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Video: Petraeus’ stunning fall from grace
Northern Plains on alert for blizzard conditions
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Statue of Liberty re-lit for first time after storm
States get 3 more weeks for health exchange plans
Immigration reform is coming, but in small steps
Petraeus' biographer under FBI investigation
On Twitter, pope to get different type of followers
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Death by paint? James Bond's been lying to us
Colo., Wash. pot votes raise specter of weed tourism
PBT: Lakers fire Mike Brown after 1-4 start
Tax relief planned for Sandy victims and volunteers
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Supreme Court to hear key voting rights case
Witnesses to describe massacre at Sgt. Bales hearing
CIA chief Petraeus resigns, cites extramarital affair
NJ sues eight businesses for price-gouging
50 Shades of onesie: Baby clothes get grown up
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Video: Petraeus’ stunning fall from grace

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST

The respected West Point graduate led combat forces in Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring from the military and leading the CIA. On Friday, he made the startling admission that he had engaged in an extramarital affair, and announced he was resigning from his post. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

Northern Plains on alert for blizzard conditions

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:20 PM PST

Snow and wind across parts of the western U.S. could create blizzard conditions into the weekend, triggering a number of winter weather advisories across the West.

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Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:20 PM PST

Statue of Liberty re-lit for first time after storm

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 04:13 PM PST

You still can't visit the Statue of Liberty in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but you will once again be able to see the beloved American icon shining bright after sunset in New York Harbor.The storm knocked out power on Liberty Island, so Lady Liberty has been enveloped in darkness at night for almost two weeks now. But starting Friday, the statue will be re-lit by a temporary, generator-powered system donated to the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks.Musco Lighting, a company that specializes in lighting sports stadiums and arenas, is providing the equipment and services that will illuminate the statue, while the National Park Service evaluates the damage to the attraction's permanent lighting system."While we work to do everything necessary to reopen the statue and every other national park damaged by the hurricane, we are grateful to Musco and the National Park Foundation for turning the lights on Lady Liberty, another step forward in the recovery of this region," said National Park Service Director Jonathan B.

States get 3 more weeks for health exchange plans

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 05:06 AM PST

States have until next week to tell the federal government whether they're going to run their own health insurance marketplaces, called exchanges. But they got a little break late Friday -- if they do run their own exchanges, they'll have until Dec. 14 to submit their plans to the federal government.

Immigration reform is coming, but in small steps

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST

Republicans agree immigration reform is imminent, but disagree on how widespread reforms should be.

Petraeus' biographer under FBI investigation

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:03 PM PST

The biographer for resigning CIA Director David Petraeus is under FBI investigation for improperly trying to access his email, law enforcement officials tell NBC News.

On Twitter, pope to get different type of followers

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:37 AM PST

Pope Benedict already has 1.2 billion "followers" in the standard sense of the word but he soon will have another type when he enters what for any 85 year old is the brave new world of Twitter.

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Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:37 AM PST

Death by paint? James Bond's been lying to us

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:28 AM PST

Can you really die from being covered in gold paint? Is a martini better shaken, or stirred? Will metal teeth give you super-strength? And is there such a thing as a license to kill? We investigate four Bond movie scenarios and determine if they're myth or fact.

Colo., Wash. pot votes raise specter of weed tourism

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:25 AM PST

Hit the slopes — and then a bong? Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents.

PBT: Lakers fire Mike Brown after 1-4 start

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:31 AM PST

Despite an ugly 1-4 start, Lakers president Jim Buss said fans were going to have to be patient with head coach Mike Brown. Apparently, his patience wore out on Friday.

Tax relief planned for Sandy victims and volunteers

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

The hard-hit victims of Superstorm Sandy have received donations of blankets, cleaning supplies and diapers. Now there may be more aid flowing their way: tax help.

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Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

Supreme Court to hear key voting rights case

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

Agreeing to hear another important case on race in America, the Supreme Court said Friday it will take up a battle over a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Civil rights groups fear the court will use this case to gut the law.

Witnesses to describe massacre at Sgt. Bales hearing

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

A military hearing for Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of carrying out a pre-dawn slaughter of Afghan villagers, was set to hear the accounts of family members and victims in Afghanistan via live video call Friday.

CIA chief Petraeus resigns, cites extramarital affair

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 12:04 PM PST

CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital affair he had. Sources tell NBC News that deputy director Mike Morrell would likely be offered the post as acting director.

NJ sues eight businesses for price-gouging

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:42 AM PST

New Jersey has filed civil suits against eight businesses for gouging customers with exorbitant prices during the state of emergency after Superstorm Sandy.