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            MSNBCstories[0] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34580582/ns/politics-washington_post", "Gates proposes $2 billion for unstable countries", "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposes a major overhaul of the way the Pentagon and State Department do nation-building with the aim of stabilizing strife-ridden countries.", "");
          
            MSNBCstories[1] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34578759/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times", "NYT: Slump cuts Sun Belt migration", "New figures show that as of July, population growth has slowed to a trickle in Arizona, while in Florida, Nevada and California, more Americans moved out than in.", "");
          
            MSNBCstories[2] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34533194/ns/weather-", "Snowstorm in central U.S. worsening", "Travelers battle slick, icy roads and scattered flight disruptions as a major winter storm spreads across much of the U.S. midsection - and the worst of the weather is yet to come.", "");