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Video: Town Hall format may favor Romney

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:44 PM PDT

Oct. 15: Although President Obama has been more likeable in polls, Mitt Romney has had a lot more recent practice in town hall settings. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.  (Nightly News)Although President Obama has been more likeable in polls, Mitt Romney has had a lot more recent practice in town hall settings. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:44 PM PDT

A teenager meets her ‘hearing angels’

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:14 PM PDT

Stephanie Montalvo, 15, had all but given up on the ability to hear clearly and focused primarily on making the best of her circumstances. That was until she met Bill Austin, founder and CEO of Starkey Hearing Technologies.Stephanie Montalvo, 15, had all but given up on the ability to hear clearly and focused primarily on making the best of her circumstances. That was until she met Bill Austin, founder and CEO of Starkey Hearing Technologies.




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Recycled heart devices offer new life to poor

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Recycled ICDs -- the devices that jolt a failing heart back into rhythm -- can be collected safely from U.S. patients and funeral homes, transported, sterilized and re-implanted in people who otherwise would not be able to afford them, says a Pittsburgh heart specialist.Recycled ICDs -- the devices that jolt a failing heart back into rhythm -- can be collected safely from U.S. patients and funeral homes, transported, sterilized and re-implanted in people who otherwise would not be able to afford them, says a Pittsburgh heart specialist.




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Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT

More drugs implicated in fungal meningitis outbreak

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Two more drugs have been implicated in the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated pain injections, federal health officials said Monday.

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World matches record for hottest September

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:36 PM PDT

If you thought September felt a bit warmer than usual, you weren't alone. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Monday that last month tied a 2005 record for the warmest September on record worldwide.If you thought September felt a bit warmer than usual, you weren't alone. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Monday that last month tied a 2005 record for the warmest September on record worldwide.




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Koch brothers to workers: Vote for Romney or else

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Employees of a paper company owned by the outspoken billionaire Koch brothers received a mailing warning that they could "suffer the consequences" if they voted for candidates not supported by Koch-owned companies or its political fund-raising arm.

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Rolling Stones announce upcoming tour

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT

The classic rock band will perform near London and New York as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.The classic rock band will perform near London and New York as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.




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Demand for palm oil leaves orangutans at risk

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

One of the Sumatran orangutan's richest habitats, an area of swampland containing the highest density of the red apes on the planet, is being illegally slashed and burned by palm oil companies to make way for palm oil plantations.

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Report: Military recruiters shot paintballs at homeless

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Military recruiters with the Arizona Army National Guard engaged in a pattern of systemic misbehavior over the past decade that included instances of sexual abuse, forgery, embezzlement and assaults, according to a five-month investigation by The Arizona Republic newspaper.

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Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Girl shot by Taliban can recover, UK doctors say

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 04:11 AM PDT

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban has every chance of making a "good recovery," British doctors said on Monday as 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai arrived at a hospital in central England for treatment of her severe wounds.

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Why voters are right to be dubious about economy

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Nearly half of Americans think that no matter who is elected president -- Obama or Romney -- neither will have much of an effect on the U.S. economy. They have reason to be skeptical.

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Packed court as Costa captain hears evidence

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court Monday to hear the evidence against him. NBC's Claudio Lavanga reports.The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court Monday to hear the evidence against him. NBC's Claudio Lavanga reports.




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Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Gitmo hearings resume for alleged 9/11 plotters

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 06:46 AM PDT

The alleged plotters behind the September 11 terrorist attacks appeared before a U.S. military judge Monday in Guantanamo Bay as part of a week of pretrial hearings.

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Supersonic skydiver breaks YouTube record

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Eight million viewers watched Felix Baumgartner's leap on the video sharing network, making it the biggest event in live Web video ever. Eight million viewers watched Felix Baumgartner's leap on the video sharing network, making it the biggest event in live Web video ever.




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PFT's Morning After: Just another crazy Sunday

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 06:42 AM PDT

PFT's Morning After: This was an amazing Sunday of NFL action, but that's what we've grown accustomed to. Week in and week out, the NFL is the best program on television. The NFL's drama is more compelling than anything anyone could script. And we've still got 11 more regular-season Sundays to go.PFT's Morning After: This was an amazing Sunday of NFL action, but that's what we've grown accustomed to. Week in and week out, the NFL is the best program on television. The NFL's drama is more compelling than anything anyone could script. And we've still got 11 more regular-season Sundays to go.




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Giant eyeball mystery solved in Florida

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The giant eyeball from Florida that captured the world's attention came from a swordfish, researchers report.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The giant eyeball from Florida that captured the world's attention came from a swordfish, researchers report.




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