxpayer dollars to travel to the funerals of service members in their home states.

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Mortuary Puts Funerals on Webcasts

In Ireland, they bury people quickly — and now they're harnessing the speed of the Internet to help families grieve across the globe.

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Ford's State Funeral to Be a Modest One

Less pomp, more circumstance. Gerald R. Ford's state funeral is missing some of the grandeur of the one for Ronald Reagan two years ago, a reflection of the 38th president's modest ways and lesser imprint on the nation, according to further planning details released Thursday.

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Baseball Teams Endorse Caskets and Urns

In the heat of passion, many crazed baseball fans have said they would die for a championship. One company hopes some fans are actually willing to take their devotion to the grave.

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Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed legislation Tuesday that would give same-sex couples in Rhode Island the same right to plan the funerals of their late partners as married couples.

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The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) - India's leading nature conservancy group - has said the Bombay Parsi Punchayet's (BPP) plan to breed near-extinct species of vultures at the Towers of Silence at Malabar Hill is not feasible...

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It appears that President Obama is doing everything in his power to enforce laws against the majority of Americans.

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It's long overdue, but Edgar Allan Poe, who died penniless and alone 160 years ago, is finally getting a send-off befitting a writer of his iconic stature.

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Call your representatives at the White House today and demand public hearings on the record for public review on the Swine Flu vaccinations, ingredients, safety, adjuvants, the "LIVE VIRUS' nasal spray; prevention; and your rights and who is held liable should physical injury or …

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A Melbourne woman is fuming and a funeral parlour has been left "mortified" after the wrong bodies were delivered to two open-coffin viewings last week.

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a well written peace on the public adoration of Michael Jackson.

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Got to your own funeral in style - the ultimate for bikers - a motorcycle hearse. Iron Hearse Destinantion: Final Journey could become a very popular company; it already is with Iowa veterans.

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All human remains need to be treated with respect. Apparently this wasn't the case in this facility. This article is not for the faint hearted.

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Excerpt: If nothing is certain but death and taxes, then funeral service may be the closest thing to a recession-proof career in these uncertain times.

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Excerpt: THIS IS ONE construction project that's simply to die for. A Brooklyn funeral director is looking for a reliable contractor to put an addition on his apartment - in exchange for a free funeral package.

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LONDON – Six Christian organizations have unanimously condemned plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to picket in the United Kingdom

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Online Funeral Services across Kent Online funeral services has been set up in order to provide a low cost environmentally friendly funeral.

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Religion begins with death. During my four years of study in the religion department at Rutgers during the mid-'90s, this sentiment was repeated over and again, regardless of the country, race, or god being presented.

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George Anthony: "There is a hole in my heart big enough for a truck to drive through," Anthony said. "I don't think I'll ever have closure. At this point I'm just hoping to someday be able to accept that Caylee is gone."

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Excerpt: Once again Caylee Anthony's tragic story consumes the public …. especially the citizen's of Orlando, Florida. Apparently, the child can't even get a proper and decent burial with all the hoopla and alleged Anthony antics.

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MONTROSE — Members of the Westboro Baptist Church found themselves outnumbered Sunday when they arrived to protest the funeral of U.S. Army Spc. Chris Sitton. Advertisement

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---Video of boy's interview, along with story.-- ---Accounts from when the story first broke until Nov. 17th update.-- UPDATE: Monday, Nov. 17 ST. JOHNS, Ariz. -- New tapes show the police interview of the 8-year-old boy accused of murdering his father and another man.

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Every year thousands of recently deceased people are buried not by their loved ones, but by their local council - often because they have no known family to make the arrangements. Who attends these funerals and how are they organised?

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When Clare Longrigg saw two Mafia clans tie the knot it was meant to end the feuding – but far worse was to come.

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The spectre of the Winter of Discontent threatened to return to haunt Labour last night after funeral directors revealed that the burial of 'hundreds' of bodies is being delayed for financial reasons.

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When they move across the street to their new stadium next year, the Yankees will leave behind the ghosts of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. And also Ned Marvin.

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Going out in style is easy in Seattle. Thanks to Greg Lundgren, the city is the leader of what could be called a boutique death movement.

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He is a Republican in my state, and The Majority Leader in D.C. I hope he looses. McConnell just added $3 million to his campaign funds

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ADELAIDE, Australia—Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday.

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