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Police seek T.J. Maxx robbery suspects

Police in Venice, Fla., said Wednesday that two suspects who attempted to rob a T.J. Maxx store Tuesday night left before police arrived, creating what they believed to be a hostage situation, the HeraldTribune.com reported.

Police: Two dead in Ore. office park shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. - At least two people were dead Tuesday after a shooting at an office park near Portland, NBC and AP reported.

Brokaw: The night the wall came down

While interviewing President Barack Obama in Dresden, Germany, in June, I reminded him that we were now in what used to be East Germany and that this year would be the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Gunman kills 12, wounds 31 at Fort Hood

An Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others, was shot but captured alive, military officials said late Thursday.

Deadly blast hits Pakistan police, mosque

A car bomb exploded in front of a police station and near a mosque in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least seven people and trapping a number under debris.

Father of Tim Russert dies at 85

Timothy Joseph Russert, father of the late "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert, died Thursday night from natural causes at the age of 85.

Iran leader won't rule out weapons

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Thursday in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he did not “see any problems” with his disputed re-election, which was met with days of violence in the streets.

NBC poll: Doubts over Obama health plan

Americans remain skeptical about the White House’s plans to reform the nation’s health system, according to a new NBC News poll.

Obama says economy has stabilized

President Barack Obama told NBC News that the economy had stabilized and that it was time to “make sure that ordinary people have some relief.”

Hoosiers’ questions for Obama

Msnbc.com asked residents of Elkhart, Ind., to send us their questions for President Barack Obama, who is visiting the area Wednesday for the third time since last year’s campaign. Here is a sample.

Agreement reached on custody of Jackson kids

Michael Jackson’s mother will get custody of his three children, and the biological mother of the two oldest children will get visitation rights but no additional money, according to an agreement that will be presented Monday to the Los Angeles Superior Court for approval, which is expected.

Ore. students caught in China swine flu scare

- Sixty-five Oregon students were in quarantine in Beijing, China, after one of them tested positive for swine flu, a NBC News producer in Beijing said on Sunday.

Husband takes stand in $99M divorce trial

He was 60, urbane and exquisitely upholstered in tailored suits and starched shirts. She was 30 and Swedish, as in drop-dead blond gorgeous. He was the fabulously wealthy former CEO of a high-powered manufacturing firm. She was a countess.

Obama calls criticism of Sotomayor ‘nonsense’

- President Barack Obama called criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor “nonsense” Friday, telling NBC News that while Sotomayor would probably rephrase her eight-year-old comments on race, she would be “a good judge.”

Obama picks ex-astronaut to lead NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - President Obama has chosen former astronaut Charles F. Bolden to head NASA. If confirmed by the Senate, Bolden would become the first African-American NASA administrator.

Former astronaut likely to be new NASA chief

Former astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. will meet with President Obama in the Oval Office on Monday morning and likely will be nominated as the new NASA administrator, a senior administration official told NBC News on Thursday.

Training faulted in deadly Buffalo air crash

The captain of a commuter plane that crashed Feb. 12 while en route to Buffalo had flunked numerous flight tests during his career and was never taught how to handle a mid-air stall in the aircraft he was flying that day, NBC News confirmed Monday.

NBC airs Farrah Fawcett's cancer journal

NBC News next week will air a two-hour special on Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer.

Was Craigslist suspect also targeting men?

The accused Craigslist killer, NBC News has learned, may have been soliciting men as well as women for sexual encounters through the online classified service.

100 days later, nation waits for FDA overhaul

The Food and Drug Administration may be the only federal agency that both political parties agree is in desperate need of an overhaul.

North Korea looks set to launch missile

- North Korea has positioned a Taepodong-2 missile on the launch pad at its facility in Musudan in the east of the country, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday.

Taking their turns as interns — in their 50s

Like many companies, wowOwow.com has a bunch of interns running around the office, working for free for the opportunity to learn about the business. What makes these interns different is that they aren’t fresh-faced kids who’ve never had a job. Instead, they’re all in their 40s and 50s and accomplished professionals.

More banks likely to fail, Obama warns

Mismanagement by the nation’s lending institutions was so extreme that the losses sustained by banks still cannot be calculated and more are likely to fail, President Barack Obama warned.

Obama sees many troops back home in a year

The relatively violence-free Iraqi elections mean “substantial” numbers of U.S. troops will be able to return home from Iraq within a year, President Barack Obama told NBC News on Sunday.

Military suicides continue to rise

- Suicide rates among active-duty U.S. military personnel are continuing to rise even as the Defense Department dedicates more resources to identifying troubled service members and getting them the help they need.

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14 Americans die in Afghan chopper crashes
Source: msnbc.com

A helicopter crash and separate collision involving two other choppers killed 14 Americans on Monday in one of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

Glenn Beck on The O'Reilly Factor: The Last Thing I Want to Do Is Be the Fear-monger
Source: News Hounds

On Tuesday night's O'Reilly Factor (8/11/09) O'Reilly invited Glenn Beck on to discuss some random General Electric stuff combined with a so-much-for-the-truce slam against NBC News, and whether Beck is, in fact, a fear-monger.

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Americans Sour on Obama's health Plan, Policies
Source: capitolhillblue.com

President Barack Obama's struggling Presidency took another hit as new polls show more and more Americans now feel his health care reform proposals are "a bad idea" and an increasing number want him to slow down his spending sprees and work instead on reducing the national debt.

Violence flares as Ahmadinejad wins vote - Iran- msnbc.com
Source: msnbc.com

- Riot police battled with protesters Saturday as officials announced that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won a landslide election victory. His opponent denounced the results as "treason".

Arab world sees positive shift in Obama speech
Source: msnbc.com

Arab shopkeepers, students and even radical groups such as Hamas praised President Barack Obama's address Thursday as a positive shift in U.S. attitude and tone.

Three L.A. Stations To Begin Local News Video Share June 15
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

Fox, NBC and Tribune are set to announce a local news service video share for Los Angeles. KTTV, KNBC and KTLA are involved in the alliance, which launches June 15.

Stop NBC from swiftboating universal health care.
Source: act.credoaction.com

According to the AP, Rick Scott is "the former head of Columbia/HCA health care company who was ousted amid a fraud investigation that ultimately resulted in the firm pleading guilty to charges of overbilling." Send an e-mail to NBC News President Steve Capus today: Tell him not …

Deep Dish Chicago Style: Blago & the Obama Team
Source: ChicagoMag.com

The arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich in December cast a shadowy light on the relationships among four leading players in the Illinois Democratic Party—Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, and David Axelrod.

Discuss MSNBC's new series, "A Change of Face."

The face. It's the first impression we make. It's how we converse with the world and express our emotions. It is part of our personality and our character.

Bloomberg tells agencies to lay off thousands
Source: msnbc.com

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told department heads Wednesday to identify thousands of city employees for layoffs by next Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

Mr. Castro, Mrs. Schwarzenegger and Me: a TV journalist's adventures in Cuba
Source: The Huffington Post

Cecilia Alvear, a pioneering Latina journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, recounts her amusing adventures as an NBC News producer in Cuba with Maria Shriver, years before Ms. Shriver became California's First Lady.

David Gregory to Host 'Meet the Press'
Source: The New York Times

NBC News officially announced on Sunday morning that David Gregory, its longtime correspondent, would become the permanent moderator of "Meet the Press," the network's Sunday political discussion program. It had been expected that Mr.

Bush: Automakers must ensure viability
Source: msnbc.com

President George W. Bush said U.S. automakers' needed to ensure their own long-term viability in their pitch for $34 billion rescue package.

Washington Transcripts (What is really being said in DC)

I look out my White House window and see only a green and tranquil country. One in which the stock market has gone up for four days in a row. A country that is benefiting from me doing nothing rash to bailout the economy.

NBC, Fox Set Venture to Pool Local News - WSJ.com
Source: Wall Street Journal

Why pay for two Action News helicopters when one will do? That's the thinking behind a cost-saving venture involving TV stations owned by NBC and Fox. On Thursday, the two networks unveiled a plan to pool local news-gathering resources in major markets across the country.

Fox, NBC Try 'AP' Approach to Local TV
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

Fox and NBC, shedding light on their blockbuster local news partnership, envision the venture (working title: Local News Service, or LNS) playing a role similar to the one the AP plays for newspapers. The video news service will launch in Philadelphia in January.

NBC, Fox TV stations to share camera crews for local news
Source: USA Today

NEW YORK — NBC and Fox unveiled on Thursday a local television news-sharing plan that promises to reduce the number of reporters, trucks and helicopters assigned to cover major events — and could grow into a nationwide effort to slash one of the biggest costs for most TV stat …

Divers in Caylee case find small bag, bones
Source: msnbc.com

Divers searching a Florida river for the body of Caylee Anthony found a plastic bag with toys and small bones on Thursday, a bounty hunter told NBC News affiliate WESH.

MSNBC's Tag for Now - 'The Power of Change'
Source: The New York Times

Watch MSNBC, a new commercial for the cable channel intones, and "experience the power of change."

Sorry, Brian, we're not dying – what about TV news?
Source: The News Tribune

On Tuesday night I was watching the "NBC Nightly News" with Brian Williams when he talked about the 100-year-old Christian Science Monitor getting out of the daily newspaper business and converting to a Web-only product.

Meet Tim Russert's 'Meet the Press' Replacement? Not Yet
Source: The New York Times

It is probably the second-most-pressing question circulating in the salons of Washington's media elite: Who will be the permanent host, or hosts, of the NBC program "Meet the Press"?

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