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Chris Matthews hosts “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” Monday through Friday on MSNBC. Matthews is also the host of the syndicated weekly news program “The Chris Matthews Show.

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The Security Council began closed-door negotiations Friday on a new Arab-European draft resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria, but Russia's envoy said he could not back the current language as it stands.

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The economy perked up late last year as factories ramped up production. Unfortunately, a lot of what those factories made is still in warehouses and on store shelves. 

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LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.

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Readers bid farewell to 'Kotter's' Juan Epstein

Forget the usual goofy reality TV stories that often top our list of most popular posts in The Clicker for the week. No, this time, readers said goodbye to a bit of their TV past.

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Two tragic spine injuries in Minnesota high school hockey games in the last month have sparked debate among parents, officials, and fans over how the rough sport can be made safer.

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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The sunspot responsible for setting off a colorful round of northern lights got off a doozy of a parting shot, just as it was about to pass around the edge of the sun's disk.

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Passengers who were on the Costa Concordia are being offered $14,460 apiece to compensate them for their lost baggage and psychological trauma after the cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany.

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