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3 ways to contain the ugly holiday shopper within

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PST

In the holiday spirit of good cheer and sanity, here are some simple ways to get what you want this shopping season without losing your mind.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PST

Jury convicts DeLay in money laundering trial

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:52 PM PST

Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. He's seen here in D.C. on April 6,2005.Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.




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Air Force: Not so fast on lesbian's reinstatement

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:28 PM PST

The Air Force said Wednesday a lesbian flight nurse discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" must prove she is still qualified and pass a medical exam before it will consider reinstating her.

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Fake doctor saw ER patients for weeks

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:57 AM PST

A North Carolina man faced criminal charges after police say he posed as a health professional and got involved with patients at a hospital emergency room.

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NASA delays Discovery launch to at least Dec. 17

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 02:27 PM PST

A mid-December launch would push Discovery's planned 11-day spaceflight into the Christmas holiday, something NASA has typically worked to avoid.NASA's latest launch delay for the space shuttle Discovery could push the spacecraft's final mission into the Christmas holiday, or even postpone it completely until February, agency officials said Wednesday.




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U.S. moves to make synthetic marijuana illegal

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:26 PM PST

Cracking down on fake pot, the government moved Wednesday to outlaw five chemicals used in herbal blends to make the synthetic marijuana sold in head shops and on the Internet to a growing number of teens and young adults.

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5 dead in Mexico military cargo plane crash

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 05:15 PM PST

A Mexican air force cargo plane crashed at Monterrey International Airport on Wednesday, killing five military personnel, Mexico's national security agency said.

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DeLay says he's disappointed by guilty verdicts

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay waits for his attorneys to finish paperwork inside the Travis County courthouse in Austin. Texas jurors in the money laundering trial of DeLay are to return for their first full day of deliberations on Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010, one day after sending the judge questions seeking clarification about the criminal charge.  (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says he's disappointed that a Texas jury has found him guilty on charges that he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.




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PFT's Thanksgiving picks: 'Boys might stun Saints

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PST

Dallas Cowboys safety Gerald Sensabaugh (43) and cornerback Terence Newman, right, celebrate a interception by Newman late in their victory over Detroit on Sunday.




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Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PST

Ventre: Giving sports thanks an easy 'Decision'

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:29 PM PST

Image if LeBron James' "Decision" had been a season-long show? NBCSports.com contributor Michael Ventre is thankful it's not.Ventre: In the sports world, with the 24-hour news cycle and events changing by the minute, it's easy to get caught up in the maelstrom of developments and forget to reflect.




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Pentagon vs. WikiLeaks: Damaging documents or 'hyperventilating'

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:02 AM PST

Pentagon officials are expressing strong concerns about what they expect may be the biggest and most damaging WikiLeaks document dump yet: tens of thousands of internal U.S. government cables that reveal private communications with foreign governments on military matters, sources tell NBC News.

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Notorious showdowns between fliers, TSA screeners

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:38 PM PST

Here are some of the most notorious incidents in which fliers say they have had their personal privacy violated by TSA screeners.

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Giving thanks for a friend's second chance

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PST

Mike Taibbi, left, and Don Janney, sailing off Sag Harbor, N.Y., earlier this year.After nearly eight months, as his physical condition deteriorated at alarming speed, one of my very closest friends Don Janney received a liver transplant.  It was the ultimate second chance, when he was so close to the long goodbye.




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Video: Mom confronts carjacker in amazing video

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:53 PM PST

Nov. 24: A woman is seen being dragged by her own car in a desperate attempt to save her baby, who is in the backseat while an unidentified man steals the vehicle. KSHB's Christina Medina reports. (NBC News Channel)A woman is seen being dragged by her own car in a desperate attempt to save her baby, who is in the backseat while an unidentified man steals the vehicle. KSHB's Christina Medina reports. (NBC News Channel)




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Video: Cosby takes education message to streets

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST

Nov. 24: Bill Cosby takes his campaign on the importance of education to the streets of New Haven, Conn. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Other)Bill Cosby takes his campaign on the importance of education to the streets of New Haven, Conn. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Other)




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U.S. stimulus gave large jobs boost, CBO says

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:59 PM PST

President Barack Obama visits the Gingerbread House Bakery in downtown Kokomo, Ind., during a visit to tout the city as a success story of the Recovery Act. The non-partisan CBO says the massive stimulus plan created slews of jobs in the third quarter.The massive U.S. stimulus package, widely viewed by voters to be ineffective, put 1.4 million to 3.6 million people to work between July and September, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said.




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Student strips down to Speedo at airport

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:57 AM PST

A college student has posted a video on the Internet in which he strips down to a Speedo bathing suit to protest security measures at Salt Lake City airport.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:57 AM PST