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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
Man avoids jail by faking illegal immigrant status
Northwest Briefs November 4, 2011
World / Nation Briefs November 3, 2011
Oakland protest shuts down shipping port
Group has Plan B for picking the president
WASHINGTON - Lots of people complain about the shortcomings of the country's two-party system for picking a president. Now a nonpartisan group is gathering mil…
U.S. students show slight improvement in math
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some progress. Still needs improvement.
Homicide suspect caught in Montana after 30 years
World / Nation Briefs October 31, 2011
Soldier admits taking war trophies, denies murder
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The highest-ranking of five soldiers charged with killing Afghan civilians for fun last year took advantage of weak leadership in the platoon to lead his underlings in the dia…
Following attacks, an increased focus on bear safety
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife agencies in the Northern Rockies go to lengths to warn people of the dangers of grizzly country — from signs advising hikers to carry Mace-like bear spray to radio ads that warn hunt…
FBI releases footage of Russian spy ring
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI surveillance tapes, photos and documents released Monday show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies secretly exchanging information and money during a counterintelligence probe that laste…
Obama orders FDA to reduce drug shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, action he says will help stop a "slow-rolling problem" that puts patients at risk and r…
Ticket fixing rocks NYPD
Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday celebrated
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GOP rivals focus on flat taxes, smaller government