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Photos: Fort Hood, Texas shooting
An attack by multiple gunmen inside Fort Hood, Texas, left nine people dead and as much as 30 wounded, Thursday.
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First Lady hula hoops it up for health
Photos of First lady Michelle Obama at a healthy kids fair on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
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President Obama visits New Orleans
Photos of President Barack Obama's first visit as president to New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
'Space Clown' lands safely to Earth
Photos from the landing of the Soyuz capsule carrying Space tourist Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte.
Tsunami strikes Samoan islands
Dozens were dead after an earthquake spawned a tsunami that hit the Samoan islands in the Pacific.
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The Obamas host G-20 summit dinner
President Barak Obama and first lady Michelle Obama host world leaders at a G-20 summit dinner on Thursday, September 24, 2009, in Pittsburgh.
D.C. protesters rally against taxes
Protesters go to Washington, D.C. to rally against taxes and government spending.
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Scare on the Potomac
A routine training exercise -- on an other-than-routine day -- caused panic and fear in Washington.
Remembering Sept. 11 eight years later
Photos: Preparations for ceremony on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
Malia and Sasha's Excellent Adventure
If Malia and Sasha Obama write "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays as they head back to school this week, oh, the stories they can tell.
Wildfires grow in California
Wildfires continue to grow in California, threatening to consume homes in Los Angeles.
Wildfires rip through mountains near L.A.
A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy laid to rest
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest alongside slain brothers John and Robert at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sen. Ted Kennedy's funeral in Boston
Photos of Sen. Ted Kennedy's funeral in Boston
Kidnapped girl returns after 18 years
Jaycee Lee Dugard was abducted 18 years ago in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Dugard, who was snatched as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, after being held for the past 18 years in isolation in a backyard compound in Antioch, Calif. by a convicted sex offender who fathered two children with her, police said.
Friday memorial service for Kennedy
Photos: The casket of Sen. Edward Kennedy is taken from the Kennedy compound at Hyannis Port. Mass.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at 77
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77 after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
Obamas head for Martha's Vineyard vacation
Photo: President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia head for vacation at Martha's Vineyard aboard Air Force One.
Thousands evacuated in Greece fires
A raging fire bore down on Athens' northern suburbs Sunday, prompting panicked residents to battle the flames with tree limbs and buckets, and police to order 10,000 people to evacuate one town immediately.
Go West, Obama family!
The Obama family visits Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon National Park
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President Obama's western swing
President Obama and the first family visit national parks as part of a western swing to hold town hall meetings.
2009 Presidential Medals of Freedom
President Barack Obama awards the 2009 Presidential Medals of Freedom
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at age 88
Photos from the life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics.
Plane, helicopter collide over Hudson River
A plane and a helicopter collided over the Hudson River Saturday; all 9 aboard the two aircraft are feared dead.
Clinton, reporters return from N. Korea
Former President Bill Clinton returned from North Korea with two American reporters that had been held captive in communist North Korea.
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More beer summits
Maybe some other groups could use the healing touch of an Obama beer summit.
Bleriot's feat paved way for airlines
100th anniversary of Louis Bleriot's English Channel flight.
Walter Cronkite's funeral
Walter Cronkite's funeral
Total eclipse wows Asia
Rare total solar eclipse
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Apollo 11: 40 years later
Men first walked on the moon 40 years ago.
It's a boat! It's a car! It's both!
Steve Johnson, cruising in his auto-boat while passing near Long Island, Maine. A 1994 convertible Pontiac Sunbird fastened to the top of Johnson's boat turns heads as he zips along at 50 mph, sitting in a bucket seat and operating controls mounted inside the car. He calls it a "ca'-bo
Bomb attack in Jakarta
Bombs ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least nine.
Woof! First all-pet airline takes flight
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Airlines_Pet_Airways.html
Sotomayor confirmation hearings begin
On the cusp of history, Sonia Sotomayor listened intently in a packed Senate hearing room Monday as lawmakers began confirmation hearings on her appointment as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
'Ninjas' killed Florida couple; more arrests
Florida Panhandle killings
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