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Clem's Chronicles: Fort Hood Memorial/DC Sniper Executed/Sesame Street turns the big 4-0

Good evening folks. Quite a lot of news today-here's the missive....... FORT HOOD MEMORIAL-Today a chance for the nation to come together to mourn the loss of those killed last week in Fort Hood, Texas. While most of us couldn’t...

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Fort Hood Families Band Together to Grieve and Honor the Fallen

ABC's Christine Romo, James Hill, Stephanie Wash, and Catherine Cole report: Today all of America came together in a day of solemn remembrance. The wounds of the senseless tragedy at Fort Hood cut deep and wide. On this day Americans...

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Find a Credit Union With Lower Interest Rates and Fees

ABC's Elisabeth Leamy reports from Washington: If you receive a notice saying your credit card company is raising your rate, often you can get the rate hike reversed by calling the company. Many rate increase notices are computer generated and...

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Justice Sotomayor Wanted to Back Out From Consideration

ABC’s Dennis Powell reports from Washington: In the soon to be released (November 17) issue of Latina Magazine, Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor is reported to have told a friend she was leery about losing her privacy and wanted to...

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FDA Responds to Doctors Refusing to Give H1N1 Vaccine

ABC's Lisa Stark reports from Washington: As government health officials encourage people to get vaccinated against the H1N1 vaccine, they are running into opposition from an unusual source: doctors. Some doctors have decided they will not give the vaccine, and...

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1/3 of Homeless Today are Veterans

Lisa Chinn reporting from Washington: The issue of homeless veterans has been with us a long time, and while the numbers seem to be getting better, the challenges that face them are not. Currently there are approximately 131,000 homeless veterans...

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Google Helping to Get You to a Flu Shot

Where do I go to get a swine flu shot? Sound familiar? Google has teamed up with the government to help. Google is out with a flu shot finder. Type in your zip code and what pops on the map...

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In Palin We Trust?

ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: Sarah Palin’s crusade for God and country “kicked up another notch” last week after she uncovered a government plot to marginalize God. Ms. Palin delivered a speech to a Wisconsin Right-to-Life group Friday...

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Quotes of the Day: 'This is a health care bill, not an abortion bill'

“This is a health care bill, not an abortion bill.” -- President Obama, to ABC’s Jake Tapper “Let’s be honest. The goal isn’t to see whether I can pass this through the executive board of the Brookings Institution. I’m passing...

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