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  • Fort Hood Victims (2009)

    Fort Hood  Victims

    By CARYN ROUSSEAU and ROBERT IMRIE, Associated Press Writers Caryn Rousseau And Robert Imrie, Associated Press Writers The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had...

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  • Gustavo De La Vina (2009)

    Gustavo  De La Vina

    Gustavo De La Vina DALLAS (AP) - Former U.S. Border Patrol chief Gustavo De La Vina, who worked to tighten the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, has died at the age of 70. De La Vina died Monday in the Balkan nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he worked as a private adviser, said Steve Cribby, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Edinburg, Texas,...

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  • Gary DiSano (2009)

    Gary  DiSano

    PASADENA, Calif. (Associated Press) Gary DiSano, the president of the Tournament of Roses Association who was to preside over the 2010 New Year's celebration in Pasadena, died Sunday. He was 62. Tournament of Roses Executive Vice President Jeffrey Throop says DiSano died of cancer at his home in San Juan Capistrano. DiSano chose the parade theme, "2010: A Cut Above the Rest." He...

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  • D.C. Train Disaster (2009)

    D.C.  Train Disaster

    By SARAH KARUSH and BRIAN WESTLEY WASHINGTON — A transit operator on the job about three months in the nation's capital had just started her shift and took over an older train that federal safety officials had warned years earlier should be replaced. About eight miles down the red line track, another train was stopped. In the blink of an eye, the trailing train, under automated control...

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  • Stephen T. Johns (2009)

    Stephen T. Johns

    By NAFEESA SYEED of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum who was fatally shot Wednesday was described as a warm man with a wonderful smile who acted courageously when the gunman opened fire in the building. The gunman exchanged fire with guards, including 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns of Temple Hills, Md., who died at a Washington...

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