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Todd: Obama's night for the history books: Will these nights simply be a page in the history of America or the start of a completely new chapter? NBC Political Director Chuck Todd previews Obama's acceptance speech. ›16:20 28 Aug, Thu
New Orleans getting younger and smarter: New Orleans is slowly regaining what it lost to Hurricane Katrina, and it's also experiencing a brain gain as young, college-educated adults flock to the city. Msnbc.com's Cynthia Joyce has the story. ›13:23
McCain praises VP choice Palin's 'tenacity': Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduced his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at an Ohio rally Friday, praising her "tenacity" and "skill" in tackling tough problems. ›18:32
Eww or eureka? An ode to earwax: Its easy to wax poetic about such august matters as cancer, heart disease and trauma. But we prefer the bit players on the medical stage the unsung, largely forgettable conditions. Of these, nothing is as gloriously mundane as earwax. ›00:18
Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states: Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states. ›22:06 28 Aug, Thu
Ga. town seeks scarecrow world record: A small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is, well, scary. In a bid to break a world record, residents are building hundreds of scarecrows . ›23:20 27 Aug, Wed
Text message snoop? Lovers beware!: Can't help checking your partner's text messages on the sly? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing one in three mobile phone users are text message snoops, and the consequences can often be heart-breaking. ›16:14 28 Aug, Thu
Preview: 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: Toyota's iconic machine gets more grunt, a smoother ride and sweeter duds. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
Brain injury study adds to Alzheimers enigma: Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. ›19:42 28 Aug, Thu
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Wacky Concept Cars: MSN editors pick the 10 craziest concept cars at the Tokyo show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Brownstein: Obama should turn page on '92 playbook: An emphasis on diversity may serve him better than a focus on his middle-class roots. ›17:59
Car hits Playboy Mansion twice: One man appears determined to crash the party at the Playboy Mansion. ›10:20 28 Aug, Thu
Iowa college president quits after beer photo: An Iowa community college president resigned less than a week after a photo was published appearing to show him pouring beer into a young woman's mouth. ›00:47
Ad for nanny: 'My kids are a pain': It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain." But it worked, attracting a brave soul who's never been a nanny before. ›22:59 28 Aug, Thu
Library scofflaw: They were good books: Heidi Dalibor, the 20-year-old Wisconsin woman recently arrested and booked for failing to pay her library fines, was rueful about the surprising chapter in her life that landed her in headlines and a police car: It was my fault. Now all I can do is laugh. ›15:22 25 Aug, Mon
Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states: Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states. ›22:06 28 Aug, Thu
Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
Pageant for nuns canceled: An Italian priest who had planned an online "pageant" for nuns has suspended the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of putting sisters on a beauty catwalk. ›15:14 26 Aug, Tue
Fearless predictions: Illinois vs. Missouri: You can expect plenty of points and big plays when Illinois takes on Mizzou. But what about an upset? CFN makes the call. ›17:06
Why 'Mama' and 'Dada' are baby's first words: Languages in many cultures have apparently made the task easy by creating words for mothers and fathers that feature patterns of repeating sounds, a new study suggests. ›18:44 27 Aug, Wed
Cervical cancer advances give hope to poor: New screening tests and effective vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the first time, researchers said on Thursday. ›23:29 28 Aug, Thu
by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
GOP considers delaying convention: Republican officials say they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast early next week. ›02:40
Minn. economy buffeted by crosscurrents: High energy prices have become the No. 1 issue for Minnesotans in this years presidential race. High food prices are important, too, but they cut both ways in the agricultural state. ›15:28
