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State of our personal finances? Better, but ...

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST

Just as President Barack Obama took a reassuring tone in the State of the Union address, there are reasons for optimism when it comes to our personal finances.

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Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST

Video: Police battle protesters in Egypt

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

Jan. 26: A second day of street protests aimed at forcing Egypt's president out of office were met with a violent crackdown today. Police clashed with thousands of demonstrators, using riot vans and baton charges to break up the crowds. ITV's John Ray in the capital, Cairo, when the security forces moved in.  (Nightly News)A second day of street protests aimed at forcing Egypt's president out of office were met with a violent crackdown today. Police clashed with thousands of demonstrators, using riot vans and baton charges to break up the crowds. ITV's John Ray in the capital, Cairo, when the security forces moved in. (Nightly News)




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Mining, oil fuel jobs vs. environment debate

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST

The Obama administration's own experts say proposed new coal mining regulations to protect streams would eliminate thousands of jobs across the country.

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Despite the despots, millions of smiles in Myanmar

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:13 AM PST



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Ford recalls Windstar minivans over steering

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:15 PM PST

Ford is recalling more than 400,000 Windstar minivans in cold-weather states to fix brackets and mounts which could cause a driver to lose control.

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Video: Obama: Not in Green Bay 'because I lost a bet'

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:26 PM PST

Jan. 26: President Obama jokes with Packers fans while speaking in Green Bay, Wis. Obama notes that he received three Packers jerseys after being in Green Bay for less than an hour. Obama is a well-known Chicago Bears fan. (Other)President Obama jokes with Packers fans while speaking in Green Bay, Wis. Obama notes that he received three Packers jerseys after being in Green Bay for less than an hour. Obama is a well-known Chicago Bears fan. (NBC Sports)




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What to do when a friend has memory loss

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:08 AM PST

Has a friend gotten forgetful? Psychologist Dale Atkins offers six tips for coping when a friend has memory loss: listen to music together, take a walk... and stay connected.

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She's leaving home ... to major in Beatles

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:37 AM PST

Former Miss Canada finalist Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy, 53, is the first person in the world to graduate with a masters degree in The Beatles.  Twelve full-time students joined the Master of Arts course in The Beatles, Popular Music and Society when it began in 2009 and she is the first from her class to graduate.A former Miss Canada finalist has become the first graduate of a Liverpool university's groundmaking degree program based on analyzing the Beatles' music and their impact on Western culture.




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Video: Mother meets recipient of son's donated heart

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST

Jan. 26: After her son, Anthony, was killed by a drunk driver, Renee Varela decided to donate his organs. Now, she is meeting the man who was given a second chance by receiving her son's heart. KXAS's Randy McIlwain reports. (NBC News Channel)After her son, Anthony, was killed by a drunk driver, Renee Varela decided to donate his organs. Now, she is meeting the man who was given a second chance by receiving her son's heart. KXAS's Randy McIlwain reports. (NBC News Channel)




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Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:46 AM PST

Rumor: Facebook phones are coming!!!

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:17 PM PST

HTC is slated to unveil not one but two Facebook phones in February, according to City AM, a UK news site. They will be "high-end smart phones," running Android with Facebook "branding and colors." Their purpose will be to make life easier for Facebook addicts by featuring Facebook messages on the home screen, and integrating calling and e-mailing using Facebook friend info. Wait, don't most smart phones do that?

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Video: Priests bless Romania's ice church

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:13 AM PST

Jan. 26: A church made of ice is open for worship services in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. (Other)A church made of ice is open for worship services in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY show)




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Owner: Kitten froze in plane's cargo hold

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:43 PM PST

This undated photo courtesy of Linda Preece and Heather Lombardi shows Lombardi's kitten named Snickers. Lombardi paid extra to make sure little Snickers was taken off the plane quickly, but instead the kitty sat in the plane's cargo hold for nearly an hour in 10 degree temperatures.Heather Lombardi paid nearly $300 to fly Snickers, an 11-week-old, 3-pound hairless kitten, from Utah to Connecticut. When Snickers arrived, she was icy cold and died shortly afterwards.




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Video: Jackson attorney: Dr. Murray was ‘reckless’

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:09 AM PST

Jan. 26: George Lewis Tom Meseraeu, the attorney who successfully defended Michal Jackson against molestation charges, says he thinks his former client's personal doctor is guilty in the involuntary manslaughter charge he faces. (Today Show)George Lewis Tom Meseraeu, the attorney who successfully defended Michal Jackson against molestation charges, says he thinks his former client's personal doctor is guilty in the involuntary manslaughter charge he faces. (TODAY show)




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Accused killer: I performed surgery on myself

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST

Tatsuya Ichihashi, the prime suspect in the 2007 slaying of British language school teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, is shown before, left, and after cosmetic surgeries. While on the lam for 2½ years, a Japanese man wanted for the murder of a British woman says he scissored off his lower lip, dug two moles out of his cheek with a box cutter and gave himself a nose job in an attempt to obscure his identity.




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Reid to Obama on earmarks: "Back off"

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST

Dismissing President Barack Obama's opposition to earmarks as "an applause line," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told NBC News on Wednesday that the president should "back off" and let lawmakers continue to direct spending to their home districts.

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3-time Tour de France champ Contador suspended

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST



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Fed: Recovery isn't affecting joblessness enough

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:36 PM PST

The economy isn't growing fast enough to lower unemployment and still needs help from the Federal Reserve's $600 billion Treasury bond-purchase program.

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Posted: 26 Jan 2011 02:36 PM PST