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- A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology.
- Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday.
Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan- A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of policemen in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar, killing three people Monday, police said.
Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast- Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded early Monday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
- Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
- The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
- TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.
Cowboys topple Eagles 20-16- Miles Austin punctuated his touchdown catch by emphatically firing the ball into the stands.
Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act
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"Ensuring that the needs of our veterans are met is a top priority of this Congress. We honor their service and sacrifice by investing in health care for those who have worn our nation's uniform and the construction of key facilities for training and housing our military.
"With passage of this bill, the New Direction Congress has provided a 58 percent increase in funding for veterans' health care and benefits since
"I am pleased that this legislation also includes advance appropriations for 2011. This ensures timely and predictable funding for the veterans' health care initiatives upon which so many Americans depend.
"Just last weekend, on
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