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Video: Soldier risks all to disarm explosives

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT

April 20: Far From Home: Staff Sgt. Adam Wontrop joined the Army looking for a way to prove himself. Now each day he saves lives in Afghanistan using his quick thinking and skills to defuse unexploded ordnance. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)Far From Home: Staff Sgt. Adam Wontrop joined the Army looking for a way to prove himself. Now each day he saves lives in Afghanistan using his quick thinking and skills to defuse unexploded ordnance. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Video: One year after Gulf spill, oil remains

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

April 20: Clean-up workers continue to work along Louisiana's coast, scraping up the sticky residue that still plagues Gulf waters and wildlife. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.  (Nightly News)Clean-up workers continue to work along Louisiana's coast, scraping up the sticky residue that still plagues Gulf waters and wildlife. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Humidity helps in fighting Texas wildfires

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:54 PM PDT

April 20: Calmer winds and higher humidity on Wednesday gave firefighters hope of halting the worst wildfires in the state's history. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.  (Nightly News)Calmer winds and higher humidity on Wednesday gave firefighters hope of halting the worst wildfires in the state's history. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Passenger payback time for airlines

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:39 PM PDT

April 20: The government has cracked down on the policies and fees that drive customers crazy and drive up the cost of traveling. NBC's Lisa Myers reports.  (Nightly News)The government has cracked down on the policies and fees that drive customers crazy and drive up the cost of traveling. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: NATO backs Younes, seeks to break stalemate

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:50 PM PDT

April 20: The national council said Wednesday they are backing Gen Abdel Fattah Younes, a former interior minister and Gadhafi friend who defected, in hopes the military advisors, along with increased air strikes, will help break the cycle of intense violence in Misrata that has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports.  (Nightly News)The national council said Wednesday they are backing Gen Abdel Fattah Younes, a former interior minister and Gadhafi friend who defected, in hopes the military advisors, along with increased air strikes, will help break the cycle of intense violence in Misrata that has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Threat-level terror alert system powers down

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:42 PM PDT

April 20: The color-coded terror alert system adopted after 9/11 is in its final days, and Homeland Security is ready to roll out its replacement. NBC's Pete Williams reports.  (Nightly News)The color-coded terror alert system adopted after 9/11 is in its final days, and Homeland Security is ready to roll out its replacement. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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'Three Cups' charity pledges 'full transparency'

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT

In this July 15, 2009, photo released by Department of Defense, "Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson shows the locations of future village schools to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the opening of Pushghar Village Girls School 60 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan. The family friend of Greg Mortenson who has stepped in to run the Central Asia Institute while the "Three Cups of Tea" co-author is hospitalized promised Wednesday "full transparency" into how the charity's finances are managed.




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At Facebook HQ, Obama again touts deficit plan

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

President Barack Obama continued his push to sell what he calls his 'balanced' approach to deficit-cutting with an event at Facebook headquarters on Wednesday.

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Romney's selective media strategy

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:49 PM PDT

"Gov. Romney doesn't feel the need to be in the news commenting on the headlines of the day," a Romney spokeswoman tells First Read."Gov. Romney doesn't feel the need to be in the news commenting on the headlines of the day," a Romney spokeswoman tells First Read.




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Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:49 PM PDT

Video: One year later: Real stories from the Gulf

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT

April 20: Bob Deans of the Natural Resources Defense Council and panel talk about the current resident impact on the area. (Other)Bob Deans of the Natural Resources Defense Council and panel talk about the current resident impact on the area. (Dylan Ratigan Show)




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School mourns suicide of two girls, 14

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:23 PM PDT

A small Minnesota school district is mourning the deaths of two middle-school students, reportedly best friends, who killed themselves after reportedly leaving behind suicide notes for their families.

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Scientists take big steps toward 'bionic' leg

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Hailey Daniswicz, flexes muscles in her thigh in Chicago, April 13, 2011, as electrodes attached to her leg instruct a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle — parts of her own leg that have been missing for 12 years. As 20-year-old Hailey Daniswicz flexes muscles in her thigh, electrodes attached to her leg instruct a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle -- parts of Hailey's leg that have been missing since 2005.




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NASA's future depends on spaceflight neophytes

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Hardhat workers dismantle Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, with Launch Pad 39A in the background.NASA's post-shuttle strategy for spaceflight puts too much reliance on neophytes and overlooks the space program's veterans. Commentary by NBC News' Jay Barbree.




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Video: 'Cane fu'! Senior citizens learn self-defense

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:02 AM PDT

April 20: TODAY.com's Kyle Michael Miller reports on a martial arts class that empowers seniors to fight off attackers using the weapons they carry anyway --their canes.  (Today Show)TODAY.com's Kyle Michael Miller reports on a martial arts class that empowers seniors to fight off attackers using the weapons they carry anyway --their canes. (TODAY)




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'Idol' considers voting tweaks to fix boy bias

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Any changes are unlikely to take effect this season, which has already seen the early exit of four female finalists, including presumed front-runner Pia Toscano.

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Video: Middleton family invited to the palace

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:03 PM PDT

April 20: Celia Walden of The Daily Telegraph talks about the meeting between Kate Middleton's parents and Queen Elizabeth. (Other)Celia Walden of The Daily Telegraph talks about the meeting between Kate Middleton's parents and Queen Elizabeth. (Martin Bashir)




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HBT: MLB takes over financially-stricken Dodgers

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:08 PM PDT



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Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:08 PM PDT