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Site Map -- MSNBC.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/rss/RssSitemap846.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/Merrill Lynch & Co., in a move to clean up its balance sheet, will sell a big slice of its toxic asset-backed securities and issue new stock to raise $8.5 billion of fresh capital.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25902146/2008-07-29T12:07:56.320+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25902146/Wall Street again surrendered to investors’ anxiety about the financial sector Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down 240 points and back into bear market territory.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25902048/2008-07-29T12:00:54.593+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25902048/British Airways PLC and Spain’s Iberia SA said Tuesday they are in talks over a potential all-share combination.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25899369/2008-07-29T16:52:02.510+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25899369/Police stripped a New York City officer of his badge and gun Monday after a video posted on YouTube showed him body-checking a bicyclist who was part of a Times Square demonstration.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25898876/2008-07-29T11:30:25.617+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25898876/A former dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for poor South African girls has pleaded innocent to charges that she indecently assaulted and abused six teenagers at the academy.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25897918/2008-07-29T10:49:40.100+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25897918/In a bid to fight obesity, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25896233/2008-07-30T00:52:42.387+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25896233/Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims gathered around a shrine in a massive religious assembly in Baghdad on Tuesday, a day after three suicide bombers struck their procession and killed 32 people.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25895853/2008-07-29T12:04:13.903+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25895853/Nearly 50,000 Iraqi police and soldiers were involved in a U.S.-backed operation against al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its last major strongholds near the capital, a senior provincial official said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25895792/2008-07-30T11:46:25.140+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25895792/John McCain has sought to keep alive a story about Barack Obama calling off a visit to troops recuperating from wounds in Germany. Here's what really happened.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25893783/2008-07-29T05:33:29.663+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25893783/A Japanese woman went on a stabbing rampage at a crowded train station, wounding seven men after failing to slash her own wrist, police said Tuesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25893322/2008-07-29T03:28:00.230+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25893322/Shia LaBeouf's mother says the actor is recovering well from surgery to his left hand following his dramatic 3 a.m. car accident in West Hollywood.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892688/2008-07-29T02:07:23.230+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892688/Digital gadgets, including tiny cameras located almost everywhere, will help viewers get an athlete's-eye view of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892283/2008-07-30T13:56:40.750+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892283/He's gone, but George Carlin is still making people laugh. His new album, due out July 29, may be his best ever, some say.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892276/2008-07-29T01:19:24.843+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892276/Melissa Gilbert is well-known to fans of "Little House on the Prairie" for her portrayal of  spunky Laura Ingalls. But at Minneapolis' famed Guthrie Theater, she's now portraying Laura's demure Ma, Caroline.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892011/2008-07-29T00:31:44.757+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25892011/Under a Democratic dare, Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a bill that would aid victims of torture, disability and disease, insisting the legislation would add to the deficit.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891666/2008-07-29T00:09:32.557+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891666/Soaring fuel prices and other economic strains have led Americans to cut back sharply on driving, which is jeopardizing the federal fund for highway construction and repairs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891664/2008-07-29T00:04:31.730+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891664/Administration officials have told The Associated Press that President Bush approved the execution of an Army private, the first such action by a president in 51 years.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891431/2008-07-29T16:17:55.490+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891431/The folks who run Elvis Presley's former home, Graceland, are offering a karaoke contest encouraging fans to sing an Elvis hit.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891426/2008-07-28T23:04:12.060+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891426/Scores of Somali immigrants are replacing Hispanic workers arrested in a huge immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking plant,  forcing the remote town to make another cultural shift.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891320/2008-07-29T00:38:03.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891320/Five indicted members of a West Texas polygamist sect turned themselves in to authorities Monday to face charges related to allegations of child sexual abuse.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891311/2008-07-29T00:14:13.863+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891311/The bad guys on the Internet are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes, new research shows. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891281/2008-07-28T23:16:21.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891281/A solitary chunk of granite, small enough to heft in one hand, is key evidence that Australia and parts of Antarctica were once attached to North America, a new study suggests.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891184/2008-07-28T22:44:43.107+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891184/Senior Iraqi government officials will meet with the International Olympic Committee Tuesday to try to salvage the country's participation in the Beijing Games.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891082/2008-07-28T22:22:18.543+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25891082/A South Carolina judge who admitted calling crack cocaine addiction "black man's disease" has been banned from the bench, the state's Supreme Court said in an order Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890831/2008-07-28T23:20:21.437+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890831/Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton rejected a plea offer Monday and will go to trial on a harge related to demonstrations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890827/2008-07-28T22:52:33.800+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890827/At least $140 billion is needed to make major repairs or upgrades to one of every four U.S. bridges, transportation officials from states across the country said in a report released Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890817/2008-07-28T22:06:48.447+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890817/Paris may be the most visited city in the world, yet it's also one of the most expensive. But for travelers on a budget, there are plenty of cheap — and even free — ways to enjoy the city.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890763/2008-07-29T18:19:29.083+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890763/Meeting the four granite presidents may have been our goal, but we quickly realized that so much more than Rushmore awaited on our four-day trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890761/2008-07-29T00:48:24.227+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890761/Think pink if you're visiting Matt Damon's household. Another baby girl will soon join the actor's family.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890545/2008-07-28T21:43:03.107+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890545/Call them the paleo-paparazzi. Scientists trying to learn more about dinosaurs are snapping aerial photos of tracks left behind millions of years ago in southern Utah.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890486/2008-07-28T22:21:05.047+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890486/A Pentagon-produced movie about al-Qaida had its premiere Monday at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890459/2008-07-29T00:00:29.530+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890459/A grand jury in Louisiana will consider criminal charges against a former police officer  accused of jolting a handcuffed man nine times with a Taser before the suspect died, a prosecutor said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890447/2008-07-28T22:28:19.477+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890447/A 55-year-old physician who had scaled Mount Hood died after being hit by falling rock on his way down, authorities said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890435/2008-07-28T23:07:19.743+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25890435/Continental Airlines Inc. on Monday showed off new fully reclining seats that it will put in business class of some jets beginning next year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889983/2008-07-28T22:31:41.473+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889983/The solar system seems to be getting more crowded by the day as its once nine-world population gives way to a realm of planets, dwarfs and the dim and distant plutoids.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889981/2008-07-28T21:47:08.713+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889981/Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irresponsible decisions" by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country's economic woes as government officials said the budget deficit would soar to record heights next year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889677/2008-07-28T20:19:29.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889677/Barack Obama's bid to place a new Social Security tax on very high incomes is either a bold or foolhardy plan, depending on who critiques it.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889673/2008-07-28T20:40:34.763+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889673/Jimmy Carter is campaigning against a plan to build three dams to provide water for drought-stricken Georgia — freshly picking a fight he won three decades ago as governor.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889670/2008-07-28T20:48:00.600+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889670/General Motors Corp.'s Saab unit is cutting the length of its warranty on its 2009 U.S. models in order to better compete against competitors, the company said Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889617/2008-07-28T20:13:04.283+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889617/One of the greatest mysteries in science is how life began. Now one group of researchers says diamonds may have been life's best friend. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889356/2008-07-28T20:12:40.613+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889356/A federal appeals court has refused to throw out lengthy prison sentences for two U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed illegal immigrant and lying about it.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889283/2008-07-28T22:47:08.837+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889283/A man who kidnapped two Idaho children and murdered one of them in 2005 is allowed to represent himself at his death penalty hearing, a federal judge decided Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889274/2008-07-28T23:13:21.567+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889274/Israel's prime minister backed away Monday from a target date — announced with great fanfare  last November — for reaching a deal with the Palestinians by year's end.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889271/2008-07-28T22:45:37.103+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889271/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889254/</link><pubDate>2008-07-29T21:26:03.983+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25889254/</guid></item><item><title>Doctors love to talk shop. Now they're  turning to an online community to share advice, vent and empathize.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888967/2008-07-30T16:07:32.837+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888967/From hiking the beautiful valleys in Lebanon, to exploring Oman's Musandam Peninsula, the region offers a range of extraordinary experiences rich in history and natural wonders.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888939/2008-07-30T19:28:49.587+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888939/Check into some of the country's finest hotels that come with a history, including the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond and the Ahwahnee in California's Yosemite National Park.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888937/2008-08-11T16:44:46.660+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888937/The iconic British pint is fast losing ground as the national drink, with a report out Monday showing beer sales in pubs slumping to their lowest level since the Great Depression.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888856/2008-07-28T19:05:30.380+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888856/The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, won this year's best party school title, in the Princeton Review survey of 120,000 students.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888709/2008-07-29T16:52:29.387+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888709/Death, or at least disaster, seemed a sure bet for these people. They faced death by ice, fire, plane--and did we mention Niagara Falls?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888680/2008-07-28T23:10:35.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888680/The Bush administration and federal banking regulators joined with the nation’s four largest banks to endorse a new way to pump money into the battered U.S. mortgage market.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888547/2008-07-28T23:46:21.807+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888547/Do you think comedians are funny or not so funny nowadays?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888370/2008-07-28T18:30:34.927+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888370/A New Jersey legislator resigned Monday amid reports that he's under investigation for suspected possession of child pornography.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888255/2008-07-28T21:54:35.550+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888255/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888201/</link><pubDate>2008-07-28T18:11:15.457+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25888201/</guid></item><item><title>Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sat in a U.N. jail cell  after being flown to the Netherlands in the dead of night to face charges of genocide  during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887949/2008-07-30T13:50:41.673+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887949/The federal EPA in an e-mail warned its pollution enforcement officials not to talk directly with congressional investigators, reporters or even the agency's own inspector general.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887948/2008-07-28T18:05:53.087+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887948/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887912/</link><pubDate>2008-07-28T17:47:50.567+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887912/</guid></item><item><title>Rescuers pressed on with their search efforts Monday in flood-hit western Ukraine, where at least 22 people were killed when rivers burst their banks after severe storms, officials said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887744/2008-07-28T17:34:27.767+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887744/Check gas prices in your statehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887697/2008-07-28T18:18:15.780+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887697/Four people died Monday in central Japan after being swept away in torrential rains that caused floods and mudslides and prompted an evacuation order for 50,000 people, officials said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887695/2008-07-28T17:25:58.007+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887695/British billionaire Richard Branson showed off a key piece of his fledgling commercial space program Monday, unveiling a carrier aircraft designed to launch a passenger-carrying spaceship.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887688/2008-07-28T19:32:36.847+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887688/We take you to the birthplaces of 10 distinctive local liquors, including South Korea's soju, traditional rum of Martinique and malt whisky of Scotland. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887654/2008-07-29T18:06:46.017+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887654/Rural highways are some of the deadliest in the country, studies have shown, so some researchers have created a new interactive map that drivers can use to see exactly how safe — or fatal — the roads are where they live.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887601/2008-07-28T19:02:07.073+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887601/Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's opposition and negotiators for President Robert Mugabe broke off on Monday, two officials close to the talks said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887595/2008-07-28T18:35:26.140+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887595/Rescuers used pulleys Monday to help stranded residents and campers cross a rushing river where the body of a man reported missing in flash flooding was found near a bridge in a thicket of debris.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887544/2008-07-28T22:55:12.410+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887544/A Qantas domestic flight in Australia turned back and made a precautionary landing after a cockpit warning that a landing gear door had failed to close, the airline said Tuesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887394/2008-07-29T00:47:05.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887394/General Motors Corp. said Monday it will cut production by another 117,000 vehicles, citing continued weakness in consumer demand for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887305/2008-07-28T23:47:40.400+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887305/<description /><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887219/</link><pubDate>2008-09-30T15:46:44.353+00:00</pubDate><category>National</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887219/</guid></item><item><title>British opposition leader David Cameron has been reunited with his stolen bicycle — thanks in part to a supporter of the rival Labor Party.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887193/2008-07-28T18:20:06.010+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25887193/It's time to get real as Monday we head to China to begin our march to the gold medal. I can't wait. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886993/2008-07-28T16:31:44.737+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886993/President Bush said  Monday that Pakistan is a strong ally in the fight against terrorists and committed to securing its border with Afghanistan.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886984/2008-07-28T16:34:20.170+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886984/Authorities in Minnesota say no one was hurt when a 1,200-pound chunk of concrete tumbled onto highway traffic.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886922/2008-07-28T18:32:33.517+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886922/Two human rights groups on Monday decried  torture in Palestinian jails — an issue taking on urgency with mass arrests over the weekend in both Hamas-run Gaza and the  Fatah-controlled West Bank.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886908/2008-07-28T18:48:35.660+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886908/A British doctor was killed and her newlywed husband critically wounded in an apparent robbery at a beach hotel in Antigua, officials in the Caribbean island said Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886879/2008-07-28T18:31:03.487+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886879/A 23-year-old Georgia Tech student and seasoned skydiver who died after his parachute malfunctioned was filming his roommate's first-ever jump when the accident happened.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886866/2008-07-28T18:12:34.830+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886866/It's just one out of 220,000 U.S. Postal Service vehicles, but the hydrogen-powered fuel cell car now being used in Irvine, Calif., represents the agency's quest to reduce its petroleum appetite.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886799/2008-07-28T20:44:23.573+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886799/India's army says it traded fire with Pakistani troops in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. One Indian and at least three Pakistani soldiers were killed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886792/2008-07-28T18:41:28.293+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886792/Missiles hit a building in a Pakistani village on the border with Afghanistan on Monday, and intelligence officials said they were investigating reports that a senior al-Qaida figure was among six people killed. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886784/2008-07-29T00:02:13.640+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886784/Parisians and tourists alike so eagerly embraced a bike-sharing program that the ambitious mayor is setting his sights on a bigger conveyance: electric cars.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886728/2008-07-28T21:36:06.500+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886728/The reigning Olympic gold medalist announced Monday that he's had a setback in his recovery from a broken right hand and won't be healthy enough to compete in Beijing.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886685/2008-07-28T23:15:49.300+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886685/With the economy faltering, sales of motor homes and towable trailers are down 17 percent from this time last year, but high gas prices are not the main culprit.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886538/2008-08-13T15:51:36.053+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886538/With wind turbine towers popping up on the U.S. landscape at a rate of almost 10 per day, the need for people to maintain and repair them is reaching the critical point.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886533/2008-07-31T19:34:54.910+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886533/African fish that have trolled for prey in murky freshwater pools for nearly 100 million years sport the best of the best in body armor. Now a team of engineers has dissected the aquatic armor, figuring out how it works in an effort to suit up future soldiers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886406/2008-07-28T16:33:00.720+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886406/A German television reporter turned down a request from Chinese authorities to help identify a Chinese doctor filmed in a documentary offering stem-cell therapy to athletes.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886378/2008-07-28T15:38:59.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886378/A FIFA-appointed judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether clubs can stop their players from going to the Olympic football tournament.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886370/2008-07-28T15:46:23.413+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886370/A Jamaican track and field athlete who tested positive for a banned substance will not be going to the Beijing Olympics.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886365/2008-07-28T18:33:54.640+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886365/Two dead birds were discovered at the Olympic equestrian venue in Hong Kong, and authorities were testing whether the animals were infected with the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886358/2008-07-28T16:19:17.527+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886358/The soaring price of fuel and other strains on the U.S. economy have caused Americans to cut back sharply on driving, which jeopardizes the federal fund for building and repairing the country's highways.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886328/2008-07-28T15:32:27.103+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25886328/Police say two officers who responded to complaints about a raucous weekend party in western Germany were mistaken for male strippers by the female guests.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885769/2008-07-28T15:44:59.623+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885769/A new Justice Department report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges, and largely lays the blame on top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885761/2008-07-28T15:03:37.767+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885761/An out-of-control wildfire burning Sunday near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has destroyed eight homes and threatened thousands more as flames forced authorities to cut power to the park. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885736/2008-07-28T14:39:22.253+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885736/Two cruise ships with hundreds of people on board collided in Greece's main port of Piraeus Monday causing damage but no injuries, the Merchant Marine Ministry said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885722/2008-07-28T16:43:03.977+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885722/Passengers aboard a Las Vegas-bound Delta Air Lines jet reported waiting nearly seven hours before their flight was ultimately canceled after thundershowers delayed more than 130 flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885717/2008-07-28T21:55:37.330+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885717/A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says smoke from a faulty cockpit fan prompted a flight to return to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport shortly after takeoff Sunday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885711/2008-07-28T16:52:16.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885711/Europeans and others who travel visa-free to the United States can start registering in August for a new online security screening check that will become mandatory in January to enter the U.S., officials said Monday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885690/2008-07-28T17:11:46.050+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885690/Read the transcript to the Friday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885525/2008-07-28T14:31:05.277+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885525/Read the transcript to the Friday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885524/2008-07-28T14:29:37.510+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885524/Read the transcript to the Friday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885493/2008-07-28T14:28:27.687+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885493/Voluntary pollution-reduction programs touted by the Bush administration have "limited potential" to reduce greenhouse gases, according to an internal government watchdog.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885354/2008-07-28T15:14:47.947+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885354/In our post-9/11, post-unipolar, and soon-to-be post-Bush world, staying home is not an option—especially if you’re the “inexperienced” candidate and the opinion polls say that your war-hero opponent is better at foreign policy and national security than you are.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885204/2008-07-28T14:26:49.233+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25885204/