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Red Tape: Unsticking the housing market

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT

It took two years of phone calls and document filing, but an Illinois couple show that with effort — and patience — it is possible to get results with the balky loan modification process.

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US expands human trafficking blacklist

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report Monday at the Department of State in Washington, DC. The Obama administration on Monday nearly doubled the number of countries that may face U.S. sanctions for not doing enough to combat human trafficking.




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Blagojevich 'stunned' by corruption conviction

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he is disappointed and "stunned" after a jury found him guilty on 17 corruption-related charges.

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Blagojevich found guilty of corruption charges

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, and his wife Patti laugh as they talk with reporters at the Federal Court building after the judge handed the case to the jury in his corruption trial on June 9.More than two years after his arrest while still in office, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Monday of most of the corruption charges.




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TSA says it did not ask elderly flier to remove diaper

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:44 AM PDT

The Transportation Security Administration issued a statement to msnbc.com on Monday saying that no one required a 95-year-old woman to remove her adult diaper at the security checkpoint.

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Fox host apologizes for Bachmann 'flake' question

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses the crowd during a welcome home event in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa Sunday, June 26. Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace says that he "messed up" by asking Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann whether she's a flake.




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US nuke evacuation plans are outdated

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Reactor containment domes of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., rise above homes just north of Verplanck.As America's nuclear power plants have aged, the once-rural areas around them have become far more crowded and much more difficult to evacuate.




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Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Nurse's suicide highlights twin tragedies of errors

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT

Kimberly Hiatt, a longtime critical care nurse at Seattle Children's Hospital, committed suicide in April, seven months after accidentally overdosing a fragile baby.The suicide of a Seattle nurse who accidentally overdosed a baby with 10 times too much medication has spurred new debate about how to treat medical providers who make serious, even fatal, errors.




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Anthony examined, found mentally competent

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:26 PM PDT

A judge ruled Monday that Casey Anthony is competent to remain on trial for murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter after her own lawyers questioned her mental health.

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Activists: Israel presses Greece to halt flotilla

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Human rights activist Gabriel Matthew Schivone, from Tucson, Ariz., holds in his lips a star of David as he attends a news conference about an international flotilla to blockaded Gaza, in Athens, Monday, June 27, 2011. Organizers say Israel is pressuring Greece to halt the ships' departure.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Organizers of an international flotilla to Gaza accused Israel on Monday of pressuring Greece to stall their departure and acknowledged they still faced hurdles in their efforts to sail from Greek waters.




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High court strikes down California video game law

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:38 AM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Monday a California law banning sales or rentals of violent video games to minors for violating free-speech rights, its first ruling in a video game case.

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Grand Teton grizzly family causing bear jams

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:34 AM PDT

This June 2011 photo shows Grizzly bear No. 399 crossing a road in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., with her three cubs.A grizzly bear clan famous for its frequent roadside appearances in Grand Teton National Park is keeping park rangers especially busy this summer tending to tourist critter jams.




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The worst cities in America for auto theft

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Modesto, Calif, has given up its No. 1 ranking to fall to No. 2. Its theft rate per 100,000 people is 753.81.  For all its sunny charms, California can be a tough place to live.




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Fire engulfs hotel near Disney's theme park

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:46 AM PDT

The remains of the Vacation Lodge Maingate are seen Monday after a fire destroyed most of the 430-room hotel in Kissimmee, Fla.A fire was still burning Monday at a central Florida hotel, a day it erupted at the Vacation Lodge Maingate in Kissimmee, about two miles from Disney's Animal Kingdom theme.




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Video: Flooding leaves Minot, N.D., a ‘war zone’

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:02 AM PDT

June 27: Historic flooding in Minot, N.D., fueled by heavy spring rains and a melting snow pack, has submerged 4,000 houses and businesses and forced more than 11,000 people to flee their homes. NBC's John Yang reports. (Today Show)Historic flooding in Minot, N.D., fueled by heavy spring rains and a melting snow pack, has submerged 4,000 houses and businesses and forced more than 11,000 people to flee their homes. NBC's John Yang reports. (TODAY)




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Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:02 AM PDT

German "cannibal killer" sentenced to life

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:42 AM PDT

A 26-year-old German man dubbed the "cannibal killer" after he confessed to eating the flesh and drinking the blood of one of his teenage victims has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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Convict says he believes Knox committed murder

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:35 AM PDT

The first man convicted in the slaying of Amanda Knox's roommate says he thinks she and her ex-boyfriend are the killers.

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Your Career: Wearing shorts at work

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT

A model presents a casual office wear during a 'Super Cool Biz' fashion show, June 1, 2011. The government-sponsored event features outfits appropriate for the office yet cool enough to endure the sweltering heat expected this summer in Japan, which is facing a potential power crunch after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled nuclear power plants.Shorts at the office are back in vogue, but take care when making a shorts choice — it could lead to a career wipeout.




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