Fort Hood suspect’s links to imam under scrutiny
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 10th, 2009 5:36 am by HL
Fort Hood suspect’s links to imam under scrutiny
Federal investigators are examining possible links between Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal M. Hasan and an American-born imam who U.S. authorities say has become a supporter and leading promoter of al-Qaeda since leaving a Northern Virginia mosque, officials said.
Some Democrats to fight abortion amendment in health bill
President Obama and Senate Democrats sought on Sunday to generate momentum from the House’s passage of health-care legislation, even as a new hurdle emerged: profound dismay among abortion-rights supporters over antiabortion provisions inserted into the House bill.
Political eyes on Republican Scozzafava after conservatives urge her to quit
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech.