Obama Now Leads in Texas AND Ohio According to Latest Polls

Obama has come back from large deficits in both states and now leads Hillary Clinton in the latest polls. According to the Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released Monday, Obama now leads 47-44 in Texas and 47-45 in Ohio.

AIPAC Traitor Trial Begins Soon

According to the indictment handed down in Federal court, the AIPAC defendants received classified documents from at least three U.S. Government moles that were then illegally passed on to Israeli officials. The trial threatens to expose the routine acts of treason and leaks of U.S. intelligence committed in the name of "supporting Israel."

Keith Olbermann rips Hillary for her McCain endorsement

"This is what you say if you want to be McCain's choice for Vice President. It is not what you say if you are running for the Democratic nomination."

U.S. Marine Corps Investigating Puppy-Tossing Video

A Marine Corps spokeswoman in the Pentagon on Monday afternoon said the Marines have just become aware of the video and they're investigating. "I have seen all the information on the Web but we haven't been able to verify anything," Capt. Blanca Binstock said.

In Russia, Medvedev Sweeps Presidential Election

After 24 hours of voting across 11 time-zones, Russians handed Dmitry Medvedev an overwhelming victory in the presidential election Sunday despite a lackluster campaign that was more coronation than contest from the moment last December when President Vladimir Putin endorsed him.

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McCainonomics

He defends the Bush tax cuts he voted against, adds caveats to "no new taxes."...

Show Some Love Diggers: Wikileaks is Back Online!

A federal judge on Friday allowed whistle-blower site WikiLeaks to resume operation in the United States.

Homeless Men Find Shelter in Book Club

A Cleveland outreach nurse says there's camaraderie and escape in discussion.

Bourne Identity is Real: Pentagon Admits To Testing

Thousands of people who may have been exposed to chemical or biological agents during military tests remain unaccounted for, and the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs have given up on tracking them down, according to a new report. Some of the tests were conducted as part of a weapons testing program known as "Project 112,"...

Documenting the Planet's Endangered Languages

Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth—many of them never yet recorded—will likely disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and how the human brain works.

How A Secret Pentagon Program Came To Abu Ghraib

"The roots of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal lie not in the criminal inclinations of a few Army reservists but in a decision, approved last year [2003] by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret operation, which had been focussed on the hunt for Al Qaeda, to the interrogation of prisoners in Iraq."

1 in 100 Americans Are Behind Bars: Highest Rate Ever

For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report. Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. One in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.

Answer Desk: Tax rebate riddles

As readers sit down to the annual brain-teaser of filing their income tax returns, this year offers a new enigma. Will I get one of these tax rebates from the government?

Credit crisis throws AIG into "uncharted waters" (Reuters)

Reuters - American International Group ,
on the heels of reporting its largest-ever loss, said on Friday
the subprime crisis had thrown it into "uncharted waters" that
were likely to remain choppy through 2008.

Sad, self-absorbed shoppers spend more

If you’re sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people’s spending judgment goes out the window when they’re down, especially if they’re a bit self-absorbed.

In Recessions, Doing the Job Is Not Enough

Career coach says no job is safe, and the workplace is no place for modesty.

Love can hurt — your bank account

From the first date until the time you finally head down the aisle, you can easily have spent more than $40,000 on vacations, jewelry, wedding expenses, and meals out, according to BusinessWeek's calculations .

Italy's highest appeals court says "leave it alone"

Touching your own genitals in public is a crime says Italian court.

What the Fed's big rate cut means to you

If you’ve been investing for a while, you’ve lived through the '87 crash and the tech-stock collapse , but that doesn’t make this year’s plunge easy to stomach. So, what’s it mean to you ?

Freddie Mac posts $2.5 billion loss (Reuters)

Reuters - Freddie Mac , the
second-biggest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding,
on Thursday said its loss widened more than expected to $2.5
billion in the fourth quarter as the housing crises worsened.

Economy - Wednesday (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Home loan demand dived 19.2% in the week ended Feb. 22 as mortgage rates continued to rebound, the Mortgage Bankers Assoc. said. MBA's applications index fell to 665.1, the lowest so far in '08 and down 39% over 3 weeks. Refi activity plunged 30.4% during the week. Mortgage applications for buying a home edged up 0.2% from the prior week's near-5-year low. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 6.27%, up from 6.09% a week before and 5.5% in the week ended Jan. 18.

10 Tips: Renting rather than buying?

Given the current state of the housing market in many parts of the country, it might make more financial sense for you to rent for the time being rather than buy a home.

Deep recession feared in U.S.

Economists are no longer talking about a U.S. recession but a deep recession after figures yesterday showed business sentiment continued to plummet in early February.

ACTION: Tell AP Papers to Stop Smearing Obama’s Patriotism

It was pretty much world-record speed with which the smears against Barack Obama's patriotism alley-ooped from the right wing attack machine into the pages of legitimate media, neatly laundered into the AP by Nedra Pickler. It then quickly leapfrogged onto CNN where a poll inquired as to whether Obama had sufficient patriotism ..

Wall St rallies as monolines retain rating (FT.com)

FT.com - US stocks staged their biggest rally this month after rating agency Standard & Poor's reaffirmed the triple-A ratings of troubled bond insurers Ambac and MBIA (NYSE:MBI).

Economic Fears Hit Lowe's

Housing slump undercuts Lowe's profits; company braces for future declines.

Seldom-read home loan docs must change: experts (Reuters)

Reuters - The papers that U.S. borrowers sign
when buying a house are piled so high that few people read them
all, and even fewer absorb the information.

Choosing Between Food and Fuel

With biodiesel sales small but growing, crushers face a tough decision.

HBO Agrees To Air 'Taxi To The Dark Side'

The Discovery Channel dropped plans to air the award-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" because it was too "controversial." Now HBO has announced plans to air the film in September 2008.

Michael Moore slams Hillary's health care plan

Michael Moore says insurance industry would love Clinton’s healthcare plan. “They’re having nutty debates about who’s going to mandate how many people,” Moore said. “We’re not cars,” he quipped, referring to the argument that health insurance mandates are equivalent to state laws requiring drivers to carry automobile insurance.

California: Legalize Pot In 2008

The well known marijuana legalization activist Jack Herer is leading an initiative to get marijuana legalization on the 2008 November ballot in California.

More people are tapping their 401(k) for cash

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half.

Clinton campaign going after pledged delegates after all

"Myself and a dozen or so other Obama supporters were at the Culinary Union calling our Obama delegates. I probably made about 100 calls and about 95 said Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been calling them "all day" or at least once already... they were encouraged to switch their support from Obama to Hillary."

Americans slow to spend down IRA balances

Americans who have money stored in Individual Retirement Accounts tend to hang on to it for use in the later years of their retirement, according to a study being released Monday.

Answer Desk: Not a win for tax dodgers

Actor Wesley Snipes' recent acquittal on tax fraud charges is being taken as a victory by a band of tax "protesters." But, they are overlooking a key fact: Snipes still faces jail time.

9 minutes and 57 seconds to announce two ideas

A video announcing the "Change Congress" movement, and exploring the idea of Lessig running for Congress in CA12

Bloomberg claims "fraud" in count of Obama votes in New York

Mayor Bloomberg charged yesterday that "fraud" was behind the unofficial results in the New York Democratic presidential primary that produced zero votes for Barack Obama in some districts. Get ready for Texas and Ohio.

Fed Forecasts Slower Economy, Less Jobs

In documents released today, the Fed says it expects slower economic growth.

Fired officer: Woman's black eyes, broken teeth from 'fall'

After Angela Garbarino was arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana last November on suspicion of drunk driving, she wound up lying on the police station floor in a pool of her own blood with two black eyes, a broken nose, two broken teeth, and other cuts and bruises. Garbarino says that Officer Wiley Willis beat her up after turning off the police video.

Secrets to Finding Cheap Airfare Deals

Learn the best time to book a ticket and what to do when prices suddenly spike.

Amtrak's New Look: Screeners, Dogs, Guns

Amtrak says new procedures won't hold up the flow of passengers.

Another strong Hillary supporter switches: electability

"the only logical explanation I see as to why Obama is performing so much better than Hillary when matched against McCain ... is that he is indeed a lot more popular than she is among independents and other swing voters who will decide this election." and "Electability has always been the top issue for me in whom I support"

Fidel Castro Announces Retirement

Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro has announced he will not return to the presidency in a letter published by official Communist Party paper, Granma.

Dallas Morning News breaks US MSM silence on Sibel Edmonds

The Dallas Morning news published an adapted version of a longer article by former CIA officer Philip Giraldi- commenting on Sibel Edmonds' case and the failure of the US mainstream media to cover the news that FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, "the most gagged person in US history" according to the ACLU, is now risking prison to share her story.

Toshiba to announce HD DVD pullout on Tuesday: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) will
announce plans to cease production and sales of HD DVD players
on Tuesday, the Nikkei business daily said.

MSM Sources: REAL Reasons to Vote for Barack Obama

News sources on Barack Obama's record and why he is the better candidate.

The Campus Emergency Business Boom

The Ill. shooting may aid the already booming emergency notification business.

Wal-Mart drives another nail in HD-DVD coffin (AFP)

AFP - Top US retailer Wal-Mart on Friday drove another nail a coffin for Toshiba's HD DVD video disks by announcing it would shift to exclusively selling Japanese rival Sony's format Blu-ray.

2 White Women Superdelegates Drop Hillary Clinton

Big stories today in both the AP and on the front page of the NY Times had headlines about a "Black" superdelegate who supported Clinton but now shifting to Obama. Buried within each story is the fact that 2 white women superdelegates who supported Clinton are also dropping their support.

Scientists:Bush Censors,Suppresses,Falsifies Scientific Data

And they are asking Congress to make sure the next president doesn't do the same.

'Cloning Firm' Will Copy Fido for $150K

For $150,000, a South Korean company will make a copy of your pet.

KUCINICH: destroy the federal reserve

“Washington needs to understand how we’ve been mired in debt & are staying there with the help of this fractional reserve bank. Questions must be raised about why did we why gave up our control of being able to issue money - why did we give it to the federal reserve?”

Apology to indigenous Australia - transcript of apology

"Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were stolen generations - this blemished chapter in our nation's history.

Sailing Away From the Economic Slump

Boat manufacturers hope foreign buyers prop up their sales.

Housing's Hot in S.D. and … Nowhere Else

Sales of existing homes fall in 45 states but S. Dakota sales rise.

10 Tips front page

A reader wonders which businesses do well when the economy heads south.? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

Barack Obama Wins Virginia Primary By a Substantial Margin

At 4:00 PM Pacific Time Tuesday CNN projected that Barack Obama won the Virginia primary by a substantial margin. While this contest was expected to go in Obama's favor, it could close the delegate gap between Clinton and Obama.

Coca-Cola profit rises sharply (Reuters)

Reuters - Coca-Cola Co , the world's
largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected
quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales,
acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.

Obama's Average Vote Share is 16% Higher Than Clinton's

Obama has shown an ability to clobber Clinton in state contests, whereas Clinton simply edges Obama in the larger states. Who is a more viable candidate? Amazing that the mainstream media has not covered this analysis.

Oval Office Eats for Just $500

Enjoy dishes created for past presidents; plus recipes to cook them yourself.

BlackBerry Users Experience Black-Out

Research In Motion's BlackBerry smart phones were hit by an outage on Monday.

Who is Maggie Williams?

Hillary Clinton's new Campaign Adviser seems to have a darker past than anyone could have imagined.

17yo Obama Supporter Helps 50,000 Others Vote in MD Primary

A 17 year old Obama supporter in Maryland paved the way for herself and 50,000 other teens to vote in the the upcoming Feb 12th primary.

Yahoo Board to Spurn $44B Microsoft Bid

Yahoo Board Intends to Turn Down Microsoft's Unsolicited $44.6 Billion Takeover Bid

CNN refuses to air interview with governor supporting Obama

Watching this caucus unfold live and candidly is so fascinating. The CNN reporter is on the phone with CNN HQ to ask whether they want to air a live interview with Governor Gregoire when she stops by the caucus site in about 20 minutes. She just said "She's for Obama, that's the only problem."

Kucinich Under Fire

Rep. Dennis Kucinich is back in Cleveland and fighting for his political survival as his longtime corporate opponents finance a Swift-boat-style media onslaught to take over his congressional seat. Here he fires back and makes his case for why Cleveland, and the country, needs his voice in Congress now more than ever.

How much will I get from the stimulus plan?

Now that the dust has settled on the government's plan to spend $100 billion on tax rebates, readers have ?one question in mind: how much do I get??? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

EXPOSED: FBI program preparing businesses for martial law

A public-private partnership program on infrastructure preparedness and protection run by the FBI (InfraGard) allegedly has briefed its corporate members on the possibility of martial law and the use of lethal force, according to an exclusive report in the magazine The Progressive.

How AOL Strangled Time Warner

Why Google might buy AOL, the once-dominant, now dormant name on the Web.

VIDEO: McCain Booed By Conservatives At CPAC

Speaking to a right-wing crowd at CPAC today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was loudly booed when he mentioned his push for comprehensive immigration reform last year. (A position he has since given up.)

ABC News: Cash Strapped Clinton Campaign - Stunt?

Clinton Campaign Staffers Not Going Without Pay

10 Mistakes People Make When Starting a Business

What are the common mistakes that new entrepreneurs make and how can you avoid making them yourself? Here is our top 10 list of mistakes people make when starting a business:

If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal!

truer words were never spoken

In uncertain times, invest in the long-term

While Wall Street debates whether the U.S. is headed for recession, investors don't have to wait for an answer — they can take steps to limit their risks.

World Economies hang by an Internet thread

With a 4th intercontinental Internet sea cable damaged, slowing Internet access throughout areas like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, Iran and India it makes one wonder how far it could go. If the efforts were stepped up by a clandestine operation the world's economies could be gamed and shut down.

Rate-cut doubts sink Wall Street (Reuters)

Reuters - Stock indexes dropped for a third
straight session on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials
cast doubt on the outlook for more interest rate cuts, driving
the Nasdaq into bear market territory.

CIA admits waterboarding inmates

The CIA has for the first time publicly admitted using the controversial method of "waterboarding" on terror suspects. CIA director Michael Hayden told Congress however that it had only been used on three people, and not at all for the past five years.

This pic says it all about our voting system

Poll worker Sabrina Castanon in Union City, N.J.

10 Tips: Beat 'Gotcha Capitalism'

New book provides step-by-step instructions to help ordinary consumers fight back against the fly-by-night companies and the Goliaths that are nickel-and-diming us to death.

John Mellencamp Asks McCain Camp to Stop Using His Music

Representatives of John Mellencamp have contacted the McCain campaign to ask them to stop playing Mellencamp’s music at McCain campaign rallies.

Ka-Ching! $uper Bowl 'Tude Hits Phoenix

Jacked-up prices, star-studded parties, Hollywood bling accompany big game.

Don't Get Fat While Waiting for Your Flight

From "guiltless salmon" to tapas: How to find healthy food at the airport.

Hillary Returns to Mudslinging

Fearing the recent surge Obama has been making in polls, Hillary Clinton today returned to slinging mud against her opponent with false accusations reminiscent of her husband's jibes only a couple of weeks ago.

LA Times Endorses Obama

We urge voters to make the most of this historic moment by choosing the Democrat most focused on steering the nation toward constructive change: We strongly endorse Barack Obama.

Hillary Clinton: Every Nation Must Be With Us Or Against Us

Remarks from Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on September 13, 2001. "Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price." Sounds awfully familiar doesn't it.. Do you want this warmonger to be your President?

Europe up on takeovers prospects (FT.com)

FT.com - A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.

Exxon Posts U.S. Record $40 Billion Profit

Exxon Mobil breaks its own Q4 and annual profit records.

FBI director: mortgage fraud substantial (AP)

AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in mortgage fraud and other violations in connection with home loans made to risky borrowers.

Home Depot to cut 500 jobs (Reuters)

Reuters - Home Depot Inc , the world's top
home improvement retailer, said on Thursday it will cut 500
jobs at its Atlanta store support center, or about 10 percent
of the headquarters staff.

Fund managers: Keep cool in volatile market

Stock markets are likely to remain volatile for some time dogged by persistent worries about a U.S. recession and the credit crunch, fund managers said on Wednesday, with Fidelity advising investors to keep their cool.

Gravel: Bush worst President ever, Florida Giuliani's grave

Rising food prices are a threat to many; they also present the world with an enormous opportunity

Barack Obama's response to Bush's final State of the Union

Barack Obama responds to George W. Bush's final State of the Union address.

Yahoo Plans to Lay Off 1,000 Workers

After 23 percent profit drop, Internet giant draws up layoff plans.

China concerns delay HK trade by mainlanders (FT.com)

FT.com - China's worries over the subprime debacle are contributing to delays in allowing individual mainland citizens to buy shares on the Hong Kong stock market, the head of the self-governing territory's central bank said on Tuesday.

French Trader Fingers His Bosses

Report: Jerome Kerviel says his bosses were aware of his financial risk taking.

Chavez Urges Withdrawals From U.S. Banks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his Latin American allies on Saturday to begin withdrawing billions of dollars in international reserves from U.S. banks, warning of a looming U.S. economic crisis.

Debt Consolidation and You...

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Before You Run to The Polls: Grab Paper and Pencil

South Carolina's Republican presidential primary last weekend raised new concerns. In Horry County, which includes Myrtle Beach, election workers were unable to get about 80 percent of the touch-screen machines running on time. Many voters had to use emergency paper ballots. And some were told to come back later when the paper ballots ran out.

U.S. sales slowdown hits McDonald's (AP)

AP - McDonald's Corp. showed its first sign of vulnerability to the U.S. economic slowdown Monday and uneasy investors responded by selling off the fast-food chain's stock despite its booming international sales and healthy $1.27 billion profit.

10 Tips: What to do with tax rebate?

Under a federal government stimulus plan, checks would be sent out in amounts ranging from $300 to $1,200 per household. How should you spend it?

Senator Mike Gravel on the Oppressive Nature of Religion.

One question that seems to embarrass all Presidential candidates is the question on Evolution. Some refuse to recognize its existence as a legitimate theory and prefer to let religious beliefs dictate their political message. Others refuse to discuss or advocate for the views of atheists, merely because they represent a minority of votes

Banter Is Enouraged at Some Workplaces

Small business owners should welcome employee chatter.

How Will You Spend Your Rebate?

From shoes to savings, some already know how they'll use government refunds.

Angry Employee Deletes All of Company's Data

Woman thinks she's about to be fired, goes into office over weekend and destroys past 7 years' worth of archives.

CEO Allegedly Loved 'Em, Left 'Em w/STDs

Women say former WellPoint CEO spread STDs, pressured one for an abortion.

As economy tumbles, retirees scramble to cope

Rising food and fuel prices, falling interest rates and screeching declines in global stock markets have retirees paring spending to levels some haven't seen in decades.

Asian Markets Rally After Wall Street's Gains

European markets also rose in early trading.

Michael Weiner-Savage Losing Advertisers Over Hate Speech

The Weiner Man is just one in a huge gaggle of right wing nut jobs on the radio, but his brand of hate stands alone. The poor guy was canned last year by his management agency for attacking Melissa Etheridge and lesbians and now the schmuck is finally being dumped by some of his biggest sponsors.

What part will you play in the war on Scientology?

Digging, harassing phone calls, telling your friends, haxxoring? Other folks are working hard - Are you?

Fed Cuts Rates 3/4% in Futile Attempt to Stave off Recession

"The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates in an emergency move for the first time since 2001 after tumbling global stock markets and a jump in the U.S. unemployment threatened to push the economy into recession.The central bank lowered the benchmark overnight lending rate to 3.5 percent from 4.25 percent,"

Wall Street: Even Apple Can Go Soft

Apple blew past Wall Street's expectations, but low forecast made shares plunge.

Which businesses hold up well in a recession?

A reader wonders which businesses do well when the economy heads south.? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

Your 2008 Plan for Success

It's a new year, and 2008 can be the best year ever for you and your business.

Taxman giveth this holiday season

Just in time for Christmas, Oregon taxpayers have gotten some extra spending money from an unlikely Santa Claus: their state government.

Boomers' Benefits Rush Could Cost Them

First baby boomers turn 62 this year, can opt for Social Security benefits.

What Will Bush's $140B Tax Break Get You?

President Bush calls for tax stimulus package, most taxpayers will get refund.

Late payments on consumer loans climb

Late payments on consumer loans, including those for autos, home improvement and certain home equity loans, have hit their highest point since the last U.S. recession.

BA Unveils New Terminal at Heathrow

The giant terminal features and astonishing 112 stores and restaurants.

Wall St. drops as Bush rescue plan disappoints (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks tumbled for a fourth day on
Friday to close out the worst week for the S&P 500 in five
years on worry that a White House effort to boost the economy
may not prevent a recession.

Russia's latest?combat helicopter?- 'The Night Killer'

Mi-28N is a present day dedicated attack helicopter of the Russian Air Force with all weather day-and-night operation capability. By 2010 as many as 50 Night Hunters will be in service.

US recession creates "meltdown" in stock markets

European and Asian stock markets report a fall following fears of a US recession.

Bush Sees Stimulus Of Up To $150 Bil To Bolster Economy (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - President Bush on Friday called for a $140 billion to $150 billion stimulus package, saying the U.S. needs a "shot in the arm" to keep housing woes from spreading.

Jobs, Apple Push 'Swinging for the Fences'

Steve Jobs, Apple's stock plunge and why the competition hasn't caught on.

Pull Over: Worst States for Speeding

Even a first offense can bring a four-digit fine in some parts of the country.

Fed's Economic Outlook: Bleak

The Federal Reserve is concerned as businesses and consumers hold back spending.

Pot activist Emery cuts deal for jail sentence with U.S.

Does this count as extraordinary rendition? Marc Emery has never set foot in the US, and his seed-selling business was tolerated in Canada. But the long arm of the DEA apparently no longer needs to respect national borders, so Marc Emery cut a deal to prevent his two friends from going to jail, too.

Las Vegas Review Journal To Endorse Barack Obama

It's only a small blurb on the paper's website, but it's an important one: The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada's biggest newspaper, will endorse Obama in tomorrow's edition, the paper announced tonight.

Tesco helps push FTSE into red (FT.com)

FT.com - The FTSE 100 fell sharply on Tuesday as grocer Tesco provided further evidence of a retail spending slowdown.

UK Jails Considering RFID Implants For Prisoners

In a decidedly Orwellian turn, British authorities are considering a proposal to implant "machine-readable" RFID tags under the skin of some prison inmates as part of a plan to free up space. Just like the nightmare world described in your favorite cautionary tales, the chips would enable authorities to track prisoners.

Artificial Intelligence

President George W. Bush hasn't accomplished much on his voyage to the Middle East, but he did take the time to inflict another wound on the entire U.S. intelligence community—and on the credibility of anything he might ever again say about the world.

Shopping To Be a Whole New Experience

By summer, ads could target your cart according to where you are in a store.

Waterboarding would be torture if it were me, Mike McConnell

US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell has said the interrogation technique of water-boarding "would be torture" if he was subjected to it.

Texas judge rules in favor of strip-club tax

A judge has denied a request from owners of nude entertainment clubs to temporarily block Texas' upcoming $5-per-person strip club fee from taking effect.

Dad Sodomized A-Hole Teen Stepson Who Raped His Daughter

The daughter was 8 years old. His stepson is 18. The mom posts bond for the jerk, but the dad offers to pick him up from jail. After getting his stepson from jail, the man drove to an abandoned house in Fort Worth, beat his stepson with a baseball bat and sodomized him with a metal tool, police said.

Left-out territories earn place on quarter

After nearly 10 years of lobbying, a measure will extend the popular state quarter program to the nation's capital as well as five territories.

How to recover from holiday ‘debt hangover’

As the credit card bills start rolling in this month from the recent holiday season, many consumers are going to get that queasy feeling that they've overindulged.

Pentagon : Drug Troops to Numb Them to Horrors of War

In June, the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health acknowledged "daunting and growing" psychological problems among our troops: Nearly 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines and half of National Guard members are presenting with serious mental health issues.

10 Tips: New Year’s resolutions from readers

Are you wishing you could do a better job financially in 2008? If so, many msnbc.com readers took the time to send all sorts of practical, money-saving ideas.

Fixed-income investing beyond the bank

Interest rates are down and may go down more. That’s not so hot if you want to buy bonds or put money in the bank. So where’s the best place to put your fixed-income holdings?

Why Your Internet Job Search Isn't Working

How to steer clear of common errors and find that perfect job in 2008.

Magistrate orders White House to turn over info on emails

A federal magistrate ordered the White House on Tuesday to reveal whether copies of possibly millions of missing e-mails are stored on computer backup tapes.The order by U.S. Magistrate Judge John Facciola comes amid an effort by the White House to scuttle two lawsuits that could force the Executive Office of the President to recover any e-mail

Laid Off CompUSA Employees Sneak Photos on Online Store

So you're about to be laid off by you megacorporation that thoroughly mismanaged its position in the market and is giving you the shaft because of it. What's a CompUSA employee to do? We'd say adding your own photos to LCD product shots on the online store is as good a way as any.

Congress Mulls Renewing Do-Not-Call List

The government debates renewing the do-not-call registry; 150 million on list.

Futures drop after Capital One warning (Reuters)

Reuters - Stock futures dropped on Thursday as a
profit warning from Capital One Financial Corp , a
credit card issuer and banking company, fueled concerns about
the impact of the credit crisis and fallout from the housing
slump.

Countrywide says foreclosures highest on record (Reuters)

Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp, the
largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that
foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest
on record, sending its shares tumbling for a second day to
their lowest in nearly 13 years.

Romney Supporters Yank McCain Signs Replace w/ Romney Signs

Tv crew catches team of romney backers yanking McCain signs at NH event.

Giuliani invokes 9/11 when asked about Hillary’s tears

this is hysterical

RedState Tells Readers Scoop Developers Are All Liberals

Eagle Publishing obviously didn't make enough money to cover costs and all Scoop developers are evil leftists who won't fix the site for free.

McCain: I would have started Iraq war regardless of WMD

(w/video) When Russert asked him if, like Bush, McCain would have supported the Iraq war even if no weapons of mass destruction were believed present in Iraq, McCain seemed to dismiss the question as irrelevant.

Forget Weather, Airlines Cause Own Delays

Pilot shortages, long refuelings and mechanical breakdowns are root of delays.

For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets

A WHISTLEBLOWER has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets. Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, listened into hundreds of sensitive intercepted conversations while based at the agency

Japan proposes Net censorship, watermarking

The Japanese government may begin to more heavily scrutinize websites mobile content and file sharing if a series of proposals go through. "Harmful" content could be censored and copyrighted files would be watermarked under two of the proposals.

How Children Are Abused in the Name of God

Children cannot benefit from the readily-available medical treatments that might save their lives, or at least mitigate their suffering. Because the tenets of their parents’ religious faiths mandate it, their ailments are treated by prayer rather than medical science. The results are tragic.

Bill Moyers Journal: Crashing The Parties? Viewer Comments

Bill Moyers interviews Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinich. Does the two-party system adequately provide citizens with real choices on various issues? If not, can citizens reform the parties to change this?As Ron Paul’s Web-based, grassroots-driven campaign has seen some success, do you think the Internet can democratize the political process?

Answer Desk: Questions we didn’t get to in 2007

We get all kinds of business and financial questions at the Answer Desk. Here are some we didn’t get to in 2007. The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

Sky-High Year for Boeing

Boeing wins a record 1,413 orders in 2007, delivering 441 jets.