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Gore rebuts Palin on climate change

A former vice president and a former vice presidential nominee are engaged in a public battle over climate change. NBC's Andrea Mitchell interviewed Al Gore on Wednesday.

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Petraeus warns surge progress will be slow

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Dems praise tentative health bill compromise

S.C. lawmakers defeat move to oust governor

Congressman ends effort to honor Woods

Congress to subpoena 'party crasher' couple

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Obama is sued for White House visitor list

The group Judicial Watch has sued the Secret Service for access to the list of visitors to the Obama White House. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

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Dems praise tentative health bill compromise

President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised a Senate health care compromise that would jettison a full-blown government insurance plan in favor of expanding Medicare and creating new private plans modeled on the federal employee program.