• Decision day for health care in the House
  President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

• Shooting reveals tensions over Muslims in the military
  The killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who also was a Muslim set off a rancorous debate Friday that once again spotlighted the fear among Muslims in America that they'll be collectively found guilty for the actions of one man.

• Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary US citizen
  Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as yet-unborn United States.

• Opponents say they have votes to block U.S. tourism to Cuba
  Opponents of opening Cuba to American tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to lift the ban on travel to the island.

• Many House Democrats still resist health care bill
  Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill Saturday.

• Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence
  President Barack Obama, seeking to reassure a nation shaken by the mass shooting on an Army post in Texas, said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a rampage at Fort Hood.

• Obama visits wounded US soldiers at Walter Reed
  President Barack Obama spent nearly two hours visiting wounded U.S. soldiers Friday afternoon.

• Lawmakers' briefing causes confusion on wounded
  A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

• Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history
  He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.

• Jobless rate hits 10.2 percent and is forecast to climb higher
  As bad as Friday's jobs report was, showing October's unemployment rate jumping sharply to 10.2 percent, the outlook is likely to worsen for American workers well into next year. Economists expect the jobless rate to keep climbing, perhaps above 11 percent, as employers produce more with fewer workers and shy away from hiring.

• Suspect's cousin talks to FBI, mortified by attack
  The cousin of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says family members have met with the FBI and answered all their questions.

• House votes to strengthen chem plant security
  The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack.

• AP Sources: Rampage gun purchased legally
  A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday.

• USDA says it wants to resolve Indian farmer claim
  The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.

• Frank takes dig at colleague in health care debate
  Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig Friday at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation.

• Hillary Clinton to represent US at Berlin Wall
  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.

• Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam
  A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."

• US urges Honduran unity government
  The State Department is expressing disappointment that Honduras has failed to form a unity government.

• Fort Hood gunman reportedly shouted 'God is great' during rampage
  The Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 12 soldiers at Fort Hood during a shooting rampage was in the "deployment window" to be sent to either Afghanistan or Iraq, military officials said Friday.

• Former NASA official sentenced to probation
  A former top NASA official was sentenced Friday to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for steering contract money to a private client.

• Unemployment soars to 10.2 percent faster than expected
  WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate leapt up by a larger-than-expected four-tenths of a percentage point in October to 10.2 percent, even as the pace of job losses slowed sharply, the government reported Friday.

• Family calls suspects actions deplorable
  The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."

• Military observes moment of silence at Fort Hood
  Military, friends and families have observed a moment of silence at Fort Hood, Texas and other U.S. military bases as a show of respect for the victims of the shooting rampage.

• Worldwide sting turns up millions in smuggled cash
  A crackdown in more than 80 countries turned up $3.5 million hidden in carry-on and checked bags as people smuggled illicit money across international borders.

• Ft. Hood Gen: Gunman went on 'measured' shooting
  The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in "a very calm and measured approach."