Newser - All Storieshttp://www.newser.com/2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 07 Nov 2009 3:07:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73528/at-vigil-a-reminder-to-keep-breathing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSeveral hundred people gathered at a stadium at Fort Hood tonight, where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at the Texas base yesterday. Chaplain Douglas Carver told those at the vigil—many dressed in fatigues...http://www.newser.com/story/73528/at-vigil-a-reminder-to-keep-breathing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:58:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othThe sports blogosphere is abuzz over some new photographs of Sammy Sosa in which the former performance-enhanced Chicago Cubs star looks much, much lighter-skinned than we’re used to. Seems nobody’s been able to reach Sosa yet, and nothing in the captions of photos from Tuesday’s event in Las Vegas yields...http://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73526/hasan-cleaned-house-gave-much-to-neighbors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othMaj. Nidal Hasan cleaned out his off-base apartment in the days before yesterday’s shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, giving away many of his possessions to a neighbor, whom he told he was headed for Iraq and had no need of them. Patricia Villa tells the New York Times she...http://www.newser.com/story/73526/hasan-cleaned-house-gave-much-to-neighbors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73522/obama-can-should-lock-congress-in-until-health-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othGrumpy old man Jack Cafferty is getting tired of Congress dragging out health reform, and wants President Obama to get lawmakers motivated. Using his constitutional powers, Obama should deliver this ultimatum: I’m ordering the Congress to remain in session until both houses vote on a final version of health-care reform....http://www.newser.com/story/73522/obama-can-should-lock-congress-in-until-health-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:24:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73521/hasan-felt-discriminated-against-wanted-out-of-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othNidal Malik Hasan considered himself a victim of anti-Muslim bias and had been trying for 6 months to quit the Army, his cousin says. "I think because he’s a Muslim he didn’t want to go to Afghanistan or Iraq, and he didn’t want to expose himself to violence and death....http://www.newser.com/story/73521/hasan-felt-discriminated-against-wanted-out-of-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73520/palin-will-headline-gridiron-dinner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othSarah Palin has accepted an invitation to speak at the Gridiron Club's winter dinner. She'll address the high-profile journalists' group at its Dec. 5 gathering; Rep. Barney Frank is the Democratic speaker. Though Palin is making a series of appearances to promote her book, Going Rogue, the Gridiron dinner is...http://www.newser.com/story/73520/palin-will-headline-gridiron-dinner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73519/white-house-warns-dems-to-avoid-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othThe Obama administration has toned down its war of words against Fox News, but behind the scenes, it's warning Democratic strategists not to appear on the network. One consultant who made a recent appearance says he received a call afterward from a White House official who told him, "We better...http://www.newser.com/story/73519/white-house-warns-dems-to-avoid-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73512/new-yorkers-flock-to-cheer-yankees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othNew Yorkers turned out in droves today to cheer the World Series champion Yankees as a ticker-tape parade made its way through the canyons of Lower Manhattan. Manager Joe Girardi received a key to the city at a City Hall ceremony, Series MVP Hideki Matsui thanked the fans over and...http://www.newser.com/story/73512/new-yorkers-flock-to-cheer-yankees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73517/break-stuff-to-save-the-planet-gore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othAl Gore says nonviolent disruption of polluters and airports is justified considering the grave threat posed by climate change. "Civil disobedience has an honorable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role...http://www.newser.com/story/73517/break-stuff-to-save-the-planet-gore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=othFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:35 CST