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Grand homecoming for Packers

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

Green Bay Packers fan John VanLanen holds up a homemade Super Bowl trophy Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer) Thousands of exhausted but euphoric Packers fans welcomed their cherished team home to Green Bay as Super Bowl champions on Monday after a nail-biting victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.




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Egypt frees Google manager, now protest hero

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:52 PM PST

Egyptian Wael Ghonim, a Google Inc. marketing manager, talks at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. A Google manager held in Egypt for nearly two weeks over anti-government protests was freed Monday. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)Egypt on Monday released Wael Ghonim, a Google executive who became a hero of anti-government protesters after he vanished nearly two weeks ago while taking part in demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.




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Video: In Egypt, new media is part of message

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:46 PM PST

Feb. 7: NBC's Ron Allen talks to protesters in Egypt about how they've managed to stay organized throughout almost two weeks of unprecedented demonstrations.  (Nightly News)NBC's Ron Allen talks to protesters in Egypt about how they've managed to stay organized throughout almost two weeks of unprecedented demonstrations. (Nightly News)




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Get your online dating profile in 5 minutes

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:49 AM PST

ProfileWiz shares some examples, including this one, on its site of what a finished dating profile looks like. If you're in a hurry to get into the online dating scene, and don't know where to start when it comes to writing an online profile about yourself, one service does it quickly and cheaply by having you choose photos that best describe your personality.




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How to choose a good surge protector

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:48 AM PST

iGo's Power Smart Wall with iGo Green Technology (around $25) surger protector has four outlets; two of them automatically power down when they're not in use, and power back up when they are; the other two are always-on outlets for devices needing continuous power. The electronics we enjoy and rely on are very susceptible to big spikes in current, which means it's increasingly important to protect them. However, not everything needs the always-on capabilities afforded by being connected to a battery backup, which is where the surge protector fits in.




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Ariz. lawmakers mull automatic citizenship bill

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

Arizona lawmakers give their first hearing Monday to a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, the state's latest foray into the national debate over illegal immigration.

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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:23 PM PST

WikiLeaks sells coffee mugs to raise funds

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

Dealing with strange lawsuits and angry governments is expensive. And money's pretty tight at WikiLeaks. So what's a controversial secret-spilling website to do? Start selling shirts, sweaters, coffee mugs and tote bags.

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Father and son suffer post-Iraq brain injuries

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:41 AM PST

David W. Franco, 28, nicknamed "Junior," right, sits with his father David R. Franco at their home in Moorpark, Calif. The crisply ironed uniforms of the father and son hang side by side in what they have dubbed the "Marine Corps closet," a dark space filled with vestiges of their tours of duty.




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Russia expels Briton who reported on 'mafia state'

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:54 PM PST

The Guardian newspaper's Moscow correspondent Luke Harding, shown in a 2005 file photo.Russia expels a British journalist who wrote about a "virtual mafia state" in what is believed to be the first such removal since the end of the cold war, the Guardian reports.




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Video: Assange afraid of 'execution' if extradited

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

Feb. 7: Julian Assange asserts that if he is extradited to Sweden to face rape charges, that he would eventually end up in U.S., where he could face the death penalty. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Other)Julian Assange asserts that if he is extradited to Sweden to face rape charges, that he would eventually end up in U.S., where he could face the death penalty. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (msnbc tv)




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PFT: Super Bowl earns mammoth ratings

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:01 AM PST



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S. Sudan prepares to be world's newest country

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:23 PM PST

A South Sudanese woman walks along the football stadium in Juba, South Sudan on Jan. 13. Southern Sudan is slated to become the world's newest country after election officials said Monday that more than 98 percent of the ballots were cast for independence. The city of Juba, until recently a war town of mud huts, gets promoted to a capital city. But it will carry little of the sparkle and gravitas of a Paris, Cairo or Washington D.C. Final results from last month's independence referendum announced on Monday show that 98.8 percent of the ballots cast were for secession from Sudan's north.




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Gunmen sprayed frat party after ejection

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:37 AM PST

Partygoers stampeded to escape gunfire that killed one college student and wounded 11 people at an Ohio fraternity house, authorities said Monday as they searched for a motive in the weekend shooting.

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Universal flu vaccine tested on humans

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

A universal flu vaccine has been successfully tested on humans with the disease for the first time, it was reported Monday.

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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:46 AM PST

Officials confirm 3 cases of cholera in NYC

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST

New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding.

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PFT: NFL offers free tickets to next Super Bowl to ousted fans

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST



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Obama, big business seek common ground

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:03 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday he wanted to lower the corporate tax rate and eliminate tax loopholes to pay for that, requesting support from the business community to achieve that goal.

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Fire breaks out near Smithsonian museum

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:07 AM PST

Smoke dissipates over the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington on Monday after a fire in a detached building containing the museum's cooling tower.A fire broke out at a building near the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, emitting a plume of black smoke and closing area streets, officials said.




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