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Some predicted trouble from Fort Hood suspect
In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. Still, nobody could predict the murderous rampage of which he is accused.   Full story
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