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News Wrap: Military Court Sentences Nidal Hasan to Death

In other news Wednesday, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death for the murder of 13 people during his 2009 shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base. Hasan could become the first American soldier executed in more than 50 years. Also, a series of coordinated car bombings in Baghdad killed 70 and wounded 200.