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Soldier Accused of Detainee Killings to Testify

A U.S. soldier accused of killing three Iraqi detainees last spring is expected to testify Thursday at his court martial. Raymond Girouard is accused of planning not just the shootings, but an alleged cover-up attempt.

Soldier Accused of Detainee Killings to Testify

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Tennessee Town Backs GI in Iraqi Murder Case

When Staff Sgt. Raymond Girouard faces court martial next week for charges of murdering three Iraqi detainees, he'll have the support of Sweetwater, Tenn. Girouard says he was following orders, and folks in his hometown believe him. They've raised more than $20,000 to hire a civilian attorney for him.

Tennessee Town Backs GI in Iraqi Murder Case

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Alabama Students Hold Impromptu Memorial

Students gather for an impromptu memorial in Enterprise, Ala. Eight students were killed Thursday when tornadoes hit a high school in Enterprise. President Bush visited the area to survey the damage caused by several tornadoes that ripped through the region.

Alabama Students Hold Impromptu Memorial

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Alabama Students Question Reaction to Storm

President Bush visits the Enterprise, Ala., school where eight students were killed Thursday by a tornado. Some survivors from the school are asking how early school officials were aware of the danger from storms and if students should have been dismissed before the tornado hit.

Alabama Students Question Reaction to Storm

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Race

Congress Considers Civil Rights 'Cold Case' Push

A bill that could reopen thousands of civil rights-era cases has been reintroduced in Congress. It would establish a Justice Department unit that would investigate hate crimes committed against blacks during the civil rights struggle.

Congress Considers Civil Rights 'Cold Case' Push

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The College Admissions Game

Students Uncertain About Historically Black Schools

The number of black students applying to historically black schools is on the decline. This generation of black students likes the idea of not being in the minority at college, but doesn't necessarily feel the same allegiance to these schools.

Students Uncertain About Historically Black Schools

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Digital Life

Opera Dips Its Toes into the Podcast Pond

The Nashville Opera is experimenting with a new program offering downloadable recordings of the director's commentary, designed for listening during the performance. Industry watchers want to know whether it will draw audiences or add to the list of tech distractions afflicting opera lovers.

Opera Dips Its Toes into the Podcast Pond

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Freedom Riders Roll Again, with Students on Board

Activists from the 1961 Freedom Rides boarded buses again this weekend, more than 45 years after their original campaign to enforce desegregation of interstate travel. This time, the aging activists took along college students for a kind of rolling civil rights seminar.

Freedom Riders Roll Again, with Students on Board

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Law

Tennessee Continues to Enforce 'Crack Tax'

For a second consecutive year, Tennessee has collected more than $1.5 million in revenue from its so-called "crack tax." The state has been enforcing a tax on illegal substances that drug dealers can report without fear of prosecution. But once arrested, dealers must prove they've paid the tax or face fines or property seizure.

Tennessee Continues to Enforce 'Crack Tax'

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Business

Dunkin Donuts' Follows Northeasterners South

Dunkin Donuts is looking to expand into the South, nearly two years after its rival, Krispy Kreme, saw its expansion plans crumble. The first of a dozen planned stores just opened in Tennessee, led by a former New Englander who missed his Dunkin Donuts fix.

Dunkin Donuts' Follows Northeasterners South

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Iraq

Soldier Pleads Guilty to Rape, Killing in Iraq

A U.S. soldier has pleaded guilty to the rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, and to the killing of her family. He is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

Soldier Pleads Guilty to Rape, Killing in Iraq

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Black Civil-War Soldier Gets Overdue Honors

For more than a century, Lt. Stephen Atkins Swails has lain in an unmarked grave in Charleston, S.C., his life story largely forgotten. But recently, local historians held a long overdue ceremony honoring the life of the extraordinary African-American Civil War soldier and statesman.

Black Civil-War Soldier Gets Overdue Honors

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Race for Frist's Senate Seat Now Up for Grabs

Republicans had seemed in secure control of one Tennessee's Senate seat -- the one vacated by departing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Now there's a dead heat, and the race could end with a black Democrat in office.

Race for Frist's Senate Seat Now Up for Grabs

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Media

All-in-One Reporters at Nashville Station

As part of a strategy to cut costs and improve its newsroom, one Nashville TV station has converted its staff to a collection of all-in-one producers. Everyone in the newsroom, from anchor to camera man, has the power to produce, edit and broadcast their own stories -- the so-called "Video Journalism" model.

All-in-One Reporters at Nashville Station

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