http://www.clintonherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310222105.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310222105.html 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. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102854.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102854.html WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama’s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102732.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102732.html WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102500.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_310102500.html FORT HOOD, Texas — Military officials were starting today to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:25:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092543.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092543.html CHICAGO — Illinois was cleared Wednesday to start enforcing a long-debated parental notification law for teens seeking abortions, after more than a decade of legal challenges. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:23:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092356.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092356.html IOWA CITY — A former Iowa man accused of killing his infant son four years ago will go on trial in 2010. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092050.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_309092050.html DES MOINES — A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_308165449.html http://www.clintonherald.com/apstorysection/local_story_308165449.html WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have presented a new health overhaul bill that melds legislation passed by three committees over the summer. And House Republicans have unveiled their own alternative, after months of criticizing the Democrats’ approach.