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Gimmicks in the Health Care Bill?

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Q: Was the suspected Fort Hood shooter an "advisor to Obama’s homeland security team" or a member of his "transition team"?

A: This is another false e-rumor. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was merely an audience member at some public events of a university-sponsored group that offered unsolicited advice to the new administration.

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November 20, 2009

The 2009 forecast for turkey sale receipts to farmers is $3.8 billion.

Source: Census Bureau

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