http://www.examiner.com/National-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Top_News Examiner.com delivers the top stories and breaking news for your city, state and the nation. en-us © 2009 Examiner.com and Partners Wed, 11 November 2009 07:00:00 EDT 5 http://www.examiner.com/National-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/img/rss-examiner_logo.gif 133 24 Examiner.com delivers breaking news for your city, state and the nation. http://www.examiner.com/a-2314478~Military_sees_increase_in_wounded_in_Afghanistan.html?cid=rss-Top_News Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those who fought in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago. Wed, 11 November 2009 08:05:28 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314478~Military_sees_increase_in_wounded_in_Afghanistan.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314482~Who_knew_of_Fort_Hood_suspect_s_radical_contacts_.html?cid=rss-Top_News The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any extremists. Wed, 11 November 2009 08:08:05 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314482~Who_knew_of_Fort_Hood_suspect_s_radical_contacts_.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314476~Defiant_DC_sniper_mastermind_Muhammad_executed.html?cid=rss-Top_News John Allen Muhammad stepped foot into Virginia's death chamber and within seconds was lying on a gurney, tapping his left foot, his arms spread wide with a needle dug into each. Wed, 11 November 2009 08:01:19 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314476~Defiant_DC_sniper_mastermind_Muhammad_executed.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314483~AP_GfK_Poll__A_grouchy_public_sticking_with_Obama.html?cid=rss-Top_News President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country. Wed, 11 November 2009 08:08:36 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314483~AP_GfK_Poll__A_grouchy_public_sticking_with_Obama.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314540~Missing_US_soldier_s_body_found_in_Afghan_river.html?cid=rss-Top_News Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing last week as they tried to recover airdropped supplies that fell into a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday. Wed, 11 November 2009 10:01:51 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314540~Missing_US_soldier_s_body_found_in_Afghan_river.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314480~THE_INFLUENCE_GAME__Bishops_shape_health_care_bill.html?cid=rss-Top_News Catholic bishops have emerged as a formidable force in the health care overhaul fight, using their clout with millions of Catholics and working behind the scenes in Congress to get strong abortion restrictions into the House bill. Wed, 11 November 2009 08:07:04 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314480~THE_INFLUENCE_GAME__Bishops_shape_health_care_bill.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314529~Blackout_darkens_much_of_Brazil_and_Paraguay.html?cid=rss-Top_News Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours, prompting concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Wed, 11 November 2009 09:55:37 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314529~Blackout_darkens_much_of_Brazil_and_Paraguay.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314397~Chemical_BPA_in_workers_linked_to_sex_problems.html?cid=rss-Top_News Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday. Wed, 11 November 2009 05:01:35 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314397~Chemical_BPA_in_workers_linked_to_sex_problems.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314414~Swift_wins_2nd_straight_BMI_award_for_top_song.html?cid=rss-Top_News Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon. Wed, 11 November 2009 05:11:19 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314414~Swift_wins_2nd_straight_BMI_award_for_top_song.html?cid=rss-Top_News http://www.examiner.com/a-2314585~Roy__Aldridge_help_Blazers_beat_Grizzlies__93_79.html?cid=rss-Top_News Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight with a 93-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Wed, 11 November 2009 11:23:45 EDT http://www.examiner.com/a-2314585~Roy__Aldridge_help_Blazers_beat_Grizzlies__93_79.html?cid=rss-Top_News