Ex-official: Cheney wanted testimony deletions

Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 11:05 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions last October in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, according to a former EPA official.

washington, environment, climate-change, us-news, msnbci

Pescatarian? Dictionary's new entries debut

Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:47 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary includes about 100 newly added words that have taken root in the American lexicon.

life, us-news, msnbci

/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/POLITICS/Projects/Teases/hdr640_BriefingBook.jpg164018800truehttp://msnbcmedia.msn.comfalse1Pfalsefalse The Supreme Court and the future of marriage

Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 3:41 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The debate over same-sex marriages is one reason why the future membership of the U.S. Supreme Court and the justices appointed by either President McCain or President Obama will be so very important.

constitution, politics, california, supreme-court, john-mccain, obama, barack-obama, gay-rights, antonin-scalia, constitutional-amendment

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Study: U.S. worst of G8 in addressing warming

Seeded on Thu Jul 3, 2008 9:16 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The U.S. government has done the least among the world's eight biggest economies to address global warming, a study released Thursday found.

environment, climate-change, us-news, msnbci

It's into the wild for rescued sea turtle

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:49 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the vets who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean.

environment, us-news, msnbci

Should you take 'Torture' seriously?

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:51 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The young man responsible for "The Torture Game 2" doesn't think you should take his little creation too seriously.

games, technology-science, citizen-gamer, msnbci

Fla. sheriff probes death of woman's 3rd spouse

Seeded on Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:44 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A sheriff's investigator in Florida says police are re-examining the death of a man who is among a North Carolina woman's five dead spouses.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

U.S. consumer confidence drops in June

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:59 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

U.S. consumer confidence fell unexpectedly sharply in June, sinking to the fifth-lowest level ever, according to a private industry group.

business, stocks-economy, msnbci

Imus says racial comment was 'misunderstood'

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:27 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

"There you go," the radio host said when he was told suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam� "Pacman" Jones was African-American.

entertainment, arts-books-more, msnbci

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Some 35 million computers headed for landfills

Seeded on Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:54 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed 1 billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, research firm Gartner said on Monday.

technology, gadgets, technology-science, msnbci

Eagle wounded by poacher gets new beak

Seeded on Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:41 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name - with the help of volunteers.

science, technology-science, msnbci

Woman charged over hedge-fund exec escape

Seeded on Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:01 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

U.S. authorities arrested on Thursday the girlfriend of fugitive former hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III, accusing her of helping to stage his suicide on the day he was to report to prison for fraud.

business, corporate-scandals, msnbci

Supermom: She gives birth to six, runs marathon

Seeded on Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:59 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Call Jenny Masche the Marathon Woman. Only a year after her dangerous delivery of sextuplets, she ran a 26.2-mile race. "I hit walls taking care of them sometimes," she admitted, "but there's something exhilarating on the other side."

people, today, running, kids, heart-failure, msnbci

Billy Ray: I didn't know they'd 'strip down' Miley

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:25 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Publicly addressing the uproar over his daughter Miley's Vanity Fair photo shoot for the first time,� country superstar Billy Ray Cyrus said he wasn't present when the most controversial shot was taken.

people, today, daughter, vanity-fair, country-music, msnbci

Rare dinosaur mummy's arm and tail unveiled

Seeded on Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:23 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Parts of a rare mummified dinosaur that has attracted worldwide interest went on display in North Dakota's state museum.

science, technology-science, msnbci

Afghan officials: Taliban seized several villages

Seeded on Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Afghan officials say hundreds of Taliban fighters have taken over several villages just outside southern Afghanistan's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces are redeploying to meet the threat.

afghanistan, world-news, south-and-central-asia, msnbci

NASA eases worries over shuttle objects

Seeded on Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:05 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Objects spotted on imagery beamed down from the shuttle Discovery briefly raised concerns about preparations for Saturday's landing, but after a review, NASA said the objects posed no problems.

space, technology-science, msnbci