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'Birther' claims force GOP leaders to take a stand

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:38 PM PDT

 In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.It's the conspiracy theory that won't go away. And it's forcing Republican officials and presidential contenders to pick sides: Do they think Barack Obama was born outside the United States and disqualified to be president?




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Video: Big-hearted US commander leads from the front

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:53 PM PDT

April 22: Lt. Col. Johnny Davis, a quiet hero and father figure to his troops, as well as to a large family back at home, works hard to take care of them all. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.  (Nightly News)Lt. Col. Johnny Davis, a quiet hero and father figure to his troops, as well as to a large family back at home, works hard to take care of them all. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)




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Military malpractice shield law faces fight

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:07 PM PDT

In this Jan. 2004 photo provided by the Witt family, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean Witt is shown with his wife Alexis at the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., after he was left in a vegetative state when his brain was deprived of oxygen due to a mistake at a military hospital. His family is now fighting a law that protects the hospital from a negligence lawsuit. Veterans, military families and others who oppose a decades-old law that shields military medical personnel from malpractice lawsuits are rallying around a case they consider the best chance in a generation to change the widely unpopular protection.




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Police release photos of Colo. mall bomb suspect

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT

The FBI released this photo taken from surveillance video of a suspect wanted in connection with a fire and with placing a pipe bomb at Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo.A man labeled as a person of interest in a fire that led to the discovery of a pipe bomb in a Colorado mall is now being called a suspect.




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Video: Haass: Syrian response is 'crackdown on steroids'

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:44 AM PDT

April 22: Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the conflicting messages being sent by the Syrian government amid violent crackdowns on anti-regime protesters. (Other)Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the conflicting messages being sent by the Syrian government amid violent crackdowns on anti-regime protesters. (Mitchell Reports)




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Video: Clinton supporters said to have created birtherism

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT

April 22: Politico's Ben Smith discusses how the birther movement began. (Other)Politico's Ben Smith discusses how the birther movement began. (Mitchell Reports)




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Medieval riches unearthed in 'fairy-tale find'

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:18 AM PDT

This photo provided by Austria's federal conservation authority shows a brooch that was unearthed in a backyard south of Vienna.A man turning dirt in his backyard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described as a fairy-tale find.




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Video: Baby left at fire station

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:27 PM PDT

April 22: Florida firefighters find a baby on the doorstep of their station. NBC's Vince Norman reports. (NBC News Channel)Florida firefighters find a baby on the doorstep of their station. NBC's Vince Norman reports. (NBC News)




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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Ohio man challenging law on teasing police dogs

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT

A southwest Ohio man charged with teasing a police dog by barking at it says the city law he's accused of breaking violates free speech rights.

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Therapy kangaroo may be saved by donated insurance

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:33 AM PDT

Christie Carr dresses her kangaroo, Irwin, in a shirt in her home, in Broken Arrow, Okla., before going out to visit a nursing home on March 30, 2011. Carr suffers from depression and has found solace in Irwin, but local city officials worry that the therapy pet, a partially paralyzed kangaroo, could become a public safety risk. An anonymous donor has purchased a $50,000 insurance policy to help an Oklahoma woman keep her pet kangaroo as a therapy pet.




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Video: ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ headed to full Tennessee Senate

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:07 PM PDT

April 22: A controversial education bill has been approved by a State Senate Committee in Tennessee that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms. Radio host Michael Smerconish shares his thoughts on the measure. (Other)A controversial education bill has been approved by a State Senate Committee in Tennessee that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms. Radio host Michael Smerconish shares his thoughts on the measure. (NewsNation)




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Video: Church takes a stand on marriage inequality

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

April 22: Pastor Derek Penwell speaks with msnbc's Contessa Brewer about his Kentucky church refusing to marry all couples based on the grounds that same-sex couples can't marry in the state. (Other)Pastor Derek Penwell speaks with msnbc's Contessa Brewer about his Kentucky church refusing to marry all couples based on the grounds that same-sex couples can't marry in the state. (msnbc tv)




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Fear, uncertainty driving gold rush

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:40 AM PDT

A goldsmith displays gold bangles in his jewellery shop in Istanbul April 22, 2011. Spot gold has surged to a lifetime high, hitting a record for a sixth consecutive session on a weak dollar and factors ranging from geopolitical uncertainty to inflation concerns.There are no guarantees that gold prices will keep rising from historic levels. For now, though, just about all the forces that have traditionally pushed gold prices higher are in place.




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PBT: MSG 'will be crazy' for return of NBA playoffs

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:19 PM PDT

PBT: MSG 'will be crazy' for return of NBA playoffsPBT: MSG 'will be crazy' for return of NBA playoffs




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Facebook hacker posts stolen pics on porn site

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:15 PM PDT

The shocking thing here isn't that there are predators on the Internet. It's that the hacker carried out his crimes with the unwitting help of his victims.

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In Japan, family spreads ashes of beloved US teacher

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:09 AM PDT

The family of Montgomery Dickson, a popular teacher in coastal Japan who died in the March 11 tsunami, has said a tearful goodbye to him in the town he came to view as his second home.

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Video: Libyans fight for every foot amid specter of stalemate

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

April 22: In the devastated heart of Misrata, Libyan fights Libyan for every building on every street. ITN's Paul Davies reports on the nature of the battle, and what it has done to the city. (Nightly News)In the devastated heart of Misrata, Libyan fights Libyan for every building on every street. ITN's Paul Davies reports on the nature of the battle, and what it has done to the city. (Nightly News)




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Reading, writing, rage: Are teachers going too far?

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

A slew of recent tales of teachers losing control – and enacting strange and sometimes violent punishments on students – have put alarmed parents on high alert.




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Toyota sees a slow return to ‘normal’

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Toyota's President Akio Toyoda said Friday its global car production, disrupted by parts shortages from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, won't return to normal until November or December, threatening its spot as the world's top-selling automaker. Toyota's global car production, disrupted by parts shortages from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, won't return to normal until November or December.




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