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Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military (AP)

The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century.


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Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery (AP)

President Barack Obama places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Veteran's Day ceremony, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.


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US risks following Japan's example of stagnancy (AP)

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, chat prior to their meeting at Prime Minister's official residence, in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Geithner is on Asia tour to attend the APEC meeting in Singapore. (AP Photo/Koichi Kamoshida, Pool)AP - Heavy government stimulus spending and near-zero interest rates did little to end a "lost decade" of stagnation and mushrooming debt in Japan. Some economists and lawmakers say the U.S. may wind up following the same trajectory.


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GOP sees Ft. Hood as act of terror (Politico)

Politico - McCain joins GOP critics in suggesting “political correctness” might have factored into the shootings. Source


Abortion activists call for backup (Politico)

Politico - Abortion rights activists are calling in the cavalry to oppose an anti-abortion provision in health reform. Source


Obama urged to bolster federal program that curbs layoffs (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As job losses continue to slow the nation's economic recovery, labor experts and economists are urging Congress and the Obama administration to boost funding for a little-known program that 17 states are using to avert layoffs and keep workers in their jobs. Source


Opera-loving Scottish widow leaves millions to Met (AP)

AP - Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music. Source


Russia launches program to save tigers worldwide (AP)

FILE -- In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 file photo Lutiy, an endangered Amur tiger, roams in his cage at the Wild Animals Rehabilitation Center in Sikhote-Alin a mountain range in the Russian Far East. Russia's government and environmental organizations say they will launch a major international campaign to protect the endangered Amur tiger and begin increasing its population. (AP Photo/Burt Herman, File)AP - Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country's Far East. Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can double the global tiger population by 2022.


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VA sec'y promises timely response to war illness (AP)

AP - Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he's working to improve the agency's ability to cope with increasing numbers of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems. Source


Where Deep Pockets Might Matter Most in 2010 (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - News of the demise of the self-funder has been grossly exaggerated. Source