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Military panel: Allow women in combat

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:50 PM PST

1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II stand in formation during a ceremony for the 235th birthday of the Marines in November. There are 48 women presently working along the volatile front lines of the war in Afghanistan deployed as the second Female Engagement team participating in a more active role.A military advisory commission is recommending that the Pentagon do away with a policy that bans women from serving in combat units, breathing new life into a long-simmering debate.




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Video: Taking it day by day in Tucson

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:40 PM PST

Jan. 14: In a hopeful Twitter message in which he thanked people for their support on Friday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly wrote, "GG Has been improving each day." NBC's Kristen Welker reports.  (Nightly News)In a hopeful Twitter message in which he thanked people for their support on Friday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly wrote, "GG Has been improving each day." NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Nightly News)




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Tunisia: a ‘wake-up call’ for Arab leaders

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:41 PM PST



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The secret note from Bush to Clinton

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:27 PM PST

The secret note from Bush to ClintonThe secret note from Bush to Clinton




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Video: Timeline of Tucson shooting

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:44 PM PST

Jan. 14: As each day after the tragedy in Tucson brings to light bizarre new details about accused killer Jared Loughner, a discovery on Friday revealed disturbing photos Loughner dropped off to be developed a day before the attack. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.  (Nightly News)As each day after the tragedy in Tucson brings to light bizarre new details about accused killer Jared Loughner, a discovery on Friday revealed disturbing photos Loughner dropped off to be developed a day before the attack. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)




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Schwarzenegger: Governorship cost him $200M

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST

The action star turned politician adds up the expenses and lost income from Hollywood films, but says it was worth it. The action star turned politician adds up the expenses and lost income from Hollywood films, but says it was worth it.




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Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:27 PM PST

Facebook used to get to nude e-mail photos

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the California Attorney General's office, George Bronk is shown. Bronk admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into dozens of women's e-mail accounts across the nation and overseas. The California attorney general's office says the 23-year-old would scan the e-mails for nude and seminude photos and videos that he often forwarded to the victim's entire e-mail address book. A California man faces six years in prison for using personal information found on women's Facebook profiles to take over their e-mail accounts, steal nude pictures of them and sometimes even blackmail them.  One victim likened it to "virtual rape."




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Toddler calls 911 to report dad to Santa

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:59 PM PST

A 4-year-old Florida boy calls 911 to report that his dad was "being bad" and that he needed to get that urgent message to Santa.

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Video: The answer in Tucson, blowing in the wind

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST

Jan. 14: Making a Difference: What started out as a memorial for a little boy has become a gift for a community in pain. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)Making a Difference: What started out as a memorial for a little boy has become a gift for a community in pain. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)




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Doctors amputate Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:25 PM PST

Doctors amputed Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg after it became infected.Doctors say Friday's surgery at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was successful and the 93-year-old "Moulin Rouge" and "Queen of Outer Space" star is recovering.




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Marine dies after amphibious vehicle sinks

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:41 PM PST

Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., work on a rescue mission Friday after an amphibious assault vehicle sinks.A Marine died Friday in an amphibious assault vehicle that sank off the San Diego County coast at Camp Pendleton; five others were saved.




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Video: After massive flooding, Brisbane begins cleanup

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:56 PM PST

Jan. 14: As the flood water receded Friday from one of Australia's largest cities, residents returned to confront the muddied shells of their homes. NBC's Ian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)As the flood water receded Friday from one of Australia's largest cities, residents returned to confront the muddied shells of their homes. NBC's Ian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: More than 500 dead in Brazil flooding

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:51 PM PST

Jan. 14: With the death toll rising and hundreds missing, survivors are still reeling from the floods and mudslides that ripped through the mountains near Rio de Janiero. NBC's Mark Potter reports.  (Nightly News)With the death toll rising and hundreds missing, survivors are still reeling from the floods and mudslides that ripped through the mountains near Rio de Janiero. NBC's Mark Potter reports. (Nightly News)




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Priebus wins RNC chairmanship

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

Wisconsin Party Chairman Reince Priebus was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee after seven rounds of voting and more than four hours.

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Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

Loughner took photos in G-string with Glock

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:11 PM PST

The New York Times reports that accused shooter Jared Loughner took photos showing a Glock handgun and his naked buttocks before the fatal shooting in Tucson.

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BoA online banking system hit by outage

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST

Bank of America's online banking system has been down for some of its 29 million internet customers for several hours.Bank of America Corp. says its online banking service has been restored to all of its customers after a partial outage of about 10 hours on Friday.




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eince Priebus elected new RNC chairman

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:23 PM PST

The new chairman of the Republican National Committee is Reince Priebus.

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Amphibious assault vehicle sinks in Calif.

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:34 PM PST

An amphibious assault vehicle apparently belonging to the Marines sank Friday in the waters near Oceanside, local media reports said.

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