document.write('<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="rssHeadlines"><tr><td class="rssHeaderCell"><p><span class="rssImage"><img src="http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif"></span><br><span class="rssDescription">NPR coverage of national news, U.S. politics, elections, business, arts, culture, health and science, and technology. Subscribe to the NPR Nation RSS feed.</span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td class="rssHeadlineCell"><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120652947&ft=1&f=1003" class="rssHeadline">Army Policies Re-Examined After Ft. Hood Shooting</a><br><span class="rssDate">Sat Nov 21 16:00:00 EST 2009</span><br><span class="rssTease">Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered a series of investigations in every military branch this week to examine the process used to identify potentially violent troops. Military officials are still puzzled over the shooting at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and dozens more injured. They&#146;re trying to figure out how alleged shooter Nidal Hasan might have slipped through the cracks, and whether the real problem is the military&#146;s policies or leaders not following them.</span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td class="rssHeadlineCell"><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120649888&ft=1&f=1003" class="rssHeadline">Health Care Bill Clears Key Hurdle In Senate</a><br><span class="rssDate">Sat Nov 21 12:53:00 EST 2009</span><br><span class="rssTease">Senate Democrats pushed through a procedural wall Saturday night and formally opened the floor debate on their effort to overhaul the nation&#146;s $2.5 trillion health care system. The Senate mustered 60 votes, the exact number required to end a Republican filibuster against consideration of the bill, in a straight party-line vote.</span><br></p></td></tr></table>')