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Timeline: Biggest political events of 2010

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:08 AM PST

The newsmakers and headlines that shaped this year.The newsmakers and headlines that shaped this year.




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Slideshow: The Year in Pictures - News

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST

View the best news images from around the world and close to home and vote for the best.View the best news images from around the world and close to home and vote for the best.




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America's best cities for New Year's Eve

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:14 AM PST

Revelers celebrate the ball drop in Times Square on January 1, 2010, in New York City. It takes more than a dropping ball or a big crowd to make for a great New Year's Eve celebration.




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Child cancer cluster confounds tiny Ohio town

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:24 PM PST

Donna Hisey holds her son Tanner in the family home near Clyde, Ohio. Tanner, 12, and his half-sister, Tyler Smith, are among the 36 kids who live within a few miles of this small farming town and have been struck by cancer in the last decade.Just about every mom and dad in the rural northern Ohio town of Clyde gets nervous whenever their children get a sinus infection or a stomachache lingers. It's hard not to panic since mysterious cancers have sickened dozens of area children in recent years.




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Video: What had you talking this year?

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST

Dec. 30: From Elizabeth Edwards to school bullying, iVillage's Kelly Wallace reveals which events and people had the online community buzzing in 2010.  (Today Show)From Elizabeth Edwards to school bullying, iVillage's Kelly Wallace reveals which events and people had the online community buzzing in 2010. (TODAY show)




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Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST

He may not walk softly, but he carries a big stick

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:17 PM PST

As a Manassas, Va., store owner opens his business, a man barges in wielding a pole taller than he is. As far as police are concerned, it's an armed robbery.

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U.S.: Khodorkovsky sentence an abuse of justice

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:27 PM PST

Mikhail Khodorkovsky looks on from behind a glass enclosure at a court room in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 30. Khodorkovsky, 47, is in the final year of an eight-year sentence after being convicted of tax evasion. The new conviction on charges of embezzlement and money laundering could keep him behind bars for several more years. The United States suggested Thursday the sentencing of a former Russian tycoon to six more years in prison was an abuse of justice and a senior U.S. official said it may impede Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization.




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Gunmen target Christian homes, 2 killed

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:57 PM PST

Militants attacked at least four Christian homes Thursday night with a combination of grenades and bombs, killing two people and sending fear into the already terrified tiny Christian community.

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Video: Ex-Shell CEO: Gas prices could reach $5 by 2012

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:51 AM PST

Dec. 30: John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell's U.S. operations and author of the book John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell's U.S. operations and author of the book "Why We Hate Oil Companies," tells NBC's Norah O'Donnell why gas prices could reach $5 per gallon by 2012. (Mitchell Reports)




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Say what? Docs debunk health tips of the stars

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:49 AM PST

Science campaigners laid bare some of the most dubious celebrity-endorsed health tips on Wednesday, rubbishing ideas such as reabsorbing sperm and wearing silicone bracelets to boost energy.

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Barbour's freeing of Miss. women, any political implications?

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST

Haley Barbour, the Mississippi governor mulling a 2012 Republican presidential run, will issue the early release of two sisters serving life sentences in his state for armed robbery. So was his move politically motivated?

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Planning a 'polar bear plunge'? How your body reacts

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:47 AM PST

Immersing your scantily-clad body in ice-cold water may give you serious bragging rights. But does it pose any risks — or offer any benefits — for your health?Immersing your scantily-clad body in ice-cold water may give you serious bragging rights. But does it pose any risks — or offer any benefits — for your health?




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Video: Science behind your New Year’s Kiss

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:58 AM PST

Dec. 30: Want to start the new year right? Pucker up! It's not just a silly tradition – there may be some science behind those New Year's Eve lip locks. MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell talks with Sheril Kirshenbaum, author of the Want to start the new year right? Pucker up! It's not just a silly tradition – there may be some science behind those New Year's Eve lip locks. MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell talks with Sheril Kirshenbaum, author of the "The Science of Kissing." (The Daily Rundown)




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Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:58 AM PST

Octomom's home may be sold to porn king

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

An unidentified woman carries eight balloons towards the home of Nadya Suleman in La Habra, Calif. The man who sold the home to Suleman says he is putting eviction plans on hold while he works out a deal with Vivid Entertainment's co-founder to buy the house.Porn kingpin may buy Nadya Suleman's California home after she fell behind in mortgage payments




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UConn women bring 90-game win streak to Stanford

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:16 PM PST

Will Chiney Ogwumike celebrate on Thursdsay night? She and her Cardinal teammates will indeed if they can beat Connecticut and extend Stanford's home win streak while halting the Huskies' record-setting 90-game victory run.Top-ranked Connecticut owns the 90-game winning streak that started after a loss to Stanford in the 2008 NCAA semifinals. The Cardinal have their own impressive streak: 51 consecutive victories on their home floor in Maples Pavilion. Now they meet.




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48 coal mine deaths in 2010 is worst since 1992

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:58 AM PST

The U.S. coal industry had its deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2010, with much of the death toll stemming from a single explosion.

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Video: Man swears 'Drunken Raisins' help with arthritis

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

Dec. 30: A Colorado man is making a business out of producing gin-soaked raisins that he claims help arthritis. (NBC News Channel)A Colorado man is making a business out of producing gin-soaked raisins that he claims help arthritis. (NBC News Channel)




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Verizon iPhone due within weeks, says Bloomberg

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:16 AM PST

A report from Bloomberg Businessweek says that not only is the Verizon iPhone likely to appear by Valentine's Day, but that Apple will probably hold "one of its splashy product introductions" announcing the new product — and the end of AT&T iPhone exclusivity.

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