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Saturday

Stefanie Pelkey, left, and T.J. Hart met while volunteering at a veterans center in Houston. StoryCorps hide caption

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Soldier With PTSD, Woman Who Lost Husband To It, Find Solace Together

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Thursday

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Hagel: Stress Of 'Nonstop War' Forcing Out Good Soldiers

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress about Iran on March 3. The White House was not consulted on the invitation. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption

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Netanyahu Speech To Congress Is High-Risk, High-Reward, Analysts Say

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Thursday

An aerial view from March, 2014, shows the Presidio of Monterey located in Monterey, Calif. The Army base, which is home to the Defense Language Institute, has partnered with the city in an effort to curb costs. Natela A. Cutter/U.S. Army via Flickr hide caption

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At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs

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Tuesday

A 'Guantanamo Diary' From A Prisoner Still On The Inside

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In this June 27, 2006, file photo U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. The U.S. announced the transfer of four detainees from Guantanamo to Oman; one will go to Estonia. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Al-Qaida Group Claims Responsibility In 'Charlie Hebdo' Attack

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Tuesday

Democratic Congressman André Carson of Indiana says he converted to Islam as a teenager after witnessing Muslims "pushing back on crime" in his neighborhood. courtesy of André Carson hide caption

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Rep. André Carson To Become First Muslim On House Committee On Intelligence

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Friday

Abu Hamza al-Masri, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, at a 2002 fundamentalist Islamic conference in London, where he condemned what he called oppression of Muslims in the West. Masri was sentenced Friday in U.S. court to life in prison on terrorism-related charges. Alistair Fuller/AP hide caption

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Thursday

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program guarantees insurance payments in case of a terrorist attack at places like shopping malls, big-city high rises, and events like the Super Bowl. Jamie Squire/Getty Images hide caption

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Congress Renews Post-Terrorist Attack Insurance Payments

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