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Brownstein: The Bush GOP's fatal contraction: The outgoing president leaves behind a party that looks less like a coalition than a clubhouse. ›17:22 21 Nov, Fri
Climate crusaders set to act in Congress: Democrats now have all their climate ducks lined up: Four crusaders from California ready to join forces in Congress with President-elect Barack Obama to pass mandatory emissions curbs . ›23:16 21 Nov, Fri
Immunity idol? That's no immunity idol!: Once again, a fake hidden immunity idol was played, and once again, the gullible person who played it went home. ›02:36 21 Nov, Fri
Yosemite rockfalls force camp closures: A third of the units at a lodging complex at Yosemite will be permanently closed because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockslides, the National Park Service said Friday. ›19:43 21 Nov, Fri
The miniature killer returns on CSI: While Grissom was off testifying at Natalie's hearing, Riley and Greg solved a woman's murder that was linked to a 12-year-old case, and Hodges and Nick recalled the joys of mailbox baseball. ›03:41 21 Nov, Fri
Greys interns get off easy after a close call: What exactly does it take to get fired from Seattle Grace? Illegal operations, stealing a heart, sex in the locker room ... none of these are fireable offenses, apparently. ›03:44 21 Nov, Fri
NYT: Obama fund-raiser quells Cabinet rumors: NYT: The business holdings and connections that made Penny Pritzker a key to the Obama presidential campaigns fundraising may have kept her from a job as commerce secretary. ›03:14 21 Nov, Fri
Bush pushes economy, N. Korea progress: President Bush on Friday moved to steady a shuddering economy and speed up the demise of North Korea's nuclear weaponry. Those twin aims framed his weekend stop in Peru for the APEC forum. ›22:06 21 Nov, Fri
Video: Obama pick moves the market: Nov. 21: Stocks went on a huge rally Friday after news spread that N.Y. Fed chief Tim Geithner was President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Treasury Secretary. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:43 21 Nov, Fri
U.S. intel office adds warming to warnings: A major U.S. intelligence report coming out Thursday is adding climate change to the "traditional" mix of factors expected to destabilize the world into the near future. ›21:33 19 Nov, Wed
'Card check' best hope for auto workers union?: One advantage the Honda and Hyundai plants in Alabama have over the General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford plants in Michigan is lower labor costs. But what if the UAW could more easily organize workers at Honda and Hyundai? ›17:38 21 Nov, Fri
1,800-year-old bronze chariot unearthed: Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved 1,800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. ›17:19 21 Nov, Fri
Top 5 best sleeper games of 2008: These are the best Cinderella games of 2008. If it's the new and innovative you seek, don't overlook these hidden gems. ›01:09 21 Nov, Fri
American history museum back in business: The National Museum of American History has reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation. ›20:04 21 Nov, Fri
Obama: 'Millions of jobs' in danger next year: President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting a two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump. ›14:45
NYT: Obama tilts to center, inviting a clash of ideas: Barack Obama won the nomination with the hearty support of the left wing of his party. Now, his reported selections for two major Cabinet positions suggest a plan to govern from the center-right. ›03:48
Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits: President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. ›16:48 21 Nov, Fri
Governors pledge fight on global warming: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, his counterparts in 12 states and regional leaders from four other countries signed a declaration Wednesday pledging to work together to combat global warming. ›14:46 20 Nov, Thu
World's largest cruise liner launched in Finland: Finnish shipbuilders say the world's largest cruise liner has been launched into water for the first time. ›19:16 21 Nov, Fri
Bolt tells a familiar heros tale: One could forgive a movie aimed at children for shamelessly cribbing plot points, but when the canine protagonist of Bolt borrows a character arc from Buzz Lightyear, even youngsters will smell a rip-off. ›19:56 18 Nov, Tue
Space stations urine recycler has hiccups: The $154 million device for turning astronauts' urine and sweat into drinking water aboard the international space station shut down again Friday, and engineers on the ground were scrambling to figure out why. ›17:58 21 Nov, Fri
4 in hot water over 'Joe the Plumber' searches: Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended for their roles in the searches, an official said Friday. ›10:24
Cosmic Log: A galaxy far, farther away: Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Hubble Space Telescope helps scientists figure out why a galaxy seemed unusually active. It turns out they had the galaxy in the wrong place. ›23:45 20 Nov, Thu
4 in hot water over 'Joe the Plumber' searches: Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended for their roles in the searches, an official said Friday. ›10:24