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Site Map -- MSNBC.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/rss/RssSitemap484.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/Global consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture PLC said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 7 percent on weak spending by its corporate clients and forecast lower-than-expected revenue for the current quarter. But the company raised its full-year earnings outlook, citing improving momentum.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129295/2009-12-17T22:37:36+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129295/Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses on the northwest shore of Alaska, according to an examination by an investigative team that included federal scientists.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129212/2009-10-01T22:28:10.813+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129212/Blink. What housing downturn?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129083/2009-10-02T23:20:12.740+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129083/Charlie Eickmeyer says he was a fan of Saturn vehicles years before he was able to drive. Today he's in shock.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128959/2009-10-01T23:05:41.400+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128959/Seattle Grace is planning a merger with Mercy West, and the first round of job cuts was announced, as Izzie nervously returned to work.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128902/2009-10-02T02:29:33.510+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128902/The tribe's vote was unanimous, despite heated bickering at Tribal Council.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128851/2009-10-02T01:44:12.850+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128851/On Earth, strange things sometimes fall from the sky, but on a distant extrasolar planet, the weather could be even weirder: When a front moves in, small rocks rain down on the surface.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128793/2009-10-01T21:54:23.687+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128793/The Afghan immigrant accused of buying large quantities of hair dye and nail polish remover to make explosives had the goods to kill scores of people in New York,  according to  former FBI experts.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128333/2009-10-01T21:55:21.617+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128333/The founder of Cirque du Soleil will spend about 10 days at the International Space Station. His two crewmates are set to join the station crew for a six-month stay. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128280/2009-10-01T21:26:27.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128280/Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128148/2009-10-01T22:18:22.300+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128148/Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a cousin of Texas Gov. Rick Perry in an exchange of gunfire with sheriff's deputies.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128108/2009-10-01T22:11:21.980+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33128108/According to one publicist, the reality dad is asking for $30,000 for a public appearance that would just last a couple hours. So far, he's had no takers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127997/2009-10-02T01:04:32.007+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127997/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127886/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T23:12:33.253+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127886/</guid></item><item><title>There has never been a better time to be a consumer. America is on sale.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127705/2009-10-04T17:21:38.497+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127705/Silver in hues ranging from chrome to charcoal gray extended its reign as the most popular choice for car and truck paint across the globe this year, according to annual data collected by a leading paint maker.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127689/2009-10-01T22:17:11.713+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127689/A trustee recovering Bernard Madoff's assets for jilted investors has labeled a Florida philanthropist as the biggest beneficiary of Madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127620/2009-10-01T20:48:35.033+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127620/Banks borrowed slightly less from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127605/2009-12-17T22:20:42+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127605/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127538/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T23:46:59.683+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127538/</guid></item><item><title /><description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127536/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T23:46:56.840+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127536/</guid></item><item><title>Researchers who found that dairy cows yielded more milk if they had names are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel awards, which honor goofy yet occasionally practical scientific findings.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127511/2009-10-01T23:38:18.297+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127511/Women who are overweight or obese when they get pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with congenital heart defects, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127288/2009-10-01T21:53:04.060+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33127288/Google Inc. is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft Corp.'s aggressive campaign to lure traffic.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126940/2009-10-02T01:11:21.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126940/Despite hopeful signs among this week's economic data,  the recovery from the worst downturn in decades remains hostage to the high jobless rate. By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126070/2009-10-01T19:26:04.757+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126070/A breakthrough method of measuring the strength of earthquake-prone faults is shedding new light on the vast interconnectivity of quakes around the world.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126041/2009-10-01T19:28:31.503+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126041/A federal judge has ruled that officials in this southwestern state can keep US Airways from serving alcohol on its New Mexico after a passenger caused a drunken-driving crash that killed five people.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125756/2009-10-01T19:14:51.160+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125756/The Obama administration says it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125465/2009-10-01T19:47:07.327+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125465/Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125317/2009-10-04T17:15:24.310+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125317/The tale of Woody and Buzz isn’t the only beloved film getting a 3-D retrofit: Cameron’s company, Lightstorm, reportedly has a 3-D rerelease of “Titanic” in the works. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125229/2009-10-01T18:52:37.613+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125229/GE is in talks to spin off its NBC Universal unit;  Comcast would hold a 51 percent stake in the new company, according to people familiar with the talks. CNBC’s David Faber reports.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125100/2009-10-01T19:40:45.360+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125100/Before two hurricanes hit in three years, a collection of modest beach houses and trailers along the Gulf known as the "Cajun Riviera" drew thousands for summer weekends.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125029/2009-10-01T19:10:55.903+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125029/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125024/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T18:39:55.307+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125024/</guid></item><item><title>The Philippines begins evacuating a province near Manila ahead of a looming typhoon, as rain falling on the saturated capital added to the misery of victims of recent floods.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125011/2009-10-01T18:58:32.970+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33125011/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124890/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T18:29:13.833+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124890/</guid></item><item><title>Santa's on a budget this year. Toy retailers and makers plan to make the best of it by offering more deals and cut-price versions of more expensive toys.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124872/2009-10-01T19:29:44.920+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124872/Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right—great coffee, food with character, shop owners with purpose. These 10 spots have it all, in perfectly small doses. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124828/2009-10-15T20:01:13.993+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124828/President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago next week to discuss the recent beating death of a 16-year-old honors student.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124695/2009-10-01T21:01:57.287+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124695/The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124469/2009-10-01T21:40:33.380+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124469/It’s A Snap!http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124093/2009-10-01T21:53:36.670+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124093/It’s A Snap!http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124084/2009-10-09T23:02:21.787+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33124084/Six months after actress Natasha Richardson died following a fall at the Mount Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, the company that operates the facility has announced helmet requirements at its North American resorts.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123980/2009-10-01T17:54:23.877+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123980/Buck gets mixed up with a string of Christmas lights and now they're hanging from his antlers and body. Wildlife officials are monitoring the animal and say so far it's OK.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123808/2009-10-01T19:22:31.607+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123808/Famuer Rasmussen Jr. and five other farmers filed what they thought was a routine request to grow genetically modified sugar beets on public land in Colorado's Boulder County. The county already had allowed genetically altered corn.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123635/2009-10-01T17:46:32.793+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123635/The pilots who safely landed a disabled jetliner in New York City's Hudson River are back together.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123503/2009-10-01T23:29:32.833+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123503/Russia may buy a navy ship built in France, officials say, the first-ever such purchase from a NATO nation, which may add to uneasiness of some of Moscow's ex-Soviet neighbors.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123415/2009-10-01T20:06:24.280+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123415/About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England's treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123404/2009-10-01T23:01:41.350+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123404/Richard Wolffe is an award-winning journalist and political analyst for msnbc television. He covered the entire length of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign for Newsweek magazine, traveling with the candidate and his inner circle from his announcement through election day, 21 months later. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123380/2009-10-01T21:46:50.480+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123380/Tyminski, a guitarist and singer, and his band had nine nominations including entertainer of the year. The duo Dailey & Vincent had seven.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123295/2009-10-02T01:03:44.473+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123295/Elizabeth Smart says she was raped repeatedly each day after she was abducted from her bedroom seven years ago and told she would be killed if she yelled or tried to escape.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123258/2009-10-01T20:10:19.870+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123258/Major European banks won an all-clear Thursday from a stress test by financial supervisors that showed none of them would collapse if the economy worsens. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123010/2009-10-01T19:43:20.160+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33123010/While the moon is always something special, the harvest moon, visible all of this coming week, is the most special of all. It is the subject of everything from epic poetry to popular songs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122632/2009-10-01T17:28:26.020+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122632/Despite hopeful signs among this week's economic data,  the recovery from the worst downturn in decades remains hostage to the high jobless rate. By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122485/2009-10-01T19:26:58.710+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122485/Hispanic farmers in New Mexico complain of USDA loan discrimination during a visit by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122462/2009-10-01T16:46:35.463+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122462/U.S. auto sales fell sharply in September, enduring a tough hangover from this summer's buying spree driven by big discounts to consumers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122449/2009-10-02T01:00:26.513+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122449/GM's Saturn division started out with high hopes a quarter-century ago, but nothing worked out quite as planned. The brand is being eliminated after a deal to sell it fell through.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122413/2009-10-01T22:09:56.867+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122413/A federal judge ruled Thursday that the FBI must publicly reveal much of its interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122004/2009-10-01T18:03:42.317+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33122004/Delinquency rates for three key consumer loan categories hit record highs in the second quarter, according to data released Thursday by the American Bankers Association.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121897/2009-10-01T16:14:17.667+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121897/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121815/</link><pubDate>2009-10-01T15:52:39.237+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121815/</guid></item><item><title>Just because there is a Wi-Fi signal doesn't mean it will work very well. Here are tips for beating the crowds and getting better service.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121806/2009-10-13T12:30:17.953+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121806/Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121805/2009-10-01T23:01:44.567+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121805/Prescriptions for high-powered narcotics are on the rise throughout most of Kentucky, a sign that abuse of those drugs may also be increasing, according to a report.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121766/2009-10-01T16:47:31.793+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121766/<font size="2">Cause Celeb talks with singer-songwriter Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block about his efforts to raise money for breast cancer research.</font> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121616/2009-10-01T16:20:18.193+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121616/Get onto the factory floors and see how Tabasco, champagne, and famous cars and motorcycles are made.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121602/2009-10-19T00:21:47.423+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121602/From a baby-eating sculpture in Switzerland to Mongolia’s giant statue of Genghis Khan, the world’s weirdest monuments display local quirks.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121600/2009-10-12T13:20:08.480+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121600/Germany may have started the trend, but travelers can now find great beer gardens in destinations like Melbourne and Beijing.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121597/2009-10-09T16:54:12.130+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121597/From Switzerland to the Dalmatian Coast, the super-rich have favorite vacation spots they visit time and time again — exotic, and not-so-exotic spots where you too can have yourself a rich old time.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121584/2009-10-01T18:07:20.550+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121584/Democrats work to smooth the impact of sweeping health care legislation on working-class families as they push toward a crucial Senate advance.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121411/2009-10-02T00:20:18.153+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121411/Air fares are beginning to show signs of stabilizing. For travelers, that means the strategy of waiting to book so prices can drop even more has probably run its course.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121282/2009-10-05T23:06:05.610+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121282/A guided tour featuring Buddhist temples, a boat ride on the Mekong River and a visit to an elephant camp.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121084/2009-10-01T15:18:13.370+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33121084/Determined to stop people from texting while driving, the Obama administration plans a campaign similar to past government efforts to discourage drunken driving and encourage the use of seat belts.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120793/2009-10-01T15:07:48.890+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120793/The biggest manufacturers of seasonal flu vaccines for the U.S. said they are delaying or reducing the number of doses shipped to health care providers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120342/2009-10-01T22:07:19.240+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120342/Twenty-five states and large cities in the U.S. have placed first orders for the swine flu vaccine, with 600,000 doses of the drug expected to arrive by next week.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120340/2009-10-01T21:37:02.750+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120340/The re-election strategy for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took shape Thursday as he unveiled a broad alliance that includes prominent Sunni clans who joined the fight against insurgents.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120263/2009-10-01T15:57:10.103+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33120263/A Texas county offers  a $40,000 settlement to a 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119732/2009-10-01T15:27:58.533+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119732/Because of a lethal combination of geology and geography, the people of American Samoa didn't stand much of a chance. Almost every condition that triggers bad tsunamis was in place this time, generating waves that raced toward the island territory at speeds approaching 530 mph, or as fast as a 747 jumbo jet. And there was almost nothing to slow the water down.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119402/2009-10-01T14:27:31.587+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119402/Read the transcript to the Wednesday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119336/2009-10-01T14:07:51.853+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119336/Read the transcript to the Wednesday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119238/2009-10-01T14:05:41.163+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119238/Read the transcript to the Wednesday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119146/2009-10-01T14:02:04.503+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119146/A Good Samaritan, shown on video dramatically rescuing a child from a Bronx fire, has moved on to another great moment: proposing marriage on live television.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119038/2009-10-01T23:59:07.207+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119038/Read the transcript to the Wednesday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119014/2009-10-01T13:58:42.623+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33119014/Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118945/2009-10-01T15:23:08.053+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118945/Britain's Tate Modern has temporarily closed an exhibition following a visit from a London police unit that deals with obscene publications.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118729/2009-10-01T14:15:09.657+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118729/Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress the central bank is "well suited" to oversee colossal financial companies whose failure could endanger the entire U.S. economy.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118430/2009-10-01T17:27:43.160+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33118430/A British coroner says a girl who died after receiving a vaccine against cervical cancer was likely killed by a tumor.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117752/2009-10-01T13:17:43.453+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117752/A team of Republican consultants with experience on the presidential level will help run Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new political action committee, which could be the forerunner of a 2012 White House campaign. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117531/2009-10-01T18:51:41.407+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117531/A Wisconsin tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117179/2009-10-01T13:24:00.873+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117179/An Arizona man being held on a murder charge makes surprise confessions in two other killings, and tells authorities he would have continued killing if he hadn't been caught.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117049/2009-10-01T14:46:23.130+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117049/A Texas man who spent more time in prison than any other inmate before being exonerated by DNA evidence has been pardoned by the governor of Texas.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117021/2009-10-01T13:02:02.027+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117021/Proposed regulations would require power plants, factories and refineries to reduce greenhouse gases by installing the best available technology whenever a facility is significantly changed or built.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117003/2009-10-01T12:44:51.423+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33117003/A series of earthquakes — the largest a magnitude-5.1 — rattles  the Lone Pine area of the eastern Sierra in Central California. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116832/2009-10-01T15:03:05.073+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116832/The U.S. economy will be growing again by year end, but tight credit conditions for consumers and businesses will hamper the recovery, the International Monetary Fund says.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116718/2009-10-01T12:25:43.563+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116718/In this job market, people will do some crazy things.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116715/2009-10-02T22:27:48.797+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116715/A private measure of the manufacturing sector grew for a second straight month in September, but at a slower pace than in August, another sign pointing to a bumpy recovery. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116387/2009-10-01T15:56:49.650+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116387/First-time claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, a sign employers are reluctant to hire and the job market remains weak. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116384/2009-10-01T12:53:17.720+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33116384/A student journalist threw a shoe at IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday and ran toward the stage shouting "IMF get out!" as the finance official answered questions in Istanbul.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33115710/2009-10-01T11:43:13.837+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33115710/The U.N.'s humanitarian chief says the powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia have killed at least 1,100 people. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33115387/2009-10-02T00:54:26.073+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33115387/<font size="2">President Barack Obama says Tehran must giving international inspectors full access to its newly disclosed nuclear facility. </font> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33114695/2009-10-02T00:02:05.573+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33114695/Stunned Samoans dug through the wreckage of their homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 150 people.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33114252/2009-10-01T23:44:02.117+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33114252/The mother of the nation's first double hand transplant patient says he's out of the hospital and looking forward to returning to his wife and daughter in Georgia.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33111189/2009-10-01T01:51:49.633+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33111189/Authorities are searching for a missing baby boy and the woman his mother says was posing as an immigration agent and snatched him from her home. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33110551/2009-10-01T13:27:55.947+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33110551/Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all, according to a survey released on Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33109981/2009-09-30T23:51:49.060+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33109981/