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• January 01, 2009
• 0:58

  NASA chief's wife: Don't fire my husband

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: January 1st, 2009, 12:58am EST

  Late on Christmas Eve, one last wish was sent, by e-mail: Please let NASA Administrator Michael Griffin keep his job. It was from his wife.

  
  
• 0:47

  N. Korea vows to strengthen military in 2009

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: January 1st, 2009, 12:47am EST

  North Korea issued a New Year's message vowing to strengthen its military policy amid tension on the Korean peninsula.
• 0:33

  Teen defends evangelist Alamo in leaked video

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: January 1st, 2009, 12:33am EST

  State officials on Wednesday asked a judge to take steps to remove from the Internet a leaked video in which a teenage follower of Tony Alamo defends the jailed evangelist.
• 0:10

  '08 saw shift in Iraq, Afghan war death tolls

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: January 1st, 2009, 12:10am EST

  U.S. military deaths in Iraq plunged by two-thirds in 2008 from the previous year, but the war in Afghanistan saw American military deaths rise by 35 percent.
• December 31, 2008
• 22:45

  Man accused of stealing $625 in lobster, beef

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 10:45pm EST

  A suspected grocery thief still has a taste for finer cuisine, even in the struggling economy.
• 20:29

  Knievel rings in New Year by jumping volcano

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:29pm EST

  Here’s a Robbie Knievel recipe for a happy — but not necessarily healthy — New Year’s Eve: a ramp, a volcano and a clearing on the Las Vegas Strip. The son of the late Evel Knievel rung in 2009 by launching the height of a manmade volcano perched in front of The Mirage hotel-casino on a motorcycle for a television special.
• 20:17

  Palin: Future son-in-law is not a dropout

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:17pm EST

  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her future son-in-law is not a high school dropout as the press is reporting.
• 15:42

  Dozens die in New Year's club fire

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 3:42pm EST

  At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a fire which broke out in a Bangkok nightclub where revelers were celebrating the New Year, police said.
• 12:06

  U.S. attorney wants more time to indict Ill. gov

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:06pm EST

  U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return an indictment against the governor of Illinois.

  
  
• 11:48

  Official: Pakistani confesses to Mumbai attacks

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 11:48am EST

  A militant arrested in Pakistan has confessed involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and is giving investigators details of the plot, a senior Pakistani government official said Wednesday.
• 11:13

  Yogis have better sex, study finds

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 11:13am EST

  In 2009, resolve to have better sex. Men and women who practiced yoga said their sex lives improved as a result, a new study reports.
• 11:08

  Zune plagued by massive freeze

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 11:08am EST

  After droves of frazzled customers flooded online forums complaining about their Zunes freezing up, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that the 30-gigabyte device was, in fact, troubled with technical issues.
• 10:52

  Driver fired after snowplow falls through ice

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 10:52am EST

  A Minnesota snowplow operator who drove a $200,000 loader into a frozen river has been fired.

  
  
• 10:39

  Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 10:39am EST

  Charles Barkley has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving.

  
  
• 9:58

  Scoop: Nine to watch in ’09

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:58am EST

  Keep these stories on your radar for the new year: Expect late-night TV to liven up (thank you, Jay Leno), and look for smarter network TV, fewer musical and movie comebacks and your Mom joining Facebook.

  
  
• 9:55

  Think these 8 foods are healthy? Wrong!

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:55am EST

  The foods that have an undeserved reputation as virtuous choices — and what you should eat instead.

  
  
• 9:46

  World bids a relieved adieu to a rocky year

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:46am EST

  Fireworks exploded in a kaleidoscopic shower of light over Sydney's shimmering harbor, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a decidedly rocky year.

  
  
• 9:36

  Lawyer: 'Granny robber' stole for her son

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:36am EST

  The Ohio woman dubbed "the Granny Robber" in several bank heists was trying to support a grown son who had fallen on hard times, her defense attorney said Tuesday.
• 9:27

  Moving day approaches for the Obamas

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:27am EST

  Even in a town where the hotels are swamped for the inauguration, it turns out to be easy to get a room if you’re the one being inaugurated.

  
  
• 9:20

  Feds approve gas drilling plan for Montana

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:20am EST

  The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over the next two decades.
• 9:12

  Masked gunmen kill 1, injure 3 in Dallas store

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:12am EST

  Police say one person has been killed and three wounded after three men in ski masks opened fire in a store in Dallas.
• 9:09

  Party with a rock star on New Year’s Eve

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:09am EST

  Why not share a shot with Paris Hilton or boogie down with Pete Wentz to ring in 2009? This year, any regular Joe with dough (and no reason to sweat the economy) could party like — and with — a rock star, movie star or reality TV star on New Year's Eve.

  
  
• 8:51

  Jobless claims drop more than expected

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:51am EST

  The number of newly laid off workers signing up for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week but those continuing to draw aid climbed to the highest level since 1982.
• 8:50

  Washington may deport jailed illegal aliens

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:50am EST

  Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wants illegal immigrants serving time in state jails deported, a move intended to save the state more than $9 million in the next two-year budget.
• 8:35

  Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:35am EST

  Charles Barkley has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving.
• 8:25

  Madoff set to disclose list of holdings

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:25am EST

  Investigators may get a clue Wednesday into how much money might be available for victims in the Bernard Madoff scandal.

  
  
• 5:02

  NYT: Burris — a low-key groundbreaker

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 5:02am EST

  In Illinois, where politics ranks among the dramatic arts (sometimes the theater of the absurd), Roland W. Burris has long been seen as steady, deliberate, even boring.

  
  
• 0:16

  Oregon tops Oklahoma State in Holiday Bowl

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:16am EST

  Now this was a Holiday Bowl. Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran through and over Oklahoma State’s defense for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead the No. 15 Ducks to a 42-31 win over the No. 13 Cowboys in a wild, record-setting Holiday Bowl on Tuesday night.

  
  
• 0:13

  Uneasy alliance behind Gaza strikes

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:13am EST

  The Israeli campaign on Gaza is being led by an unlikely group of three Israeli leaders who have all but staked their political futures on the highly risky military operation.

  
  
• December 30, 2008
• 21:19

  Viacom could pull MTV off Time Warner Cable

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 9:19pm EST

  Media giant Viacom Inc. is threatening to pull MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and 16 other channels from Time Warner Cable Inc. if a new  deal is not agreed upon by midnight Wednesday.
• 21:12

  Victim's friend: Gunman grew distant

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 9:12pm EST

  When Roxanne Jauregui heard Christmas Day that there had been a horrible shooting on her best friend's street, she called her soul mate of 30 years. She didn't realize her friend was among the victims.
• 21:01

  Woman gives naked intruder the 'squeeze'

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 9:01pm EST

  The Multnomah County, Ore., Sheriff's Office said an 88-year-old woman fended off a naked intruder by grabbing the man's crotch and squeezing.
• 20:47

  Drunk driving charge for man on Zamboni

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:47pm EST

  A Maine man faces a drunken driving charge after police found him aboard an idling Zamboni inside the Cumberland County Civic Center.
• 20:22

  Judge awards millions to men from USS Pueblo

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:22pm EST

  A federal judge on Tuesday awarded more than $65 million to several men who were captured and tortured by North Korea after the communist country seized the U.S. spy ship USS Pueblo during the Cold War.
• 20:17

  FDA approves new HIV blood test

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:17pm EST

  Federal regulators said Tuesday they have approved a new HIV test that screens for two, less common forms of the virus.
• 20:10

  Broncos fire coach Shanahan

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:10pm EST

  He was known as a genius, a mastermind and, yes, a Super Bowl champion. Shockingly, though, Mike Shanahan has a new title: Unemployed coach.

  
  
• 19:58

  Warren's inauguration prayer could draw ire

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 7:58pm EST

  President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation drew one kind of protest. Whether the evangelical pastor offers the prayer in the name of Jesus may draw another.
• 19:07

  Judge OKs detention of 2 Gitmo detainees

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 7:07pm EST

  Two Guantanamo Bay detainees, including a Yemeni man accused of being a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, were correctly labeled as enemy combatants and are being held lawfully, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
• 18:53

  Fetus law to be used in murder case

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 6:53pm EST

  Federal prosecutors in New Mexico believe they may be the first to use a 2004 law to charge someone with killing a fetus while causing the death or injury of the mother.
• 18:21

  Obama’s health secretary hears reform ideas

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 6:21pm EST

  Note to President-elect Barack Obama: Health reform doesn't have to be all about expanding health insurance.

  
  
• 17:50

  Black renters raise tensions in Bay Area

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 5:50pm EST

  As more and more black renters began moving into mostly white Antioch, Calif., a few years ago, neighbors started complaining about loud parties, mean pit bulls, blaring car radios, prostitution, drug dealing and muggings of schoolchildren.

  
  
• 17:06

  Curran: You want a Super Bowl prediction? OK, fine ...

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 5:06pm EST

  When the season started Tom Curran predicted the Philadelphia Eagles would defeat the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XLIII. However both teams barely made the playoffs. So does Curran still think both teams will make it to Tampa?

  
  
• 16:57

  Ex-Army engineer pleads guilty in spy case

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 4:57pm EST

  An 85-year-old former Army mechanical engineer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, admitting that he passed classified documents to the Israelis in the 1970s and '80s.
• 16:50

  Race enters fight over Obama's Senate seat

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 4:50pm EST

  Senate Democrats on Tuesday vowed not to seat embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill the vacancy left by President-elect Barack Obama, prompting a House Democrat to object to the nation's only prospective black senator being denied a seat.

  
  
• 16:48

  Sex offenders must hand over passwords

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 4:48pm EST

  Privacy advocates are questioning an aggressive Georgia law set to take effect Thursday that would require sex offenders to hand over Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses.
• 16:40

  Calif. sues to block Bush species rules

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 4:40pm EST

  California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists.
• 15:24

  NBC: What's next for U.S.-Cuba ties?

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 3:24pm EST

  Cuba marks the 50th anniversary of the Communist revolution this week, awaiting the 11th U.S. leader to face the Castro brothers as adversaries across the Florida Straits.  Andrea Mitchell, NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, reports.

  
  
• 14:55

  Parents in China's milk scandal criticize payout

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 2:55pm EST

  Chinese families whose babies suffered painful kidney stones from drinking tainted infant formula said a planned payout by dairies is too low.

  
  
• 14:15

  Activists urge Obama to rethink role in Mideast

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 2:15pm EST

  A handful of pro-Palestinian activists protested outside President-elect Barack Obama's vacation home on Tuesday and urged a new approach to the Middle East.

  
  
• 14:14

  Palin most desirable celeb neighbor, poll says

   » ‎ MSNBC Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 2:14pm EST

  If they had to live next door to a celebrity, American adults would most like to be neighbors with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and chat show host Oprah Winfrey.