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Site Map -- MSNBC.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/rss/RssSitemap1488.xmlMSNBC.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Copyright 2009 MSNBC.comen-ushttp://www.msnbc.com/images/msnbc/logo01.gifSite Map -- MSNBC.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/As the incumbent and the presumptive Democratic nominee hit the campaign trail in earnest, the courtship of the elusive undecided voter slips into high gear. Do you approve of the president's job or are you pulling for the senator? Tell us what you think about the 2004 election and what should be done in Iraq. Click the "Vote" button at the bottom to submit your results and see others' responses, then <a href="5344225" linktype="Internal" resizable="true" status="true" scrollbars="true" fullscreen="false" location="true" menubars="true" titlebar="true" toolbar="true">click here</a> to learn more about 18-29-year-olds' thoughts in the NEWSWEEK GENEXT poll.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289793/2004-07-26T16:04:54.870+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289793/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289748/</link><pubDate>2004-06-25T03:56:32.450+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289748/</guid></item><item><title>The Bush administration did not ease its interrogating  tactics until after State Department and military officials raised concerns that the tactics could violate the  law, White House memos show.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289639/2004-06-24T22:26:16.640+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289639/Federal appeals court hands setback to FCC's efforts to loosen rules governing media ownership. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288689/2004-06-24T19:43:12.983+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288689/Scientists say hives that include bees from several different fathers — resulting in genetic diversity — make the process of temperature regulation smoother and more efficient.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288351/2004-06-24T19:48:35.540+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288351/Deitch: 2000 Finca Dofi from Spain superstar of a Saturday nighthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288062/2004-06-24T17:41:18.347+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5288062/In the conclusion of a "Today" interview, the ex-president talks about John Kerry, Iraq and other details from his autobiography.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5286903/2004-06-24T16:27:58.470+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5286903/New York’s deputy mayor explains the city’s plans to move from fourth place to the front of the finalists’ pack in its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5286552/2004-07-01T17:32:05.890+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5286552/Wall Street had its second straight late-session rally Wednesday, but the pattern of trading left market-watchers doubtful that the advance would hold ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting and the hand-over of power in Iraq next week.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5285919/2004-06-24T14:34:53.517+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5285919/Dont  fret. Only a minority of women can achieve a climax through regular intercourse, says "Today’" contributor Dr. Gail Saltz.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280921/2004-06-24T12:21:52.457+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280921/In day four of a special series, "Ribs 5 Ways in 5 Days," father-and-daughter chefs share recipe secrets for North Carolina BBQ.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280890/2004-06-30T21:08:10.563+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280890/Agreement ends a trans-Atlantic row over whether the American GPS and Europe's planned Galileo system will work together.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280441/2004-06-24T00:56:41.883+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280441/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280205/</link><pubDate>2004-06-24T03:58:18.823+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280205/</guid></item><item><title>Maybe we’re not in Champagne anymore.  But there’s no Munchkins, and don't let the label of Mountain Dome's sparkling brut fool you: These are some serious winemakers, and serious wine.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280071/2004-06-24T15:54:26.863+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5280071/A former AOL employee was charged Wednesday with stealing the Internet provider's entire subscriber list and selling it to a spammer.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279826/2004-06-24T22:19:47.367+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279826/A career CIA officer, who cannot reveal his identity, is making some bold and controversial claims in a new book about his specialty, fighting terrorism. He says the U.S. is fighting the wrong war in the wrong place. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279743/2004-06-24T13:03:54.047+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279743/The "corpse flower" has the odor of 3-day-old road kill, and UConn botanists couldn't be more excited.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278900/2004-06-23T19:04:02.583+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278900/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278792/</link><pubDate>2004-12-02T18:18:34.753+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278792/</guid></item><item><title>EBay Inc. is buying Baazee.com Inc., India's most popular online shopping site, for $50 million to extend its reach in the world's second most populous country.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278719/2004-06-23T18:40:51.323+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278719/Qwest Communications International Inc. said on Wednesday that it launched a national voice-over-Internet Protocol service for business customers.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278706/2004-06-23T18:50:13.717+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278706/Air Force is testing whether a robotic vehicle can take the place of humans in guarding air bases and troops, and be a first line of defense against enemy action.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278609/2004-06-30T00:59:32.717+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5278609/A surge in technology shares lifted stocks moderately higher Tuesday, as palmOne Inc.’s strong earnings report injected a bit of life into what has been a stagnant market.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277800/2004-06-23T14:26:25.923+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277800/Iraqi engineers said Wednesday they had resumed pumping crude oil through an export pipeline damaged by insurgents last month.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277384/2004-06-24T12:01:50.627+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277384/FedEx Corp. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 47 percent on strong demand for transportation services.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277262/2004-06-23T12:45:54.857+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5277262/General Motors said Wednesday it will move its Asia-Pacific headquarters from Singapore to Shanghai, reflecting the importance of China’s fast-growing car market.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5276485/2004-06-23T11:57:53.820+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5276485/Addressing an industry scandal, federal regulators are moving to decree that mutual fund boards have chairmen who are independent from the companies managing the funds.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5276468/2004-06-23T16:41:20.930+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5276468/Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Your favorite robots ... Near-space balloon test goes bust ... Sizing up the SpaceShipOne souvenirs and star-sightings ... and much more.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5274842/2004-06-26T01:47:38.833+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5274842/Find out how to make this tasty and healthy vegetable dish — from the much-lauded Mirepoix restaurant in Denver — at home.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5272458/2004-06-25T16:35:09.950+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5272458/Every week, "Today" show food editor Phil Lempert reviews some of the new items hitting supermarket shelves near you.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5272231/2004-07-06T18:11:42.823+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5272231/Space.com: NASA is considering going where it has never gone before, offering cash prizes for space exploration achievements. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271859/2004-06-24T02:33:20.343+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271859/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271776/</link><pubDate>2004-08-31T18:47:56.097+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271776/</guid></item><item><title>Temple Grandin can take more credit than almost anyone for trying to make modern slaughterhouses efficient and humane. Now she's expanding her scrutiny beyond the meat plants.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271434/2004-06-28T16:11:53.860+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271434/NBC News has learned that the 9/11 commission has interviewed two FBI officials who contradict sworn testimony by Attorney General John Ashcroft about whether he brushed off terrorism warnings in the summer of 2001. NBC's Lisa Myers has the exclusive report.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271234/2004-06-22T23:32:04.220+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5271234/Estrogen pills appear to slightly increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in postmenopausal women, a new study found.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270804/2004-06-22T20:26:49.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270804/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270287/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T18:59:59.887+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270287/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270286/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T19:01:33.527+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270286/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270250/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T18:54:52.130+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270250/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270225/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T18:54:11.223+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5270225/</guid></item><item><title>Nation's largest ISPs announce set of radical spam solutions, including cutting off Internet users who are unknowingly sending out unwanted e-mails.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269732/2004-06-22T22:31:46.547+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269732/Let's examine President Bush's words closely because he clearly chose them carefully.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269630/2004-06-22T16:30:59.117+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269630/'Low-sodium' this, 'no-salt' that. It’s enough to confuse any shopper. "Today" food editor Phil Lempert sorts it out for you.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269178/2004-07-06T16:15:24.677+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269178/A federal judge on Tuesday approved class-action status for a sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that has become the largest private civil rights case in U.S. history.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269131/2004-06-22T18:05:02.783+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5269131/Wall Street suffered from an early summer malaise Monday, with stocks closing a lackluster session moderately lower as investors waited for news on interest rates, the changeover in Iraq and second-quarter earnings.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5268571/2004-06-22T12:29:00.987+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5268571/The amount of shut-eye needed can vary, says Dr. Judith Reichman. But it is not just about quantity — quality counts, too.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264828/2004-06-22T02:20:50.077+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264828/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264492/</link><pubDate>2004-12-21T05:03:24.417+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264492/</guid></item><item><title>So what happens now to patients and their families who have real grievances against HMOs? It's been a contentious issue in Congress for some time, and it's about to go back on the agenda. NBC's Chip Reid reports.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264108/2004-06-22T00:01:52.433+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5264108/In part two of a special series, "Ribs 5 Ways in 5 Days," chef Kent Rathbun serves up Texas ribs and sides. See the recipes.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5263551/2004-06-30T21:06:28.503+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5263551/"Six Feet Under's" credits, the voices behind the Aqua Teens, painful memories of dodgeball, Ron and Nancy in jellybeans, analyzing "Sweet Valley High." By Gael Fashingbauer Cooperhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5263322/2004-07-02T03:10:01.010+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5263322/Investors overcame their concerns about inflation and mounting trade deficits to push stocks moderately higher Friday, but the major indexes ended the week mixed as nervousness mounted over the Federal Reserve’s pending decision on interest rates.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261792/2004-06-21T13:32:12.573+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261792/United Airlines has filed a scaled-down request for government assistance in a last-ditch try to tap into a loan guarantee program created to help the airline industry after the 2001 terrorist attacks.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261670/2004-06-23T14:36:41.933+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261670/General Electric plans to bring together all of its consumer finance businesses under a single global brand in preparation for an aggressive expansion into retail banking.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261577/2004-06-21T15:11:36.470+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261577/With a triumphant thumbs-up and a broad grin, the pilot of the SpaceShipOne rocket plane celebrates becoming the first private-sector astronaut to steer his ship into space.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261571/2004-07-01T22:31:31.090+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261571/It’s best to make a plan with your teenager for handling money when he or she begins to live away from home, says Jean Chatzky.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5257350/2004-06-21T03:20:14.663+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5257350/Deal would make privately held Bacardi Ltd. a serious player in the vodka category for the first time. Financial terms were not disclosed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256874/2004-06-21T11:14:24.050+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256874/Banking giant Wachovia Corp. is buying competitor SouthTrust Corp. in a deal valued at $14.3 billion, the companies said Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256523/2004-06-21T12:42:34.447+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256523/Treasury Secretary John Snow says he expects continued strong growth in economy and jobs in the coming months.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256521/2004-06-20T21:44:15.193+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5256521/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5252053/</link><pubDate>2004-06-20T14:14:00.790+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5252053/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5252052/</link><pubDate>2004-06-20T14:11:03.187+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5252052/</guid></item><item><title>A trip through the kingdom reveals what really needs to be done in the war on terrorhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251989/2004-06-20T05:19:15.950+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251989/If it's partisanship that sells, then we'll slowly get more journalism that is more selective and more slanted, less reliable and less honesthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251845/2004-06-20T05:21:28.620+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251845/Behind Michael Moore's new Bush-bashing bonanzahttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251842/2004-06-20T08:11:22.220+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251842/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251785/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T21:13:32.777+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251785/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251784/</link><pubDate>2004-06-22T21:13:12.823+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251784/</guid></item><item><title>Glad to see Tobey Maguire back in the tights? So is he. 'Spider-Man 2' was a pain to get off the ground. But here's the good news: the movie really soars.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251740/2004-06-22T18:57:59.453+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251740/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251364/</link><pubDate>2004-06-20T03:07:56.360+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251364/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251341/</link><pubDate>2004-06-20T01:29:01.277+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5251341/</guid></item><item><title>But you don't necessarily want to invest there. Consider this: China's economy more than doubled over the last decade, but an index of its stocks was down two thirds.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241096/2004-06-18T22:43:05.393+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241096/With American moguls pouring in billions, the Chinese are building another Strip on the South China Seahttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241094/2004-10-25T16:26:34.180+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241094/Traders expect another week of low volume, high anxiety ahead of the Federal Reserve's announcement on interest rates at the end of the month.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240959/2004-06-20T20:37:29.030+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240959/Bits of the 42nd president’s first interview for his book tour are now out. He told CBS that the Lewinsky mess was done for “the most morally indefensible reason” that there was—that he could get away with it.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240851/2004-06-18T20:08:55.583+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240851/It was just an advertising campaign: one brewski trying to one-up another brewski. But it has now escalated from being a series of commercials starring comedian Bob Odenkirk to a matter of courts.  But are beer drinkers paying any attention?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240849/2004-06-29T03:08:33.400+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240849/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240685/</link><pubDate>2004-06-21T16:38:36.617+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240685/</guid></item><item><title>Demand for terrorism coverage by businesses is rising again, according to a new study by Marsh, the U.S. insurance broker.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240613/2004-06-18T19:20:06.533+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240613/With the Federal Reserve about ushering in a new era of rising interest rates, a prudent investor might use the occasion to re-examine portfolios, strategies and risks.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240437/2004-06-30T19:53:55.553+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240437/Let's examine President Bush's words closely because he clearly chose them carefully.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240374/2004-06-18T18:34:05.883+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240374/The United States has signed an international treaty aimed at protecting the undersea wreckage of the Titanic from looting and human-caused damage.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240083/2004-06-18T21:58:52.697+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5240083/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239568/</link><pubDate>2004-06-21T16:38:36.617+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239568/</guid></item><item><title>Halliburton Co. has fired a two consultants — one of whom was also the retired chairman — of a subsidiary under investigation for alleged involvement in paying $180 million in bribes to get a natural gas project contract in Nigeria.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239427/2004-06-18T15:03:15.030+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239427/Wall Street extended its slide Thursday as a pair of economic reports carried a conflicting message to investors: The growing economy is fueling a job market recovery, but also allowing inflation to rise.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239091/2004-06-18T13:33:05.170+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239091/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239050/</link><pubDate>2004-06-18T13:45:56.963+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239050/</guid></item><item><title>The deficit in the broadest measure of trade swelled to an all-time monthly high of $144.9 billion in the first quarter of this year, reflecting Americans' insatiable appetite for foreign-made goods.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238883/2004-06-18T13:06:31.133+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238883/Four companies that sell security technology have been granted liability protection from lawsuits triggered by an act of terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security plans to announce today.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238861/2004-06-18T13:27:27.850+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238861/The pilots union at Delta Air Lines has instructed its negotiating committee to seek new talks with the carrier's management to break in impasse on wage concessions that Delta officials say are necessary to avoid bankruptcy proceedings.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238844/2004-06-18T13:38:53.850+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5238844/Go boldly into the steamy season with plenty of daring 'n' chunky gems and adornments. "Today" style editor Judy Gordon has the details.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237969/2004-06-18T05:44:40.080+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237969/Brazilian scientists claimed to have found a new fish species believed to have lurked deep in the south Atlantic Ocean for over 150 million years.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237628/2004-06-18T03:49:24.413+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237628/The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved President Bush's nomination of Alan Greenspan to serve a fifth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237351/2004-06-18T01:47:48.613+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5237351/City officials in Munich have approved a plan to change their 14,000 computers from Microsoft software to open-source Linux programs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236703/2004-06-18T00:26:07.520+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236703/United Airlines’ best hope to emerge from bankruptcy with strong financial backing was dashed by a government assistance panel, potentially setting the stage for further cuts and restructuring at the world’s No. 2 carrier.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236582/2004-06-18T16:13:18.473+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236582/Proponents of a national cell phone directory say it will be easy for customers who don't want to be listed to opt out. But to be sure, some federal lawmakers want to mandate that.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236101/2004-06-18T03:24:16.497+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5236101/The European Union's antitrust chief decided Thursday to approve a merger between Sony Music and Bertelsmann AG's BMG music business after he couldn't find enough evidence that the deal would harm consumers to block it, sources familiar with the case said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235768/2004-06-17T21:34:13.070+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235768/Iraq's well-armed Kurds could go their own wayhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235468/2004-06-17T20:27:41.987+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235468/Anxiety over the 'C' word, along with other diseases associated with aging, has helped turn the dietary supplement industry into a $18 billion a year business. -- By Jane Weaverhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235270/2004-06-22T12:07:49.677+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235270/Lawyers for former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso have filed to move the lawsuit over his compensation brought by state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer from state to federal court.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235121/2004-06-17T21:10:49.560+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5235121/The federal program that offers discounted Internet access and equipment to schools and libraries is a target for fraud and abuse, an independent review shows.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234858/2004-06-19T00:13:01.363+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234858/Titan Corp, the San Diego- based defense contractor, has decided to withhold $178,000 in billings to the Pentagon for translators working at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, where Iraqi detainees were tortured by U.S. forces.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234821/2004-06-17T19:02:05.943+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234821/Deitch:  Good selections are crisp with good acidity, expressive fruithttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234624/2004-06-17T17:46:59.200+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234624/Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages fell this week, but are up considerably when compared to the same period last year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234605/2004-06-24T17:00:04.060+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234605/They may giggle or say they know it all, but it pays to be specific when talking to kids about sex, says Dr. Ruth Peters.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234552/2004-06-18T23:44:07.910+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234552/Style guru Steven Cojocaru shares a look at cool new handbags, trendy area code necklaces, nifty gifts for Hollywood babes and other must-have items for the celeb set.  Check out the items he discusses on "Today."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234326/2004-06-17T20:49:17.390+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234326/The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved President Bush's nomination of Alan Greenspan to serve a fifth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234056/2004-06-17T16:54:27.937+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5234056/