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Heroes kept killings to minimum

FORT HOOD, Texas - Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.

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Healthy outlook

YMCA hopes new director's business ties help solidify funding, grow membership

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Capital rolls into Class AA semifinals with win over Big Sky

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Hunter shoots threatening lion

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State starting over on its $140 million computer bid

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Nov 6 Publication: Rehberg met with GOP on Senate bid
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Hunter shoots threatening lion

BILLINGS (AP) - A 41-year-old Florence man shot and killed a young mountain lion after it stalked his father on a hunting trip near Boulder.

12:00 am State starting over on its $140 million computer bid
12:00 am Settlement reached in death of girl hit by bus
12:00 am Semitool celebrates 30 years
12:00 am Yellowstone Park starts cleaning up fuel tank sites
12:00 am Volleyball bus crashes into truck; no one hurt
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: Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims; A Muslim leader says the Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood asked him for advice on what he should tell soldiers who had concerns about going to fight Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.

8:40 am Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean
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: Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world; For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.