In Brief

The headlines, just in case you missed them...

• An army psychiatrist kills 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood
• President Plantinga to retire at the end of 2010
• Virginia governor Tim Kaine clears the way for DC sniper’s execution
• North and South Korean navies engage in brief naval clash
• According to researchers, Australian Koalas could be extinct within 30 years
• The New York Yankees win the 2009 World Series

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