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Anti-abortion Dems win round in health care debate

Top National News Headlines - 2 hours 1 min ago
Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health care debate today that would ban most abortion coverage.
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Iran: Deal to ship out uranium 'called off'

Top National News Headlines - 5 hours 15 min ago
A senior Iranian politician said Saturday the country would not ship low-enriched uranium out of the country, which is a major part of a pending nuclear deal between Iran and international powers, according to semiofficial state media.
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First responders calm in face of danger

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 10:24pm
The first people who came across Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, told tales Friday of quick, calm efforts in the face of danger.
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Home of soldier in Afghanistan robbed

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 8:14pm
Police are looking for burglars who hit the home of a soldier deployed in Afghanistan twice within a week.
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Victims: Sons, daughter, mom-to-be

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 7:20pm
Thirteen people were killed at Fort Hood Army Post, a sprawling facility in Texas.
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Police: Fla. shooting suspect apologizes

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 6:58pm
A man accused of killing one and wounding five in a shooting at his former workplace was charged with murder, police said. "I'm sorry," he allegedly said when arrested.
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Family: Ft. Hood suspect faced taunts

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 6:04pm
The bumper sticker reading "Allah is Love" was torn off and the car was keyed.
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Jackson's dad seeks estate allowance

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 6:00pm
Michael Jackson's father wants a judge to order the pop star's estate to pay him a monthly allowance, according to papers filed in court Friday.
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$180M take buoys hope for art market

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 5:42pm
A recent sale of Impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's auction house exceeded sales estimates and raised the hopes of industry insiders that a rebound is under way.
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Neighbors: Suspect emptied apartment

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 4:44pm
Investigators face a gruesome scene today as they try to determine why a gunman opened fire inside a military processing center in Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people.
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MDs accused of stealing, selling babies

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 3:38pm
Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, authorities say.
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Smiling Hasan at store before spree

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 3:32pm
An owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Fort Hood, Texas, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came in for coffee and hashbrowns most mornings, including the morning he allegedly shot dozens of soldiers.
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'Tough woman' cop hailed Ft. Hood hero

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 3:09pm
A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.
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Stolen VW van recovered after 35 years

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 2:54pm
A 1965 Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Spokane, Washington, was found by customs agents in shipping container in the Los Angeles port last month, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said.
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Mom of baby in box called troubled

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 1:30pm
The maternal grandmother of a 7-month-old Florida girl found hidden in a small cedar box under her baby sitter's bed says her daughter, who was charged in the case, is troubled and needs help.
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Pakistan's vulnerable 'thin blue line'

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 12:45pm
Assistant Sub Inspector Anwar Ali starts his day with a prayer. He needs all the help he can get.
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Slain soldier's family 'blindsided'

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 11:13am
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson wasn't much with words, his older brother said through tears, but when he picked up a guitar he let his music speak for him.
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2 NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 10:33am
Two members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan have been missing since Wednesday, the force said Friday.
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Gallery: Fort Hood attack

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 10:26am
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist who worked in a hospital at Fort Hood, the nation's biggest Army base, is blamed for the deaths of 12 soldiers and one civilian, military officials said. Another 30 people were wounded; 28 of them required hospitalization. About half required surgery, and all were in stable condition Friday morning, said Col. Steven Braverman, hospital commander at Fort Hood.
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Screams, sirens herald Fort Hood chaos

Top National News Headlines - November 6, 2009 - 8:41am
It was the kind of phone call military families dread receiving from Iraq and Afghanistan -- not from Texas.
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