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Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims

The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday. Complete Story...

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Ida returns to tropical storm strength

Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.

Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.

After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse

The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."

NY town marks year since immigrant fatally stabbed

The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those participating in a candlelight vigil and memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the killing.

Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute

A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil

Several hundred people gathered at a base stadium where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas.

Los Angeles moves to ban declawing of cats

The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats.

Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes

A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 833

As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old

A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.

Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace'

Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child's stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.

NM cabinet official resigns after DWI arrest

A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration.

Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq

An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.

Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises

Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

Cops: Mich. man admits killing abortion protester

A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree.

Wisconsin deputy shoots inmate at hospital

Authorities in Wisconsin say a deputy shot an inmate at a hospital in suburban Milwaukee after the inmate began a scuffle.

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Web post by Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan could shed light on motives
Source: The Times

Investigators trying to understand why a US army psychiatrist launched into a shooting spree on a military base in Texas will be poring over an internet posting he is thought to have made comparing the sacrifice of Islamist suicide bombers and American military heroes.

A palpable strain on mental-health system
Source: msnbc.com

More than two years after pledges to boost mental-health care, the promises have fallen short at U.S. military hospitals, say psychiatrists, Army officials, and wounded soldiers and their kin.

Suspected gunman denied bond
Source: baynews9.com

A man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others in the Orlando engineering firm where he once worked has been denied bond.

America's Mass Murder Addiction: No other prosperous country not torn by civil conflict has anything like our volume of mass killings.
Source: The Daily Beast

More than health care, the economy, jobs, Afghanistan, Iraq, public malfeasance, private dishonesty, civil rights, disease or tainted food, mass murder is American's primary problem and most fundamental shame.

UK tourist shot dead in Texas bar
Source: BBC News

A British tourist has been shot dead in a bar in the United States. Thomas Reeve, 28, was killed when a man entered the bar in Amarillo, Texas, and opened fire, before robbing the venue and customers, says a local report.

Why Would This Man Try to Burn Down His Beloved Church?
Source: blogs.ocweekly.com

The bizarre case of the Huntington Beach man charged with trying to burn down Orange County Church of Christ not one, two, three but four times (!) just keeps getting bizarrer.

Bronx plainclothes cop shoots teen in the face who flashed an imitation gun
Source: NY Daily News

"Damn, they tried to take his head off."

Fort Hood suspect said goodbyes before attack
Source: msnbc.com

As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship.

Barney Frank Present When Partner Arrested for Pot - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

Aug. 7, 2007, Barney Frank plus Partner plus pot plus bust....and we're just now finding out about it. Thanks PopMedia.

Afgans Doubt More Troops Could Help
Source: The New York Times

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — As Americans, including President Obama's top advisers, tensely debate whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, Afghans themselves are having a similar discussion and voicing serious doubts.

Fox News Whips Competitors On Ft. Hood Story
Source:

Ho hum. Once again, Fox News embarrasses its competitors in the lamestream media. I guess most people didn't want to hear lib talkers opine on what we did to deserve this.

Police dog stolen and killed
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can lead police to the person who shot and killed a Griffin Police Department German Shepherd and then dumped the dog in a ditch beside a Lamar County Road.

Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
Source: msnbc.com

A federal appeals court has ruled that city council members in a Calif. city did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
Source: wtsp.com

A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

Fox hosts want 'special screenings' for Muslims in military
Source: Raw Story

In the wake of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood by a military psychiatrist of Middle Eastern lineage, the hosts at Fox News have begun suggesting that all Muslims in the military should be treated as potential threats.

"Stinky Rapist" found guilty again
Source: wtsp.com

Another guilty verdict for the so called "Stinky Rapist," Jerrod Pass.

Unemployment, 2004 to Present "The Country is Bleeding"
Source: flowingdata.com

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the most recent unemployment numbers last week. Things aren't looking good for the unemployed, I'm afraid. I showed my younger sister the maps. Her response: "It looks like the country is bleeding."

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