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Video: Teachers brace for layoffs, bigger class sizes

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:01 PM PST

March 1: Teachers nationwide brace for a wave of layoffs as their school district boards face tough budget decisions. As a result, higher projected classroom sizes have sparked a debate on whether or not student performance will suffer. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.  (Nightly News)Teachers nationwide brace for a wave of layoffs as their school district boards face tough budget decisions. As a result, higher projected classroom sizes have sparked a debate on whether or not student performance will suffer. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Khadafi and rebels prepare for war

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:23 PM PST

March 1: NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Tripoli, where Libyan leader Moammar Khadafi and his troops face a standoff against rebel protesters. As both sides ready for battle, both international media and refugee civilians have raised humanitarian concerns.  (Nightly News)NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Tripoli, where Libyan leader Moammar Khadafi and his troops face a standoff against rebel protesters. As both sides ready for battle, both international media and refugee civilians have raised humanitarian concerns. (Nightly News)




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Teacher layoffs raise class-size tensions

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST

As governments struggle to reduce education deficits, they are considering school closures and laying off huge numbers of teachers. What will that do to class sizes, and what will it mean for pupils?

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PFT: Judge rules NFL's TV deals violate CBA

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:48 PM PST



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Video: American worker retools with new skills

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PST

March 1: NBC's Tom Brokaw reports on the shift away from old-line manufacturing by the American worker towards information, science, and technology. How can the American worker acquire this new skill set for the next generation of quality jobs?  (Nightly News)NBC's Tom Brokaw reports on the shift away from old-line manufacturing by the American worker towards information, science, and technology. How can the American worker acquire this new skill set for the next generation of quality jobs? (Nightly News)




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Agencies look at new kidney transplant rules

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:12 PM PST

The rules that determine who goes to the top of the list for a kidney transplant could change dramatically under a scenario being considered by federal health agencies. Msnbc.com's Alex Johnson reports.

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Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PST

Ahmadinejad's Peugeot fetches $2.5 million

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PST

Iranians take photographs of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's car, as it is displayed at an auto show for auction for a charity in the city of Abadan, 600 miles southwest of the capital Tehran, on Feb. 23.A 1977 Peugeot sedan belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sold for $2.5 million on Tuesday in a charity auction, Iranian media reported.




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Rumor: Steve Jobs may appear at iPad 2 launch

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:53 AM PST

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, currently on medical leave, is "definitely considering an appearance" at the iPad 2 launch tomorrow, according to AllThingsD.

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House passes two-week stopgap spending bill

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:34 PM PST

In a step to avert a government shutdown before the current funding measure expires later this week, the House has passed a two-week spending bill would cut federal spending by $4 billion.In a step to avert a government shutdown before the current funding measure expires later this week, the House has passed a two-week spending bill would cut federal spending by $4 billion.




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Huckabee claims Obama grew up in Kenya

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST



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Stocks end lower as Bernanke warns about oil

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:04 PM PST

Stocks ended lower Tuesday after construction spending dropped to its lowest level in nearly a decade and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said rising oil prices could hurt the economy.

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A strange normalcy inside Tripoli

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:38 AM PST



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Harmful bacteria found at Playboy Mansion

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PST

Los Angeles County health officials have found the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease at the Playboy Mansion after 200 people who attended an event there last month became ill.

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Men may be facing a depressing future

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:27 AM PST

Societal and economic shifts may put more men in Western countries at risk for depression, scientists worry.

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The IRS may have a 2007 refund for you

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PST

Life Inc.: The Internal Revenue Service said this week that it may have as much as $1.1 billion in refunds for people who did not file a tax return in 2007.

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Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PST

Sniff test: Living without a sense of smell

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PST

Most of us have experienced a temporary loss of smell, as a common side effect of a common cold. But what if a lost sense of smell doesn't come back?

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U.S. launches study of BP oil spill's health impact

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST

The U.S. National Institutes of Health has launched a massive, long-range health study of people who helped clean up last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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