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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 7, 3:01 AM
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution set for Dec. 3
The Army says convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.
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Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution set for Dec. 3
CBS News and The Gateway Pundit describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The Army says convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states". The right frames it as "Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterFort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution set for Dec. 3
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTrump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
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The Jerusalem PostNews report · Oct 7, 4:55 AM
Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas
US Army Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree that he described as retaliation for US wars in the Muslim world.
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 7, 4:31 AM
President Trump approves firing squad for 2009 Fort Hood shooter
The approval comes days after Tennessee failed to execute convicted killer Christa Pike with a lethal injection, igniting public debate over the death penalty.
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UPIWire story · Oct 7, 2:50 AM
Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution scheduled for December
Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people in a 2009 terrorist attack at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Thursday, Dec. 3.
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The Gateway PunditNews report · Oct 7, 2:20 AM
Update: Fort Hood Jihadist Nidal Hasan’s Execution Day Set by Secretary of the Army
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recommended the jihadist killer be executed by the US Army firing squad – and President Trump approved.
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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Oct 7, 2:18 AM
Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan set for December
The execution by firing squad of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will take place Dec. 3, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced Tuesday. The sentence will be carried out at Fort Hood...
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 7, 2:11 AM
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Oct 7, 2:11 AM
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Oct 7, 2:11 AM
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Oct 7, 2:11 AM
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Oct 7, 2:11 AM
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
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InstapunditOpinion · Oct 7, 1:50 AM
JUST DO IT: President Trump Approves Execution of Fort Hood Mass Murderer Nidal Hassan. “Hasan — w
President Trump Approves Execution of Fort Hood Mass Murderer Nidal Hassan. “Hasan — who laughably acted as his own attorney — was tried and found guilty in 2013 and sentenced to death. Now...
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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Oct 7, 1:41 AM
Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting secretary of the U.S. Army said Tuesday that the man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing...
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CBS NewsNews report · Oct 7, 1:21 AM
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
Nidal Hasan is set to die by firing squad in what will be the first military execution since 1961.
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