Obama rejects Bush era, seeks to reclaim values

Seeded on Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:54 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Barack Obama's Inaugural Address was a stark repudiation of the era of George W. Bush and the ideological certainties that surrounded it.

politics, the-new-york-times, msnbci

Give President Bush a grade

Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:24 PM EST (msnbc.com)

As the Bush administration ends its eight-year run, rate the president's performance.

politics, msnbci, white-house-transition

Palin attacks media over 'very scary' reporting

Seeded on Fri Jan 9, 2009 12:41 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary".

politics, washington-post, msnbci

Why I Went Awol

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:16 PM EST (MSN)

Kimberly Rivera spotted the little girl outside the U.S. military base in Baghdad. Just a tiny face in an agitated crowd. Saturday was "claim day," Kim explains, when Iraqi civilians would come to request compensation for things they'd lost in the bombings: Their furniture.

iraq, war, deserter, us-news

Inmate who escaped jail returns on his own

Seeded on Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:18 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in.

sentence, tennessee, us-news, weird-news, criminal-weirdness, msnbci

Did 'Mad Money' host turn into Chicken Little?

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 12:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Beset by critics who said his bearish advice to investors has added fuel to Wall Street's fire sale, financial guru Jim Cramer Tuesday stood by his ominous warning: "Short term, this is a perilous market."

stocks, today, stock-market, jim-cramer, technology-money, msnbci

Iowa man faces charges after hugging officer

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:09 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

An Iowa City man who thought a police officer just "needed a hug" faces several charges including assault on a peace officer and public intoxication.

police, us-news, officer, weird-news, criminal-weirdness, msnbci

Pony-size pig holds woman captive, sent to stud

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:37 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A pony-size pig who held an Australian woman hostage for 10 days inside her home will be removed on Wednesday to a piggery, where his bacon will be saved by a stint on stud duties, rangers said.

australia, woman, pig, world-news, hostage, weird-news, animal-weirdness, msnbci

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