KRISTIN M. HALL

Associated Press
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Woman who returned Russian adopted boy faces suit

An American woman who sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow alone on a plane with a note saying she didn't want him anymore is facing a lawsuit for child support, which is scheduled for trial in March.

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Military wives turn to Bible for marriage advice

With husbands deployed or off preparing for war, some young wives at this sprawling Army installation have spent much of their marriages so far alone.

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Changes coming to JROTC policies on head coverings

Cadets of the Army's junior ROTC program are going to be allowed to wear religious head coverings after a Muslim high school student in Tennessee was not allowed to participate because she wore a headscarf.

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Boston Catholic holdouts say archdiocese moving in

Roman Catholic parishioners who have been occupying their churches in the Boston area for eight years say the archdiocese is working harder than ever to end the lingering protests.

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First Amendment arguments boost Occupy protest

Attempts to dislodge Wall Street protesters who have occupied parks, plazas and other public spaces have helped the groups in some cities shift their message from poorly defined angst over corporate greed to more broadly understood discussions about rights to free speech and assembly.

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6 months pass after Tenn. woman's abduction

The abduction of a nursing school student from her home in west Tennessee drew more than a thousand volunteers to search for clues where she was last seen being led into the woods by a man in hunting camouflage.

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Tennessee lawsuit claims VA negligent in suicide

The widow of an Iraq war veteran from Tennessee claims in a lawsuit that the Veterans Affairs Department was negligent in failing to diagnose and treat his post-traumatic stress disorder before he committed suicide in 2008.

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Commander returns to Pentagon after leading 101st

Maj. Gen. John Campbell is handing over command of the 101st Airborne Division after leading the famed Screaming Eagles through their most challenging deployment since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began.

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Navy ends search for sailor missing at sea

The U.S. Navy says it has ended the search for a 21-year-old sailor from Tennessee who went missing from the USS Boxer in the Gulf of Aden.

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Soldier found guilty of killing Afghan civilian

A U.S. Army National Guardsman was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the chance of parole for the murder of an Afghan civilian.

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Gay couple asked to reverse shirt at Dollywood

A lesbian couple is asking for changes at Dollywood after an employee asked one of the women to turn her T-shirt reading "marriage is so gay" inside-out to avoid offending others on a recent visit to the Tennessee theme park complex.

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Lawyer: Army Guardsman shot Afghan in self-defense

The attorney for a U.S. Army National Guardsman charged in the death of an Afghan man argued in military court Monday that the shooting was in self-defense.

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AP Enterprise: Army treats brain injuries in field

The traumatic brain injury that Army Staff Sgt. Isidoro Castillo suffered when a suicide bomber attacked his unit in Afghanistan could have meant the end of his deployment.

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With abuse increasing, Army limits addictive meds

Faced with rising abuse of prescription drugs, the Army has limited how many painkillers a soldier can get at one time and is threatening disciplinary action for troops caught violating the restriction.

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$6k raised to fly 2 Afghan war zone dogs to the US

Two stray dogs in Afghanistan that found comfort and companionship with a company of U.S. Army soldiers at a remote firebase are poised to leave the war zone behind. As the troops get set to return home, their spouses have raised nearly $6,000 to fly the dogs to the United States.

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Muslim soldier opposed to war faces porn charge

A Muslim soldier from Fort Campbell has been approved as a conscientious objector to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he has now been charged with possession of child pornography.

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Army's 101st pays high price for Afghan surge year

The soldiers of the Army's famed 101st Airborne Division deployed to Afghanistan confident their counterinsurgency expertise would once again turn a surge strategy into a success but are headed home uncertain of lasting changes on the battlefield.

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5 hurt in fire at Tenn. metal powders plant

Three workers have been critically burned at a Middle Tennessee chemical plant where two workers were killed in a flash fire earlier this year.

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Army tries new brain scans to hunt blast effects

After a mortar exploded next to Spc. James Saylor last year in Afghanistan, he underwent a series of scans to see how the explosion affected his brain. Standard CT scans showed no obvious signs of damage, but his symptoms were impossible to ignore.

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Tenn., Ky. turn over lethal injection drug to DEA

Both Tennessee and Kentucky officials said Friday they have turned over their supplies of a key lethal injection drug to the federal Drug Enforcement Agency over concerns about the overseas source of the drugs.

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Army bomb disposal units compete at Fort Campbell

The Army's bomb disposal units have been in high demand since explosives became the weapon of choice against troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. But now, with fewer troops in Iraq, these specialized units have resumed what was once an annual competition to find the best bomb-hunters in the Army.

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Tenn. execs enter pleas in weapons smuggling case

Four Tennesseans accused of smuggling military weapons and parts, some of which were sold to Middle East nations, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court and have agreed to testify against a British firearms manufacturer who currently faces extradition from England.

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Young woman held for grand jury in MTSU stabbing

A young woman accused of fatally stabbing a Middle Tennessee State University basketball player gave police conflicting statements on the night of her arrest, authorities said at a preliminary hearing Thursday attended by MTSU basketball players.

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Wife defends guardsman charged in Afghan murder

The wife of an Army National Guardsman accused of fatally shooting an Afghan civilian said the sergeant is a dedicated soldier who volunteered for combat deployments to support his family.

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Elephant refuge starts anew after founder's firing

Nestled on a secluded tract in the wooded hills of rural Tennessee is a sight that would likely startle an outsider, if outsiders were permitted to see it: the nation's largest sanctuary for old, sick and rescued elephants.

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