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Polls: Obama leads in N.H., tighter in Nev., N.C.

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama leads Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, and the two are locked in tight contests in Nevada and North Carolina, according to a new series of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls released Thursday.

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RNC cuts ties with firm over voter registration allegations

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:34 PM PDT

The Republican National Committee has fired a controversial consulting firm it was paying millions of dollars to conduct voter registration in five battleground states, NBC News has learned.

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Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Anti-Muslim film producer arrested in probation case

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Nakoula Besseley Nakoula, suspected of producing the anti-Islam film that sparked riots in the Mideast and North Africa, appears in federal court for a probation violation hearing.

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D.C. budget bomb restrains job growth

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Even as the U.S. economy begins to push up "green shoots" of recovery, businesses worried about the deep dysfunction paralyzing the political process have begun to hunker down.

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Lavish CEO pay doesn't work as intended: study

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:47 AM PDT

The arms race in CEO pay doesn't help performance or retention, according to a new study.

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Debate will be Romney's chance to alter trajectory of the race

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

With weeks to go until the election, what are the lessons of debate seasons past that MItt Romney (and Barack Obama) should be keenly aware?With weeks to go until the election, what are the lessons of debate seasons past that MItt Romney (and Barack Obama) should be keenly aware?




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Netanyahu: Draw 'clear red line' to stop Iran

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands that a "clear red line" be set to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.

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Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

GOP donor among 2 indicted in alleged resort scam

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Two figures at the center of an alleged $164 million real estate scam marketed out of South Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on mail fraud and conspiracy charges. Two figures at the center of an alleged $164 million real estate scam marketed out of South Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on mail fraud and conspiracy charges.




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Passenger accused of grabbing women on flight restrained

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Passengers used belts to restrain a man who was taken into custody Tuesday night after allegedly harassing people — including a woman who said he grabbed her hair and asked her to kiss him — aboard a flight from Chicago to Santa Ana, Calif.

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Kelly Osbourne: I’m (sort of) sorry for $250K Emmy manicure

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Kelly Osbourne is sorry if you were offended by her Emmys manicure — but she's not sorry for rocking a small fortune's worth of black diamonds on her nails.Kelly Osbourne is sorry if you were offended by her Emmys manicure — but she's not sorry for rocking a small fortune's worth of black diamonds on her nails.




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Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Ark. first Southern state to vote on medical pot

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Come November, Arkansas voters will be faced with a question unprecedented in the South: Should qualified patients be allowed to buy medical marijuana?Come November, Arkansas voters will be faced with a question unprecedented in the South: Should qualified patients be allowed to buy medical marijuana?




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Civil rights dominate Supreme Court term

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:47 AM PDT

The U.S. Supreme Court term that begins Monday promises to be one of the most important for civil rights in decades, with the potential for blockbuster decisions on issues from race in classrooms and the voting booth to legal recognition for same-sex marriage.The U.S. Supreme Court term that begins Monday promises to be one of the most important for civil rights in decades, with the potential for blockbuster decisions on issues from race in classrooms and the voting booth to legal recognition for same-sex marriage.




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PFT: Goodell 'sorry' for replacement ref fiasco

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT



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Rape victims in military: Pleas for justice often ignored

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:50 AM PDT

Last year, 3,192 service members across all branches of the military reported sexual assaults. Based on anonymous surveys of active-duty service members conducted in 2010, the Department of Defense says the number of incidents was closer to 19,000.Last year, 3,192 service members across all branches of the military reported sexual assaults. Based on anonymous surveys of active-duty service members conducted in 2010, the Department of Defense says the number of incidents was closer to 19,000.




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'Anarchy' actor dies in fall, is suspect in death

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Johnny Lewis, an actor who played Kip "Half Sack" Epps on the cable TV show "Sons of Anarchy," has fallen to his death after apparently beating to death his elderly landlady at a hillside home, authorities said.Johnny Lewis, an actor who played Kip "Half Sack" Epps on the cable TV show "Sons of Anarchy," has fallen to his death after apparently beating to death his elderly landlady at a hillside home, authorities said.




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Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT

'Bacon shortage' is a fat load of bull

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Even though headlines for the past couple of days screamed, Even though headlines for the past couple of days screamed, "Bacon shortage!" and social media blew up with jokes about the impending "porkocalypse," it's all a lot of oinking over nothing.




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