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House Democrats promise health-care victory as Republicans remain opposed to bill

Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to "answer the call of history," the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late Saturday that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive a...

Officials cast wide net in search for answers

Greg Jaffe, Ann Gerhart and William Booth — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

FORT HOOD, TEX . -- Military and federal officials investigating Thursday's mass shooting at this sprawling Army post spent the weekend poring over evidence they seized from the apartment of the alleged shooter, Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, including his computer and multiple e-mail accounts he may ...

Republicans seek a path to revival

Dan Balz — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

One year after hitting bottom in the aftermath of President Obama's election, Republicans have taken their first concrete steps toward recovery. But they remain an embattled and divided force, facing an electorate still skeptical about their capacity to govern and embroiled in a struggle between ...

The lonely life of 'Number Nine'

Philip Rucker — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

KILLEEN, TEX. -- About 9 a.m. Thursday, Maj. Nidal M. Hasan walked over to see a neighbor in his aging apartment building here on the edge of downtown. He had come to say goodbye.

Psychologist from Woodbridge, Va., killed at Fort Hood

Emma Brown and Christian Davenport — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Maj. L. Eduardo Caraveo, an Army psychologist from Woodbridge, arrived at Fort Hood on Wednesday, eager to step into the next challenge in a life devoted to helping people through their most stressful times.