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Spotlight turns to Egypt's vice president

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:22 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators expected President Hosni Mubarak to quit; instead they learned he would turn over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, who then told protesters to go home.

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Gunman shot dead, hostages freed at bank

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:38 PM PST

Police snipers shot a gunman as he came out of a bank with a hostage, ending a standoff that began after a failed robbery attempt, authorities said.

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Video: Confusion, outrage erupt in Cairo

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

Feb. 10: Expecting to hear President Mubarak's resignation speech, the huge crowd of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square broke out into loud chants of "get out" while waving shoes in the air in a sign of disrespect. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)Expecting to hear President Mubarak's resignation speech, the huge crowd of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square broke out into loud chants of "get out" while waving shoes in the air in a sign of disrespect. NBC's Ron Allen reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

Gay conservative group tests GOP unity at conference

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:14 PM PST

Sens. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., left, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, join Tea Party supporters in saying the Pledge of Allegiance during the first meeting of the U.S. Senate Tea Party Caucus on Jan. 27, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.Some participants in this year's CPAC conference in Washington, D.C., aren't happy about the presence of GOProud — a group for gay conservatives.




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Verizon iPhone hits store shelves, ends AT&T's lock

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:33 AM PST

Verizon Wireless began selling Apple's iPhone at long last, ending AT&T Inc's more than three-year stranglehold on the device in the United States.




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Video: Mubarak's words flummox White House

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Feb. 10: Keeping a close watch on events in Egypt while talking about the economy in Michigan on Thursday, President Obama was taken by surprise by Mubarak's announcement that he was not immediately stepping down. NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports.  (Nightly News)Keeping a close watch on events in Egypt while talking about the economy in Michigan on Thursday, President Obama was taken by surprise by Mubarak's announcement that he was not immediately stepping down. NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)




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Test gets almost 1 in 5 syphilis cases wrong

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST

Hundreds of people may have been told they tested positive for syphilis when they didn't actually have the disease, health officials say.

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Video: El Paso school mourns students slain in Mexico

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

Feb. 10: The War Next Door: Although one in five students at Cathedral High in El Paso live in nearby Ciudad Juarez and cross the Mexican border on a daily basis, the trip proved deadly for two students who were fatally shot while visiting a friend in Juarez last weekend. All three teens were killed. NBC's Mark Potter reports.  (Nightly News)The War Next Door: Although one in five students at Cathedral High in El Paso live in nearby Ciudad Juarez and cross the Mexican border on a daily basis, the trip proved deadly for two students who were fatally shot while visiting a friend in Juarez last weekend. All three teens were killed. NBC's Mark Potter reports. (Nightly News)




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Mubarak's decision to stay fuels economic fears

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

An anti-government protester reads a newspaper near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The arabic on the newspaper headline reads "The birth of freedom". President Hosni Mubarak's decision to not step down will likely fuel the fears of investors who had sought a clear end to the protests that have plunged Egypt into uncertainty.




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Is flying becoming more dangerous?

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST

Slate:  The question of how often air traffic controllers make errors has no bearing on national security, and answering it risks no potential release of information that private companies might wish to remain proprietary. Why the secrecy?

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Video: Mubarak stays put

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST

Feb. 10: The reaction among protesters in Tahrir Square was one of utter disappointment on Thursday after President Mubarak, seemingly looking for a middle ground, announced he would remain president. NBC's Richard Engel reports.   (Nightly News)The reaction among protesters in Tahrir Square was one of utter disappointment on Thursday after President Mubarak, seemingly looking for a middle ground, announced he would remain president. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST

PBT: Sloan will resign as Jazz coach

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST

PBT: Shocker! Jerry Sloan is reportedly stepping down as Utah Jazz coach.PBT: Shocker! Jerry Sloan is reportedly stepping down as Utah Jazz coach.




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Wall Street dragged down by tech stocks

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:54 PM PST

Stocks finished flat, dragged down by Cisco Systems and Akamai Technologies. Both issued weak earnings forecasts, raising concerns about business and technology spending.

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Video: U.S. officials describe Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:59 AM PST

Feb. 10: Pete Williams reports on comments made by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper while discussing the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. (Other)Pete Williams reports on comments made by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper while discussing the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. (msnbc tv)




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Video: ‘Gnomo-sexual’ Elton talks new flick, fatherhood

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:59 AM PST

Feb. 10: Singer Sir Elton John talks about being an executive producer on the new animated movie Singer Sir Elton John talks about being an executive producer on the new animated movie "Gnomeo & Juliet," jokes about being characterized as a glammed-out garden gnome and dishes on being a new dad with partner David. (TODAY show)




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Video: Live video: Egyptian President Mubarak speaks

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

LIVE VIDEO: President Hosni Mubarak addresses the Egyptian people. (NBC News)LIVE VIDEO: President Hosni Mubarak addresses the Egyptian people. (msnbc.com)




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Open Channel: Mubarak could leave with $2 billion

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST

Estimates circulated inside the U.S. government, developed by various agencies, put  Mubarak's wealth at between $2 billion and $3 billion.  How much of that total is outside of Egypt, and in what form, is uncertain. How much is recoverable is an even smaller fraction, NBC News' Robert Windrem reports.

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Angry protesters reject Mubarak speech

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST

Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square react to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's televised speech on Thursday. Outraged chants erupt in Cairo's Tahrir Square after Egypt's president dashes hopes that he would make a clean transition from power.




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