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Fort Hood rampage brings prayers, questions
An Army chaplain asked mourners Sunday to pray for the accused Fort Hood shooter, calling on them to focus less on why the tragedy happened and more on helping each other through it.   Full story
Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman
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