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Fort Hood Probe Exposes Missed Connections

(Jan. 15) – Some conclusions of a Pentagon inquiry into the Fort Hood shootings are eerily similar to reviews of intelligence shortfalls faulted for the Christmas bombing plot: Officials had key information on a radicalized individual but failed to assemble clues and head off potential violence. In both cases, the...

Yemen Strikes Suspected al-Qaida Hideouts

SAN'A, Yemen (Dec. 24) -Yemen's military hit suspected al-Qaida hideouts Thursday and targeted a gathering of top militant leaders, possibly killing a radical cleric linked to the U.S. Army major accused of the Fort Hood mass shooting, in strikes carried out with U.S. intelligence help, officials said. At least 30...

Primary Sources: Maj. Nidal Hasan

As investigators dig for clues about what led to the Fort Hood massacre, bits and pieces of the suspect's life are available online for all to see. Taken together, they present a strange and chilling portrait of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. AP Maj. Nidal Hasan's business card. (Nov. 20) -- The Army psychiatrist charged...

6 Red Flags in Fort Hood Case

(Nov. 12) -- Hindsight is always 20/20, especially as investigators and reporters try to connect the dots following a tragedy as stunning as the Fort Hood massacre. In the week since the attack that left 13 dead, these possible warning signs about Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing his fellow...

Comparing Obama to Previous Mourners in Chief

WASHINGTON (Nov. 11) -- When Barack Obama made his debut as consoler in chief during a service for shooting victims at Fort Hood, Texas, he joined a long line of presidents who have sought through words to salvage something, anything from the depths of national tragedy. "Every evening that the sun sets on a tranquil...

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05/07/12 Southwest passenger revenue up 7-8 percent Source: The Orange Leader Southwest Airlines Co. said a key measure of passenger revenue rose as much as 8 percent last month as it benefited from fare increases even as its planes carried fewer people.
05/07/12 Texas couple claims etouffÃ©e prize Source: The Orange Leader A Texas couple took away the top prize at this year's Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival etouffÃ©e (ay-too-FAY') cook-off, though the voting was too close to call.
04/30/12 Boy, 11, fatally shot in Houston, alleged accident Source: The Orange Leader Houston police have questioned and released a teen after an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot at an apartment complex.
04/30/12 La. pipeline spills 80,000 gallons of oil Source: The Orange Leader ExxonMobil Corp. says it is cleaning up about 80,000 gallons of oil that spilled from a pipeline in a rural Pointe Coupee Parish, northwest of Baton Rouge.
04/28/12 Police find couple after 911 call Source: The Orange Leader Police officers found an elderly couple dead after an apparent murder-suicide.