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How much do public workers earn? The facts

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:23 PM PST

There's a lot at stake in the struggle between Republicans in Wisconsin and labor unions over collective bargaining rights for public workers.

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Video: Bahrain protest ends in bloodshed

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:48 PM PST

Feb. 18: An apparently peaceful protest ended in panic Friday as a sustained burst of gunfire rattled across the capital. NBC's John Ray reports.  (Nightly News)An apparently peaceful protest ended in panic Friday as a sustained burst of gunfire rattled across the capital. NBC's John Ray reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Fury continues over bill to end collective bargaining

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:46 PM PST

Feb. 18: Thousands of public workers descended on Wisconsin's state capitol again Friday to protest a plan they say will balance the state's budgets on their backs. NBC's John Yang reports from Madison.  (Nightly News)Thousands of public workers descended on Wisconsin's state capitol again Friday to protest a plan they say will balance the state's budgets on their backs. NBC's John Yang reports from Madison. (Nightly News)




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Dead baby born at Oprah's school found in bag

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

Hospital staffers discovered the lifeless infant when the 17-year-old girl identified as the mother was brought in to be treated for excessive bleeding, the child in a bag she brought with her.

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Video: Study: Many surgical breast biopsies unnecessary

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:56 PM PST

Feb. 18: A new study suggests too many women are undergoing surgical biopsies to diagnose breast cancer when a needle biopsy would suffice. NBC's Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.  (Nightly News)A new study suggests too many women are undergoing surgical biopsies to diagnose breast cancer when a needle biopsy would suffice. NBC's Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)




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'Full flex pose' statue of Schwarzenegger in works

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:27 AM PST

'Full flex pose' statue of Schwarzenegger in works'Full flex pose' statue of Schwarzenegger in works




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Mother Pucker! Meet the new hockey mom

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 05:55 AM PST

These moms aren't sitting in the stands drinking hot cocoa and cheering on their kids; they're out on the ice. NBC's Michelle Franzen blogs about her experience.

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011 05:55 AM PST

Video: Bahrain crackdown leaves medics overwhelmed

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

Feb. 18: Security forces fired live ammunition into crowds of unarmed, peaceful demonstrators in Bahrain on Friday as some ambulances were reportedly blocked from reaching the injured. NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)Security forces fired live ammunition into crowds of unarmed, peaceful demonstrators in Bahrain on Friday as some ambulances were reportedly blocked from reaching the injured. NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Thousands of Aristide backers march in Haiti

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:44 PM PST

A man holds a picture of Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife, Mildred Trouillot Aristide, during a protest Friday in Port-auPrince, Haiti.Several thousand supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide protested in Haiti's quake-torn capital Friday.




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Video: Egypt demonstrators mark day of victory

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST

Feb. 18: As crackdowns on protestors continue in Libya, Yemen, and Jordan, a huge crowd gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday to mark the first week since President Mubarak was forced out. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)As crackdowns on protestors continue in Libya, Yemen, and Jordan, a huge crowd gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday to mark the first week since President Mubarak was forced out. NBC's Ron Allen reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Solar flares spark spectacular sky show

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:03 PM PST

Feb. 18: Thanks to an intense period of solar flares, Northern Lights have been spotted from Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)Thanks to an intense period of solar flares, Northern Lights have been spotted from Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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Prison for woman convicted in Pitino extortion

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

Rick Pitino, a married father of five, testified during trial that he had sex with Karen Sypher in an empty restaurant after she whispered to him and then unzipped his pants. Pitino said the sex lasted "15 seconds" and was "unfortunate." The woman convicted of threatening to reveal a sexual tryst with basketball coach Rick Pitino unless he paid her millions in cash, luxury cars and a house was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison.




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Video: New generation changes face of Texas

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

Feb. 18: New census data shows that Hispanics are fueling a population explosion in the Lone Star State. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.  (Nightly News)New census data shows that Hispanics are fueling a population explosion in the Lone Star State. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)




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PBT: Anthony wants offer before leaving L.A.

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST

PBT: Carmelo Anthony is trying to sound like a guy out of the loop when it comes to offers from the Nets or Knicks, but he'd like something before the end of the weekend.PBT: Carmelo Anthony is trying to sound like a guy out of the loop when it comes to offers from the Nets or Knicks, but he'd like something before the end of the weekend.




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Wisconsin: How we got here

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST



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Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

Twitter has live reports on Bahrain violence

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:41 AM PST

As Bahraini troops fired on protesters Friday, human rights activists and journalists alike turned to Twitter to report the violence as it was happening, and call for help.

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Video: Double life of Canadian colonel: Convicted killer

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 05:51 AM PST

Feb. 18: Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison and Craig Ackley, a retired FBI special agent, talk about the double life of Air Force Col. Russell Williams, who was convicted of videotaping and strangling two women. (Today Show)Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison and Craig Ackley, a retired FBI special agent, talk about the double life of Air Force Col. Russell Williams, who was convicted of videotaping and strangling two women. (TODAY show)




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Switch your Facebook photo viewer back to 'classic'

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 01:15 PM PST

Here's a quick fix to make Facebook photos go back to the "normal." Here's a quick fix to make Facebook photos go back to the "normal."




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