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Capital Sources: Cutting the Cocaine Flow: The White House trumpets success in the drug war, even as it prepares a big new aid program. Is it real, or is it politics? ›21:26 5 Oct, Fri
Capital Sources: Mike Huckabee, Unplugged: The former Arkansas governor struggles to raise money, lags behind the GOP presidential front runners in the polls and has been maligned by Bushs former counsel. Why he keeps on keepin on. ›18:16 11 Oct, Thu
Bikers strap on fruit to dodge helmet law: Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets. ›15:41
Burmese Battle Spiritual and Economic Ills: Businesses are struggling, prices are rising and residents are facing a spiritual crisis. An on-scene report from post-protest Rangoon. ›18:10 11 Oct, Thu
Bank of America sells China bank stake: Bank of America Corp. raised more money Wednesday to cope with U.S. economic turmoil by selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank Ltd. for $2.8 billion. ›13:30
Bush leaves fuel economy rules for Obama: The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. ›19:10
Real Estate: Keeping Tabs On 'This Old House': Now in its 28th year, 'This Old House' has helped transform dozens of houses. But what does it really cost to be part of this DIY club? ›17:21 9 Oct, Tue
Inauguration bound? Bring toilet paper: Here are some last-minute tips to help the millions making their way to Washington, D.C., to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. ›18:41
Bike stolen from crusader against bike thefts: A former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner who helped create a program to combat bicycle theft had his own bike stolen while trying to help people involved in a vehicle crash. ›21:44 1 Jan, Thu
Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction: Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said. ›13:26 5 Jan, Mon
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
Win a trip to the inauguration: Florida homebuilder Cynthia Russell won an all-expenses-paid trip to the inauguration for her essay on her economic struggles and her hopes for the new administration. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is giving away nine more trips to those who enter by midnight Thursday. ›15:28
Video: Can America afford to heal its healthcare?: Jan. 6: Health care reform is one of the most complex problems President-elect Barack Obama has promised to tackle, but that could prove to be more of a challenge than ever during the current financial crisis. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.(Nightly News) ›00:04
Video: Obama's CIA pick signals dramatic shift: Jan. 6: Monday's surprise announcement that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA points to a major change in direction for U.S. intelligence policy. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:59 6 Jan, Tue
Ethnic Minorities Key to Burma's Future: As the vast majority of Burmese citizens clamor for change, ethnic minorities could be keys to the countrys future. How theyre planning ahead. ›20:30 6 Oct, Sat
Biden's right at home, Burris gets denied: Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the Senate club, but Roland Burris isnt not yet anyway. But the legislative hopeful still attracted the largest press scrum Tuesday at the opening of the 111th Congress. ›23:18 6 Jan, Tue
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
Ice storm in Northeast, floods in South: Storms had people on edge across the U.S. Wednesday, with ice and freezing rain in the Northeast, flooding and power outages in the South and the Pacific Northwest watching for avalanches. ›17:35
Presidential libraries to disclose future donors: Future donations to presidential libraries would have to be publicly disclosed, the House decided Wednesday. ›19:20
Police: Woman in wheelchair flees on foot: Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico. ›23:22 5 Jan, Mon
Oil plunges on worries about demand: Energy prices plunged across the board Wednesday after a government report showed U.S. oil reserves were much greater than expected, suggesting demand continues to fall. ›20:15
District attorney's office nears bankruptcy: New Orleans' new district attorney is warning that his office may need to file for bankruptcy protection because it can't pay $15 million to a wrongfully imprisoned man. ›18:54
Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue
Island hop around Hawaii for $799: Theres something magical about the Hawaiian Islands, making it hard to choose just one for your vacation. Luckily, on an island hopping cruise, you dont have to. ›14:36
