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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/Political rivals trying to lead Kenya out of weeks of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead signed an agreement Thursday, a U.N. spokesman said. No details were released and the talks were to continue next week.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165704/2008-02-14T16:37:01.750+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165704/It’s almost impossible to discuss “The Vagina Monologues” without using the clinical word for the female body part. But when actor-feminist Jane Fonda uttered a substitute that you just can’t say over the public airwaves Thursday on the TODAY Show, it caught everyone by surprise. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165672/2008-02-14T17:22:37.463+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165672/A week after a deadly sugar refinery explosion, the death toll rose to at least eight Thursday as dozens of firefighters continued to battle the blaze.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165158/2008-02-14T16:25:52.117+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23165158/The situation for children caught in conflict remains "grave and entirely unacceptable" according to a senior U.N. official. Reportedly  58 groups in 13 countries recruit and use child soldiers. NBC's Ann Curry reports from the Congo.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164955/2008-02-14T23:57:55.163+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164955/Paleontologists have discovered in Niger bones of two massive meat-eating dinosaurs that may have picked over the same prey, much as modern-day lions and hyenas do.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164659/2008-02-14T15:47:08.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164659/UBS AG on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $11.28 billion, and a loss for the entire year, besieged as other banks were by investments in U.S. subprime mortgages.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164342/2008-02-14T14:31:00.080+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164342/Forget the tan, the Mickey Mouse photos and the cliche souvenirs. These days, travelers want to experience something more than the gated resort and the cruise ship buffet. They want to go on a walking tour, climb a mountain and kayak down a river — adventures that can make a vacation more meaningful.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164209/2008-02-14T14:54:03.267+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164209/It’s one thing to give up the throne of England for the love of a woman, but to give up the mayor’s office for a scruffy dog named Puddles? This is a story that you can file under “Only in Texas.”http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164197/2008-02-14T16:44:10.557+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164197/Fed chief Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday the economy is deteriorating and signaled a readiness to keep on lowering a key interest rate to shore things up.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164148/2008-02-14T18:12:01.103+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23164148/India is in the grips of a smoking epidemic that is likely to cause nearly a million deaths a year by 2010, more than half of them among poor and illiterate people, according to a study released Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163897/2008-02-14T14:27:26.300+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163897/Forget worldwide fame and power. For Barack Obama the benefits of running for president hit closer to home.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163730/2008-02-14T14:25:34.570+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163730/The same activist who called a meeting last fall to discuss backing a third-party candidate is revisiting the idea as  John McCain closes in on the Republican nomination.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163724/2008-02-14T14:58:33.870+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163724/The GOP presidential hopeful defended his decision to suspend campaigning saying he has to pay his mortgage like everybody else.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163699/2008-02-14T14:02:46.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163699/Despite a soaring foreign oil bill and another record deficit with China, the overall U.S. trade deficit declined in 2007 after setting records for five consecutive years.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163519/2008-02-14T16:32:00.207+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23163519/President Vladimir Putin on Thursday repeated his threat to aim Russian rockets at former Soviet satellite states if U.S. missile defense facilities are deployed there.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162722/2008-02-14T13:11:02.127+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162722/A leading human rights group appealed to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Thursday to stop the execution of a woman accused of witchcraft and performing supernatural acts.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162712/2008-02-14T12:54:16.233+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162712/Wall Street closed higher Wednesday after the Commerce Department reported an unexpected increase in retail sales last month. Dow rose nearly 180 points.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162707/2008-02-14T12:16:47.887+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162707/New York police investigators on Thursday questioned a man in Pennsylvania in the slaying of a psychologist hacked to death in her office with a meat cleaver, law enforcement officials said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162202/2008-02-15T01:32:47.043+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23162202/Two strong earthquakes hit southern Greece on Thursday --  one of them felt as far away as Italy and Egypt. No injuries were reported. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161942/2008-02-14T14:31:33.110+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161942/British police said Thursday that interim tests indicate Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, a presidential candidate in the ex-Soviet republic who claimed he was targeted for assassination, had died of natural causes.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161898/2008-02-14T10:59:28.227+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161898/President Pervez Musharraf pledged Thursday that next week's elections would be free, fair and held on time, after political opponents accused him of planning to rig the vote so he could maintain his grip on power.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161591/2008-02-14T10:22:00.210+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23161591/Israeli security instructed embassies and Jewish institutions around the world to go on alert Thursday for fear of revenge attacks for a car bomb that killed a top-wanted terrorist, Imad Mughniyeh, officials said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23160042/2008-02-14T08:43:00.370+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23160042/The chief of Hezbollah threatened Thursday to retaliate against Israeli targets after accusing the Jewish state of killing the militant Imad Mughniyeh in Syria. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23159882/2008-02-14T15:11:13.767+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23159882/The Philippine government has uncovered an alleged plot by al-Qaida-linked militants to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, officials said Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23159878/2008-02-14T07:52:17.600+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23159878/Australian troops backed by helicopters hunted Thursday for suspects in the attacks on East Timor's top leaders as new details emerged on the strike that left the president critically wounded.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156971/2008-02-14T04:14:37.297+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156971/A team of 16 young Chinese acrobats arrived here ready to dazzle Americans, but their U.S. tour began with two nights at a homeless shelter.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156915/2008-02-14T15:59:48.277+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156915/Who’s your favorite of the final 24?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156886/2008-02-14T03:39:35.527+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156886/The theater staple can be delicious and healthy if you pop and shop wisely. TODAY Food editor Phil Lempert shares the skinny.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156430/2008-02-14T03:48:52.190+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23156430/It was the stereotypical firefighters-try-to-rescue-cat story, but with a twist. Firefighters from the South Florida city of Weston spent a sopping hour in pouring rain Tuesday trying to extract a kitten squeezed in the undercarriage of a stranger's Volvo.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155649/2008-02-14T08:24:48.403+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155649/A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday confirmed the freezing of $300 million in cash held by Venezuela's state-run oil company, finding it probable that Exxon Mobil Corp. will win its legal battle against the company.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155574/2008-02-14T02:27:52.740+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155574/A federal appeals court has overturned a Texas statute outlawing sex toy sales, leaving Alabama as the state with the strictest ban on such devices.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155562/2008-02-14T02:12:53.233+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155562/The nation's biggest brewer is adding a twist of lime to its flagship brew Bud Light to help add some fizz in the face of stagnant demand.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155523/2008-02-14T02:20:44.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155523/A lawyer for a New York Times reporter and three BusinessWeek reporters who were spied on as part of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom surveillance scheme says the four have settled claims against the company.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155491/2008-02-14T02:38:43.887+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155491/The Justice Department on Wednesday approved the $19.5 billion sale of Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest U.S. operator of radio stations and the world's largest billboard company.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155490/2008-02-14T02:40:25.540+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155490/Each year, 30,000 to 40,000 people from around the world gather in Anchorage to watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled dog race. Thousands more turn out to cheer the winner at the finish line in Nome some 10 days later.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155474/2008-02-14T20:31:52.073+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155474/Some coral reefs may be protected from global warming by a natural thermostat that regulates sea-surface temperatures in the open ocean, researchers said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155328/2008-02-14T05:47:13.993+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155328/The British government has gotten its Newcastles confused. It sent millions of dollars  meant for the bustling northern city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the small English market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155311/2008-02-14T02:07:55.910+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155311/A Southern Baptist preacher who endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on church letterhead said Wednesday he was being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for mixing religion with politics.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155264/2008-02-14T02:31:42.627+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155264/Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154986/2008-02-14T01:22:16.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154986/TODAY wine columnist Edward Deitch enjoys Spain's top grape on the cheap. Read his latest review.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154731/2008-02-14T03:00:24.307+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154731/The epic journey by which the Americas were first settled has been a great mystery for centuries. Did it happen by land or by sea? Did it happen one dozen or so millennia ago or three dozen? The answer might be "yes." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154570/2008-02-14T01:02:19.070+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154570/Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new paid advertising program that will drive shoppers away from products on its own Web site.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154336/2008-02-14T00:19:19.040+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154336/Government health officials are investigating if a Chinese factory may be a source of problems with a Baxter International blood thinner linked to hundreds of reports of allergic reactions and four deaths.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154189/2008-02-14T00:19:26.430+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154189/General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. told a bankruptcy court Wednesday that they support Chrysler LLC's effort to get some tools back from Plastech Engineered Products Inc.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154127/2008-02-14T00:34:19.420+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154127/Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly by trying to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport men's room sex sting, the Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154082/2008-02-14T02:10:05.313+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23154082/Congress on Wednesday moved to prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects, despite President Bush's veto threat.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153516/2008-02-14T01:05:45.973+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153516/A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head at a junior high school in California reportedly was declared brain dead by doctors but remains on a ventilator, a medical examiner said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153302/2008-02-14T01:18:07.900+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153302/Perhaps in hopes of avoiding another Sanjaya, Josiah Leming, who lives in his car, is rejected. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153207/2008-02-14T14:46:17.257+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153207/A member of the Supreme Court said in an interview broadcast in Britain this week that interrogators can inflict pain to obtain critical information about an imminent terrorist threat.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153116/2008-02-14T01:35:23.263+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153116/Looting, arson and murder have become hallmarks of Kenya's conflict over a disputed presidential election. Another, less talked about tactic in the violence: rape.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153090/2008-02-14T00:13:52.057+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23153090/John LaFemina , chef and owner of Apizz and Orchard in New York City, teamed up with his wife, Pam Manela, to create the recipes for this pear and prosciutto salad, hen-of-the-woods ravioli and molten chocolate cake.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152797/2008-02-14T16:21:03.027+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152797/The head of the nation's largest consumer bank said Wednesday there is an "even chance" the nation's economy is in a mild recession, comparing last year's credit crunch and ongoing turmoil in the nation's mortgage market to the Internet bubble of 2001.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152773/2008-02-14T00:13:49.793+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152773/The Bush administration plans to defend its new fuel efficiency requirements for most sport utility vehicles, pickups and vans after a federal appeals court rejected the plan last year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152720/2008-02-14T00:03:38.733+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152720/Despite the seeming limitations of the sport as a marketing vehicle for its athletes, U.S. companies have embraced NASCAR drivers as pitchmen. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152539/2008-02-14T01:12:26.297+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152539/Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday said passengers traveling through storm-socked cities in the Northeast can change their flight schedules without penalty.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152421/2008-02-13T22:20:59.380+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152421/The race is on: A consortium of 32 companies has joined a classic battle for primacy with their demonstration of mobile phones to compete with devices that will run Google Inc.'s fledgling Android operating system.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152357/2008-02-13T23:48:47.657+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152357/Iran's new generation of advanced centrifuges have begun processing small quantities of the gas that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads, diplomats said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152124/2008-02-13T22:36:20.637+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152124/They're called "servers that lie." Mendacious machines controlled by hackers that reroute Internet traffic from infected computers to fraudulent Web sites are increasingly being used to launch attacks, according to a paper published this week by researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Inc.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152055/2008-02-13T22:33:48.730+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23152055/A mountaintop property just west of the "H" in the "Hollywood" sign is up for sale. The asking price: $22 million.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151839/2008-02-14T00:17:33.620+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151839/Blue Cross of California quickly halted its practice of asking doctors to report conditions it could use to cancel new patients' medical coverage after a widespread wave of criticism.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151832/2008-02-13T21:41:13.210+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151832/The nation's toy makers — faced with soaring energy and raw material prices and rising labor costs in China — are tweaking their new product lines and scaling back their offerings.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151711/2008-02-19T16:30:09.527+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151711/Howard Fineman looks at a potential Barack Obama vs. John McCain presidential fight -- the issues they'll spar over; the positions they'll take.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151608/2008-02-13T23:02:10.617+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23151608/Indonesia issued a tsunami alert Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150848/2008-02-13T20:51:37.483+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150848/Authorities say an auxiliary police officer accidentally shot and killed his son as the two were examining a sniper rifle at their Central Ohio home, The Columbus Dispatch reported.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150685/2008-02-13T22:45:21.847+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150685/The Democratic presidential hopeful has bought TV airtime for advertising in three upcoming primary states - Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150649/2008-02-13T20:49:58.047+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150649/Internet addresses ending in ".pdf" or ".mp3" could appear under a new proposal, while domain name suffixes consisting entirely of numbers would likely be rejected.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150540/2008-02-13T20:45:51.767+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150540/It seemed unlikely that a photograph in death of someone as well-known as war correspondent Ernie Pyle could exist for more than six decades without turning up in print — somewhere.And as it turns out, it did.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150439/2008-02-14T02:02:33.197+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150439/Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday acknowledged tensions between the U.S. and Mexico over illegal immigration but stressed that both countries have an interest in ensuring their citizens can cross the border legally and safely.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150419/2008-02-14T01:47:59.973+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150419/A plastic surgeon who replaced the fingerprints of a man involved in a drug ring with skin from the bottom of his feet was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150413/2008-02-13T23:12:57.280+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150413/Senate lawmakers want judges to review government 'state secret' evidence.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150377/2008-02-13T21:31:02.500+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150377/Undercover police secretly set up a fake company to demonstrate how easily and anonymously a terrorist could purchase chlorine on the Internet for a deadly chemical strike against the city.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150226/2008-02-13T21:54:38.480+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23150226/Forget fish and chips — curry is Britain's national dish. But government policies restricting the flow of workers from Bangladesh are being blamed for a staffing crisis at Britain's curry houses.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149604/2008-02-13T20:30:41.497+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149604/Some 4,000 people demanding vaccinations against yellow fever blockaded a highway near the capital Wednesday, a week after the disease made its first appearance in Paraguay in 34 years.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149574/2008-02-13T19:52:20.043+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149574/New high-speed videos show the water shrew relies on water movement, prey shape and smell to nab fish in the blink of an eye at night. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149384/2008-02-13T19:53:01.400+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149384/A tropical garden is opening in downtown Washington, brightly colored plants, warmth and humidity, and hundreds of butterflies fluttering around visitors.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149323/2008-02-13T20:03:28.783+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149323/A Georgian tycoon who claimed he was the target of assassination plot after helping lead anti-government protests in his homeland was found dead in his mansion near London, and police said Wednesday they were treating the death as suspicious.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149322/2008-02-13T21:31:11.013+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149322/Read the transcript from the special coveragehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149251/2008-02-13T19:18:13.787+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149251/Read the transcript to the Tuesday showhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149236/2008-02-13T19:27:13.827+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149236/The Democratic presidential hopeful is moving belatedly to make a contest of next Tuesday's presidential primary.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149082/2008-02-13T20:31:48.107+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23149082/Democratic presidential hopeful's ten year plan focuses on construction, environmental employmenthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148959/2008-02-13T19:35:56.600+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148959/If you feel your Valentine's Day chocolates are not such a sweet deal this year, you are not alone. Regulators are investigating price fixing among candy makers in at least three different countries.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148938/2008-02-13T20:56:29.133+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148938/An Islamic militant accused of helping to carry out the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wanted to avenge the death of a friend in the Red Mosque attack, a senior police officer said Wednesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148886/2008-02-13T20:12:45.713+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148886/Surveillance video shows the four miscreants who let scores of chickens run loose inside a Philadelphia high school over the weekend, police said. But no one has been identified yet, and many students found the prank — which canceled classes Monday at the 3,600-student school — way cool.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148821/2008-02-13T20:12:44.590+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148821/Kind-hearted New York City cabbie Ahmed Ibrahim plays matchmaker for his passengers, many of whom are still romantically involved.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148719/2008-02-13T18:57:04.960+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148719/New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday said he will sue Ingenix, its parent UnitedHealth Group and three subsidiaries, saying the insurers are defrauding consumers by manipulating how much doctors and hospitals are reimbursed.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148464/2008-02-13T18:31:12.760+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148464/Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and institute vast changes in Iraq's power structure after the Oct. 1 vote. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148442/2008-02-13T19:04:28.580+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148442/A new robotic observatory at the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau will continuously survey the skies on its own for almost a year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148376/2008-02-13T18:47:41.420+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148376/President Bush pressured the House on Wednesday to pass new rules for monitoring terrorists' communications, saying "terrorists are planning new attacks on our country ... that will make Sept. 11 pale by comparison."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148212/2008-02-13T18:42:24.643+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148212/Adubato: The media shouldn't be unfair to candidates by singling them out for their dirty pasts. But if the media <em>is</em> harping on public figures, it needs to at least be unfair to all of them equally.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148082/2008-02-13T18:53:50.150+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23148082/Phil Lempert "steals" this savory and mouthwatering dish from chef Philippe Piel of the ICI urban bistro in Washington, D.C. Not only will it  keep you warm this winter, it will also bring you a taste of French culture in every bite. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147837/2008-02-13T18:35:46.743+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147837/One of the most obnoxious marketing campaigns is taking place right now. The scam uses postcards, letters, and phone calls to sell outrageously priced extended auto warranties.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147777/2008-02-15T20:08:57.927+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147777/Morgan Stanley is firing 1,000 people at its U.S. and U.K. mortgage lending units. The New York investment bank says it will scale back mortgage operations in the United States.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147482/2008-02-13T19:10:56.137+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147482/India's Hindu hard-liners are showing no love for Valentine's Day. Protesters briefly blocked a road in New Delhi on Wednesday, chanting "Down with Valentine." In a nearby city, extremists threatened to beat up couples found celebrating their love.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147336/2008-02-13T18:20:14.177+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147336/So what would an Obama Presidency look like for business? "It would be a pragmatic, center-left administration," says one Democratic political strategist.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147324/2008-02-13T19:15:35.993+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147324/A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147101/2008-02-13T17:47:10.123+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147101/The Republican presidential hopeful appealed for help rallying conservatives behind him, acknowledging the party must unite.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147090/2008-02-13T19:15:57.617+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147090/The leaders of a House panel that oversees military spending said Wednesday they are drafting legislation that would pay for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through the rest of the year.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147085/2008-02-13T18:11:25.963+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147085/Coupes are sexier than most sedans, and yet they don’t get as much love from American car buyers. Here are the hottest coupes for 2008.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146572/2008-02-19T18:39:38.623+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146572/CBS and NBC have announced the return of many of their scripted series as TV production resumed Wednesday following a three-month writers strike.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146292/2008-02-21T04:04:39.587+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146292/A plan by auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. to exit bankruptcy by the end of next month is in jeopardy as it struggles to get $6.1 billion in loans in the tight credit market.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146190/2008-02-13T16:18:25.240+00:00Nationalhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23146190/