President Obama was playing basketball with personal assistant Reggie Love at the Fort McNair athletic facility in last Saturday when he was asked about the NBA owners and players finally reaching a tentative agreement after an almost five-month stalemate. Obama gave a thumbs up and said, “Good deal.” Read full article > >

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Obama Classic is postponed

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The wounded soldier holds a homemade poster ringed with Christmas lights. The widow stands in the back, hoping not to be seen. The mother squeezes her three-year-old son’s hand and leans forward in anticipation. Read full article > >

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An emotional cycle as soldiers return home

IN FORT MYERS, FLA. Chrissanda Walker’s bourbon-glazed chicken is just out of the oven. The bread pudding is finished. The collard greens worry her, though; she doesn’t want to overcook them. Walker looks at the clock. It’s 10 a.m. She’s been on her feet since 6.

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‘A storm in my life’

The military hearing for the man aacused in the Fort Hood massacre resumes Monday. But Army Maj. Nidal Hasan’s lawyer has said he will not present any evidence.

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No defense evidence for Ft. Hood trial

AT FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Emily Franks was playing with her toddler when a soldier called from Afghanistan with devastating news.

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When the messages home stop

Even before the Fort Hood shooting ended, nurses and medics rushed to help the wounded.

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Ft. Hood witness: ‘You train for this; go’

While witness after witness described graphically

The first witness in the Fort Hood massacre hearing gave a chilling account Wednesday of how he and others were shot last November.

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Fort Hood victim met shooter’s stare

Four soldiers from the Fort Hood Army base in Texas — all decorated veterans — died in the past week after apparent suicides, a Fort Hood spokesman said.

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Fort Hood reels from 4 apparent suicides in a week