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Video: Mubarak cracks down in Cairo

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:48 PM PST

Feb. 2: President Mubarak proved on Wednesday he will not go down without a fight, sending thousands of goon squads to battle anti-government demonstrators for control of Tahrir Square. NBC's Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)President Mubarak proved on Wednesday he will not go down without a fight, sending thousands of goon squads to battle anti-government demonstrators for control of Tahrir Square. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Cairo's fury reflected in neighboring cities

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

Feb. 2: While Alexandria was spared the violence that erupted in Cairo on Wednesday, the city remains on edge and could be the next flashpoint in the wave of protests. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)While Alexandria was spared the violence that erupted in Cairo on Wednesday, the city remains on edge and could be the next flashpoint in the wave of protests. NBC's Ron Allen reports. (Nightly News)




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U.S.: Time running out for Mubarak

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:45 PM PST

U.S. officials are expressing increasing pessimism that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would be able serve out the remainder of his term.

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:45 PM PST

Judge: Gulf claims czar not independent of BP

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:54 PM PST

Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator in charge of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, BP's compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims, speaks during a town hall meeting Jan. 11 in Bay St. Louis, Miss.A federal judge says the administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and he must stop telling potential claimants that he is.




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Video: Holt: Cairo events could cause 'whiplash'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:09 PM PST

Feb. 2: NBC's Brian Williams and Lester Holt share their observations from Cairo as clashes between demonstrators and pro-Mubarak forces continue to escalate.  (Nightly News)NBC's Brian Williams and Lester Holt share their observations from Cairo as clashes between demonstrators and pro-Mubarak forces continue to escalate. (Nightly News)




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How do you survive parent-teacher night?

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:01 AM PST

It's like speed dating, only less funIt's like speed dating, only less fun




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Extended-stay hotels a home away from home

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:13 AM PST

Home2 Suites, the newest brand from Hilton Worldwide, is the latest addition to the extended-stay market.Extended-stay hotels have traditionally lured business travelers, but leisure travelers have found they can help with vacation costs. Hilton unveils its new extended-stay brand, Home2 Suites, on Feb. 3.




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Video: Powerful cyclone strikes Australia

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST

Feb. 2: The monster core of Cyclone Yasi made landfall on Wednesday, leaving a trail of devastation as it tore across Australia's northeastern coast. Channel 7's Michelle Tapper reports from Cairns.  (Nightly News)The monster core of Cyclone Yasi made landfall on Wednesday, leaving a trail of devastation as it tore across Australia's northeastern coast. Channel 7's Michelle Tapper reports from Cairns. (Nightly News)




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Video: Husband tweets 'huge day' for Giffords

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

Feb. 2: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, is making great strides according to her husband. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, is making great strides according to her husband. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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Senate Dems defeat health care repeal measure

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

Senate Democrats remained united on Wednesday in killing a Republican effort to repeal the health care bill signed into law last March. Senate Democrats remained united on Wednesday in killing a Republican effort to repeal the health care bill signed into law last March.




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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:17 PM PST

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:17 PM PST

Obama, McCain end long-running feud

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., looks on during an announcement at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House March 4, 2009 in Washington, DC.President Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain completed a thaw Wednesday when they sat down for Oval Office talks.




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Egypt's fate may rest on top soldier's shoulders

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:12 PM PST

Egyptian Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, left, is seen with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Whitcomb, center, and other officers during war games in Egypt in November 2007. Lt. Gen. Sami Enan has so far refused to use force against protesters demanding the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.




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Video: Protesters ordered to leave Tahrir Square

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:15 AM PST

Feb. 2: NBC's Richard Engel reports Egyptian state television has ordered all protesters to leave Cairo's Tahrir Square, where pro-Mubarak forces continue to block the major exits. (Other)NBC's Richard Engel reports Egyptian state television has ordered all protesters to leave Cairo's Tahrir Square, where pro-Mubarak forces continue to block the major exits. (msnbc tv)




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Police: Janitor fatally shoots N. Calif. principal

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:08 PM PST

John Luebbers is suspected of fatally shooting a Placerville, Calif., principal Wednesday.A janitor fatally shot an elementary school in Placerville, Calif., on Wednesday, police said.




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Drug czar: 'Bath salts' drugs pose 'serious threat'

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:58 PM PST

White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske warned people Tuesday against taking the newest synthetic drugs, often marketed as "bath salts" and being sold legally on the Internet and in drug paraphernalia stores.

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Video: No, don't park on my Ferrari!

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST

Feb. 2: Wes Moschetto, the owner of this two-week-old Ferrari, talks with TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown about the accident that perched a Ford F-150 on top of his 2011 Ferrari. (Other)Wes Moschetto, the owner of this two-week-old Ferrari, talks with TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown about the accident that perched a Ford F-150 on top of his 2011 Ferrari. (TODAY show)




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Gene test may help spot lethal prostate tumors

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:46 PM PST

Prostate tumors with a distinctive four-gene "signature" are far more lethal than others, laying the groundwork for a test to predict which tumors need aggressive treatment, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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