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It's official: Auburn vs. Oregon for BCS title

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:45 PM PST

Heisman candidates Cameron Newton of Auburn and LeMichael James of Oregon will lead their teams in the BCS championship game on Jan. 10.BCS title game first-timers to bring perfect records and potent offenses to Glendale, Ariz., for their Jan. 10 matchup.




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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:45 PM PST

Video: Assange readies ‘poison pill’ in case of arrest

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:51 PM PST

Dec. 5: It's been one month since Julian Assange last appeared publically, but the elusive founder of WikiLeaks remains defiant, threatening to expose another tidal wave of sensitive information if anything happens to him. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Nightly News)It's been one month since Julian Assange last appeared publically, but the elusive founder of WikiLeaks remains defiant, threatening to expose another tidal wave of sensitive information if anything happens to him. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Nightly News)




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Cowboys make Peyton pay for INTs, top Colts

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:24 PM PST

Peyton Manning had two interceptions returned for touchdowns Sunday and his fourth of the day set up David Buehler for a 38-yard field goal that gave Dallas a 38-35 victory in overtime.




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Video: Parties offer signs that tax deal is taking shape

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Dec. 5: After weeks of political posturing over whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for some or all Americans, both sides appear to be on the verge on compromise. NBC's Mike Viqueira reports. (Nightly News)After weeks of political posturing over whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for some or all Americans, both sides appear to be on the verge on compromise. NBC's Mike Viqueira reports. (Nightly News)




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Medicaid patients' Rx drugs going to dealers

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:55 PM PST

Dale Kasprzyk, acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Buffalo stands next to a compilation chart of suspects in a recent prescription drug ring arrest raid in Buffalo, N.Y. Officials have charged 33 people so far in a large-scale investigation involving medical patients who are selling their prescription drugs to dealers.




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McDowell slips past Tiger for Chevron win

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:37 PM PST

U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell capped off his greatest year with two clutch putts that gave him the greatest comeback ever against Tiger Woods.




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Republicans split on START ratification

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

Key Senate Republicans reflected divisions in the party Sunday over ratifying a new treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons before year-end.

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Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares all

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:15 PM PST

Dozens of websites have been secretly harvesting lists of places that their users previously visited online, everything from news articles to bank sites to pornography, a team of computer scientists found.

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Giants run roughshod over error-prone 'Skins

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:02 PM PST

Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (27) evades Redskins safety Kareem Moore during New York's 31-7 victory Sunday. Jacobs rushed for two TDs for New York.Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw ran for two touchdowns apiece and the New York Giants steamrolled the mistake-prone Washington Redskins 31-7 Sunday.




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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:02 PM PST

Bears hold off stubborn Lions

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:12 PM PST

Chicago tight end Brandon Manumaleuna is congratulated by teammates after his game-breaking touchdown in the fourth quarter against Detroit.Jay Cutler threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Brandon Manumaleuna one play after a questionable call midway through the fourth quarter, lifting the Chicago Bears to a 24-20 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.




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Vikings overcome loss of Favre to crush Bills

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:45 PM PST

Tarvaris Jackson came off the bench for the injured Brett Favre and threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings defense dominated Buffalo in a 38-14 victory on Sunday.




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Yes, the economy is making steady gains, but ...

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST

Jay Bashant, of Buckyeye, Ariz., looks over job ads at the Maricopa County Workforce Connections job fair, in Phoenix, last month. The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high, as hiring slowed.The economy is firing on almost every cylinder these days but the one that matters most: Job creation.




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Warm, beating hearts offer transplant hope

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST

Registered nurse Younghwa Chang, left, prepares Andrea Ybarra, for a biopsy after her beating heart transplant at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. The transplant was part of a procedure where the donor heart is placed into a special box that feeds it blood and keeps it warm and beating outside the body.Only about 100 people have received a "beating heart" transplant, an experimental operation that's mostly been done in Europe. The donor heart is placed into a special box that feeds it blood and keeps it warm and ticking outside the body.




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U.S. tries to secure networks as hackers advance

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:57 AM PST

It will take several more years for the U.S. government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive data, experts say.

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Stocks are setting up for a strong December

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 10:16 AM PST

Europe's sovereign debt crisis will still hang over global markets this week, but on Wall Street, investors will not be afraid to bet on stocks.

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NYT: As bullies go digital, parents play catch-up

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 10:25 AM PST

 Maj. Glenn Woodson with his daughter, Sierra, 12, who wears a leg brace and was a victim of online bullying.The lawlessness of the Internet, its potential for casual, breathtaking cruelty, and its capacity to cloak a bully's identity all present slippery new challenges to this transitional generation of analog parents.




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Forbes: The biggest CEO screw-ups of 2010

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:52 AM PST

BP CEO Tony Hayward suffered frequent and public incidents of foot-in-mouth disease as the Gulf oil spill got worse.This year, chief executives made enough massive PR blunders — and engaged in enough dirty dealings — to remind us forcefully of their fallibility.




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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:52 AM PST