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Video: On the run, WikiLeaks' Assange speaks out

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PST

Nov. 30: Speaking with TIME Magazine via Skype from an undisclosed location on Tuesday, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange took aim at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even as he himself dodged a warrant for his arrest. NBC's Lisa Myers reports  (Nightly News)Speaking with TIME Magazine via Skype from an undisclosed location on Tuesday, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange took aim at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even as he himself dodged a warrant for his arrest. NBC's Lisa Myers reports (Nightly News)




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Torrential rains leave 21 dead in Venezuela

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PST

A woman cries after being rescued from her house, which had collapsed during torrential rains, in the Tamanaquito area of Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. At least 21 people have died and thousands have been forced from their houses after weeks of downpours.Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery.




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Puppy without ears finds foster home

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:38 PM PST

Suny, a Labrador-shepherd puppy, yawns in this undated photo.He was found in the bottom of a Dumpster, after having his ears viciously hacked off.




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Video: Do tell: Top brass says gays should serve openly

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:42 PM PST

Nov. 30: At the Pentagon Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the time has come to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell and insisted that reversing the policy would not be as wrenching as many have feared. NBC's Jim Miklaszewki reports.  (Nightly News)At the Pentagon Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the time has come to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell and insisted that reversing the policy would not be as wrenching as many have feared. NBC's Jim Miklaszewki reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:42 PM PST

U.S. clamps down on access to secret files

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:58 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden, in August. He was placed on Interpol's wanted list Tuesday.The State Department severed its computer files from the government's classified network, officials said Tuesday, as U.S. and world leaders tried to clean up from the embarrassing leak that spilled America's sensitive documents onto screens around the globe.




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Video: After summit, Obama, GOP say compromise possible

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:44 PM PST

Nov. 30: There were no breakthroughs during Tuesday's bipartisan summit meeting, but Republicans agreed to Obama's suggestion to have a small six-person working group negotiate a suitable tax cut compromise on their behalf. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  (Nightly News)There were no breakthroughs during Tuesday's bipartisan summit meeting, but Republicans agreed to Obama's suggestion to have a small six-person working group negotiate a suitable tax cut compromise on their behalf. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)




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Most meds for kids have inaccurate dosing

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PST

When buying over-the-counter medications for their children, parents may expect a quick solution to their child's ailment, but a new study shows that measuring out that medication provides its own challenges.

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Jackson's dad refiles wrongful death case

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:26 PM PST

Michael Jackson died in June 2009 after receiving the anesthetic propofol.Joseph Jackson originally filed the suit in federal court, but a judge declined to hear the case against Dr. Conrad Murray and said it should be handled in Los Angeles Superior Court.




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Video: New guidelines for Vitamin D, Calcium

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:48 PM PST

Nov. 30: With calcium already added to everything from Tums to orange juice, a new study finds that most people including older women don't need calcium supplements. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.  (Nightly News)With calcium already added to everything from Tums to orange juice, a new study finds that most people including older women don't need calcium supplements. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)




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CDC: Fewer than half of Americans have had HIV test

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:38 PM PST

Fewer than half of Americans have had an AIDS test since guidelines were expanded to include routine screening, according to a government report released Tuesday.

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Sex assault claim in N.C. missing-girl case

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PST

This May 2010 photo shows Zahra Baker, 10, getting a hearing aid at an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway.North Carolina police investigated a claim that a 10-year-old girl who was killed and dismembered was sexually assaulted, according to court documents released Tuesday afternoon.




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Video: Hostage taker who shot self dies

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:13 PM PST

Nov. 30: Wisconsin teen shot himself after taking classmates hostage. NBC's Chris Clackum reports. (NBC News Channel)Wisconsin teen shot himself after taking classmates hostage. NBC's Chris Clackum reports. (NBC News Channel)




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Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:13 PM PST

Whoa! Royal wedding may be broadcast in 3D

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:23 PM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton at St. James's Palace the day they announced their engagement, Nov. 16. The couple will marry April 29, 2011 in Westminster Abbey, and the event may be broadcast in 3D.Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB wants to add an extra dimension to the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton — an event that could have the biggest global audience in TV history.




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Newsweek: Chinese toothpaste pushes race buttons

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:44 PM PST

Of all the unfamiliar products in a Chinese supermarket, one of the most shocking to American visitors is a toothpaste featuring the logo of a minstrel singer in a top hat, flashing a white smile. Even more shocking: the paste, known as Darlie in English and as Black People Toothpaste in Chinese, is a product of a Hong Kong–based company established in 1933, which is now owned in part by the Colgate-Palmolive Co.

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Video: The Chevy Volt powers up

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 06:13 PM PST

Nov. 30: The highly anticipated electric hybrid rolls off the assembly line. NBC's Jay Gray reports. (NBC News Channel)The highly anticipated electric hybrid rolls off the assembly line. NBC's Jay Gray reports. (NBC News Channel)




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A new era? Or just a 'summit' with a catchy name?

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:52 AM PST

President Barack Obama's first formal meeting with Republican and Democratic top dogs since the midterm elections yielded mutual praise from both sides, cautiousness about the politically-charged debates to come, and no major breakthroughs on key policy negotiations. Which is pretty much what was expected.

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NYT: Memos show wary nuclear dance with Pakistan

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PST

Pakistani soldiers patrol the village of Shamay, June 14, 2009, on the front line in the Sakhra Valley, a small valley within the Swat Valley.NYT:  U.S. cables obtained by WikiLeaks make it clear that underneath public reassurances lie deep clashes over strategic goals.




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'Long-lived tornadoes' feared overnight in East

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 02:38 PM PST

This home in Buford, Ga., was destroyed Tuesday by the severe weather moving east. Officials had not yet determined if it was a twister or just strong winds that also damaged several homes.A severe storm system was moving east, causing havoc during the Atlanta commute as forecasters said even rougher weather could hit the Carolinas and Virginia overnight.




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