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House passes health care reform bill

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AP

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it.



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Wounded soldier faces long recovery

Najee Hull
Family photo

After being shot in Thursday's massacre at Fort Hood, 21-year-old Najee Hull was hit two more times as he tried to crawl to safety.



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Ida grows into hurricane near Cancun

Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.



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Two youngsters struck by car in Arlington

Two children suffered severe injuries Saturday evening when they were struck by a car near Pioneer Parkway and Daniel Drive in Arlington, police said.



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Protesters remember Dallas abortion clinic's legacy

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WFAA-TV

Despite a recent expansion in abortion services available in North Texas, pro-life groups say they will continue to protest a practice they believe is immoral.



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Arlington firefighters battle apartment blaze

The three-alarm fire broke out at the Walnut Creek apartments on Saturday afternoon.



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Teen shot dead in Oak Cliff

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Robert Flagg / WFAA-TV

Dallas police are looking for as many as four suspects in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old man late Friday night.



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Hasan was told 'There's something wrong with you'

Nidal Hasan
AP

As a student, some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army psychiatrist — who authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and 29 others wounded — had no place in the military.



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Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio hospital

The military psychiatrist who is being held in connection with the shooting deaths of 13 people at Fort Hood is now being cared for at Brooke Army Medical Center.



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Radio address: Obama praises valor of Fort Hood soldiers

President Obama
The White House

The White House provided a transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama in his weekly radio address.



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Family grieves the only civilian killed in massacre

Mike Cahill
Family photo

Mike Cahill worked at the Fort Hood processing center where gunfire erupted on Thursday afternoon. Ten hours later, his wife and daughter heard a knock at the door of their Central Texas home.



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Praise for unassuming hero of Fort Hood shootings

Kim Munley
Courtesy

Few people on the sprawling Fort Hood military installation were more qualified to answer the call for help during Thursday's shooting tragedy than civilian police Sgt. Kimberly Munley.



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Woman and grandson perish in Fort Worth fire

The first firefighters saw no visible smoke as they arrived at the home in the 6000 block of Truman Drive... until they opened the front door.



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Hasan's neighbor: 'He looked like a very nice person'

Patricia Villa
WFAA-TV

Patricia Villa knew her neighbor was preparing to depart. He gave her food, some of his clothing, furniture, and even the air mattress he had used as a bed.



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Could the Fort Hood attack have been prevented?

Hasan
AP

While friends and colleagues of U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan are stunned by what happened at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon, the military psychiatrist was on the radar of federal agents six months ago.



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Security heightened at North Texas mosques

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WFAA-TV

Some Muslims fear backlash following the mass shooting at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon.



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Army leaders pledge support to Fort Hood community

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CNN

Army Secretary John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. John Casey briefed reporters on the Fort Hood shootings this afternoon.
Profiles of shooting victims
How you can help



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'Controlled chaos' as shots rang out at Fort Hood

WFAA-TV

Some soldiers actually raced toward the sound of gunfire Thursday afternoon because they intuitively understood that their helpwas urgently needed.



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Fort Hood suspect in coma; is expected to live

Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan
ABC News

A federal law enforcement official said investigators have not been able to talk to Nidal Malik Hasan since the deadly rampage that left 13 people dead and injured 31 others at Fort Hood.



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Hasan purchased gun legally in Killeen

Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store.



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Hasan's family calls his actions 'deplorable'

Nidal Hasan
File / AP

Kim Fuller, a spokeswoman for Nidal Malik Hasan's family says relatives in Northern Virginia are reaching out to law enforcement Friday to offer insight.



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Fort Hood shootings: The victims

Thirteen people are known to have died in Thursday's shooting attack at Fort Hood, Texas. Here are brief profiles of the shooting victims.



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Obama: Don't jump to conclusions about Fort Hood incident

President Obama
CNN

President Barack Obama says the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings at Fort Hood.



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Fort Hood tragedy: How you can help

News 8 has received many calls from people who are moved by the tragic shootings at Fort Hood and want to help.



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Suspect in Orlando shootings had money woes

WESH via CNN

A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.



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2009-10-06
News 8's Gloria Campos talks about her silver anniversary at Channel 8 and more.

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2009-08-22
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