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Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses

November 20, 2009 By The Associated Press ANNE GEARAN (AP National Security Press Writer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.

"It is prudent to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable...

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