November 20, 2009
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Gary Edwards/AFP/Getty ImagesHard Lessons From Two Mass Killings In Texas
()The Senate is conducting hearings into the recent shootings at Fort Hood — a tragedy that took place just miles from the site of a deadly 1991 attack. That episode, in which a gunman killed 23 people at Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, reshaped how police, medical and psychological personnel respond to such tragedies.
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Health
Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow()
This week two panels of medical experts recommended fewer screening tests for breast and cervical cancer. The idea of evidence-based medicine is that the decisions made between doctors and patients should be based on studies that sometimes conflict with previous wisdom on treatment options.
'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan
Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan()
When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see warfare in a different light.
Friday Night Lives
In Massillon, High School Football 'Is Who We Are'()
The Ohio school has a 20,000-seat stadium, a $3 million indoor practice facility and a live tiger for a mascot. Massillon teams have won 22 state championships and they're in the running for another one. It's football "sunup to sundown," the head coach says.
Around the Nation
Chicago Schools Chief's Death Raises Questions()
Mourners are paying tribute Friday to the president of the Chicago School Board who earlier this week was found dead, partially submerged in the Chicago River. The death of Michael Scott has touched some raw nerves. Mayor Richard Daley is lashing out at the medical examiner, and others in the city still have questions about Scott's death.
