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Video: Assange makes Interpol's most wanted list

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST

Dec. 1: As the fallout from WikiLeaks' latest data dump spreads across the globe, the man behind the whistleblower website is still nowhere to be found--but his lawyer insists he's not in hiding. NBC's Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers reports.  (Nightly News)As the fallout from WikiLeaks' latest data dump spreads across the globe, the man behind the whistleblower website is still nowhere to be found--but his lawyer insists he's not in hiding. NBC's Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)




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'How to tie a tie' most-asked Web question

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

News trumped celebrities in 2010 as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and World Cup soccer in South Africa topped the list of most-searched items of 2010, according to Yahoo.

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Video: Congress lets unemployment benefits expire

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:55 PM PST

Dec. 1: Unless Congress takes action, tough times just got tougher for the two million Americans whose unemployment benefits will stop at the end of the December. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.  (Nightly News)Unless Congress takes action, tough times just got tougher for the two million Americans whose unemployment benefits will stop at the end of the December. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)




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Baby names reveal more about parents than ever before

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:14 AM PST

Did you spend hours obsessing over what to name your child? Time well spent, experts say -- names communicate a wealth of social information, now more than ever

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J & J heartburn worsens with Mylanta recall

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST

Johnson & Johnson's consumer-product distress worsened on Wednesday as the company recalled 12 million bottles of over-the-counter Mylanta and almost 85,000 bottles of its AlternaGel liquid antacid.

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Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST

Newsweek: Colleges innovate to fight binge drinking

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:56 PM PST

Some colleges are forming partnerships with community establishments to help penetrate the drinking culture.

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FCC chief backs some rationing of Internet traffic

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:22 AM PST

A worker prepares a server in a file photo. Internet service providers would be allowed to ration Web traffic on their networks under a strategy unveiled by the top U.S. communications regulator that no longer focuses solely on open access.




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Man hopes digital love letter reaches girlfriend virally

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:49 AM PST

You're not really in love these days unless the Internet knows about it — and this case, even before your GF knows about.You're not really in love these days unless the Internet knows about it — and this case, even before your GF knows about.




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Video: Little Dresses: Sewing hope for little girls

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Dec. 1: Making a Difference: An African safari turned into a lifelong mission for a Michigan woman who designed a way to lend a helping hand to her faraway hosts. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.  (Nightly News)Making a Difference: An African safari turned into a lifelong mission for a Michigan woman who designed a way to lend a helping hand to her faraway hosts. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)




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Northern Kentucky lands Noah's Ark park

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:14 PM PST

Ark Encounter released this illustration of its planned creationism theme park in northern Kentucky, which will feature a full-scale replica of Noah's Ark.A full-scale replica of Noah's Ark will highlight a creationism-themed amusement park going up in northern Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Wednesday.




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Video: Taxing issues get hammered out on Capitol Hill

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:46 PM PST

Dec. 1: Critics on both sides of the aisle are hammering away at plans by President Obama's deficit commission to cut Social Security and Medicare and raise taxes. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.  (Nightly News)Critics on both sides of the aisle are hammering away at plans by President Obama's deficit commission to cut Social Security and Medicare and raise taxes. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Nightly News)




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Got a gut problem? Try swallowing worms

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

Here's a medical version of the game "would you rather": Lose your colon? Or swallow 1,500 worms? One man with severe ulcerative colitis credits worms with restoring his health.

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Woman strips to bra, panties for airport security

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST

Airport security agents got a surprise on Tuesday when a woman in a wheelchair approached a checkpoint in Oklahoma City, took off her trench coat and was wearing only a black lace bra and panties.

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Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST

Video: Navigating the depths of the national debt

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Dec. 1: Federal deficit commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson speak with NBC's Brian Williams about their recommendations for cutting back on federal spending.  (Nightly News)Federal deficit commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson speak with NBC's Brian Williams about their recommendations for cutting back on federal spending. (Nightly News)




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NYT: Cables offer dim view of Russia

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:31 PM PST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are reportedly mentioned in an unflattering light in U.S. diplomatic cables.NYT: Leaked diplomatic correspondence indicates the United States harbors a dim view of Russian leaders and little hope that Russia will become more democratic or reliable.




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Bitter cold kills 8, slams air traffic in Europe

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:39 PM PST

Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing hundreds of highway accidents.

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DDoS attack on WikiLeaks gathers strength

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:07 PM PST

Whoever wants to bury the WikiLeaks documents is doing a better job today — apparently with an assist from Amazon.com.

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Polygamist leader arraigned in Texas

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:15 PM PST

Warren Jeffs faces charges in Texas of bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault involving underage girls at a church ranch near Eldorado. A polygamist sect leader was quietly extradited from Utah to Texas, where he was arraigned Wednesday to face trial on bigamy and sexual assault charges.




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