Rower rescued off Australia after sea voyage

Seeded on Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:49 PM EST (msnbc.com)

An Italian adventurer who spent 10 months rowing more than 9,500 nautical miles across the Pacific has been rescued a mere 65 nautical miles short of his goal - Australia - after rough weather sapped him of his final shreds of energy.

asia-pacific, world-news, msnbci

Attorney General Madigan Says Blagojevich Unfit to Govern

Seeded on Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:24 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the state Supreme Court to declare Blagojevich unfit to govern

news, local-news, msnbci, peoria-il

73-year-old scores in college hoops game

Seeded on Tue Nov 4, 2008 4:53 AM EST (NBC Sports)

Ken Mink, a 73-year-old full-time student, scored two points Monday night in Roane State Community College's 93-42 victory over King College's junior varsity.

sports, college-basketball, msnbci

Police on the Hunt for High School Shooting Suspects

Seeded on Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:24 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

San Antonio police are asking for the public's help to find two men wanted for a shooting at a local high school.

news, local-news, san-antonio-tx, msnbci

Americans could face jury-less trials in Iraq

Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:18 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Under new draft security agreement, American soldiers and contractors may someday �face trials under the Iraqi judicial system that have no juries and no rules of evidence.

world-news, conflict-in-iraq, msnbci

Man, 88, fatally shoots ill wife at hospital

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:43 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

An elderly man fatally shot his ailing wife in her hospital bed Friday in New Jersey and was in critical condition after shooting himself, an official said.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Rezko money frozen for possible forfeiture

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 12:31 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A federal judge on Wednesday froze more than $100,000 belonging to Antoin "Tony" Rezko, saying the money may be needed if she orders the prominent political fundraiser to forfeit a big chunk of his assets.

politics, rezko, msnbci

Economic jabs, then punches on world affairs

Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:01 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Both John McCain and Barack Obama rose to the challenge Friday, scoring points on one another, sparkling at times, but neither emerged as the obvious winner except perhaps to their partisans.

politics, washington-post, msnbci

First Debate goes to McCain - on Points

Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:55 PM EDT

Considering that whoever is elected will only be able to implement a small portion of the campaign promises, I try to evaluate on believability and leadership. Each candidate won some rounds, but I gave the belt to McCain; not a knockout or TKO, but a narrow, split decision.

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politics

Bush axes fundraising trip amid economic woes

Seeded on Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:12 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

With the financial markets in turmoil, President Bush canceled a planned trip to Alabama and Florida on Thursday to consult with his economic advisers in Washington.

washington, white-house, politics, president, government, oval-office, the-white-house, financial-markets, msnbci

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