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Sometimes you can't win for losing - or something like that. Look off to the right of this column and you'll see a sampling of letters we received about U.S. Rep.

One supreme oddity of human nature is that we often show the very best of ourselves during the very worst of times.

Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, both voted against the sweeping health care reform bill that the U.S. House passed in a 220-215 vote Saturday night.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has declared a moment of silence for U.S. military forces worldwide as a show of respect for the Fort Hood victims.

Hasan attended Virginia Western Community College from 1990 to 1992. He graduated summa cum laude with an associate in science degree in 1992, according to college spokeswoman Margaret Boyes.

They ranged in age from 19 to 62. They were immigrants and second-generation U.S. military, newlyweds and single moms.

A resolution was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives Friday, one honoring the soldiers of Fort Hood and their families.

State leaders say Texas will memorialize the victims of Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood as well as help Federal investigators find answers about the mass murder on post.

Hasan was a participant in a Washington think tank's presidential transition task force formed in April 2008.

Rep. Carter: 2 suspects released, one in custody A A Nov. 5: Rep. John Carter says that two suspects were questioned and released in the Ft.

Both chambers of Congress observed moments of silence Thursday for victims of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and their families.

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

One shooter is reportedly dead, and two more are in custody according to reports.

Update 4:10 20-year-old Allan Carrol of Bridgewater, NJ was wounded Thursday. The AP reports he was shot 3 times and is recovering after surgery.

An eleventh-hour visit to Capitol Hill by President Barack Obama, a compromise on reproductive rights and provisions on accountability helped sway undecided Texas Democrats to vote for a historic health care bill that passed by a slim margin late Saturday.

Bob Meyers of Phoenixville, Pa.,A shows photos of his brother Dean Harold Meyers, who was among the 10 people killed by John Allen Muhammad.

An Army psychiatrist who had recently completed training in treating traumatic stress disorder opened fire Thursday on a group of soldiers preparing to deploy to Iraq, killing at least 12.

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at a massive military post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting at a military base in the United States.

A board with fliers for missing persons is hung on a fence across from the home of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland on Thursday.

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