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Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki & Dr.Rath for Rockefeller and why is David icke for the Order of Chaos by the money?-"!!!" Dr.Matthias Rath Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki with the blue ball[global-earth] David Icke you are a German Luciferian with the tongue of a snake for Dr.Rath and Rockefe ...

Den Dreck aussortieren.OK! Aber der Dreck befindet sich auch unter den Bilderbergern und Ihrer Hegemonie und der Korruption zu der Scientology!Aber der Gewinner ist immer die gleiche Person. BÖSE=Bilderberger bzw.Scientology Mitglied {inoffiziell} Gut= Das Gegenteil ,um wieder zu verdienen ...

About the biggest fraud on earth for the big coming judge!

Auch auf der am Donnerstag gestarteten deutschen Domain youtube.de finden Internet-Nutzer einem Bericht zufolge unzählige Nazi-Videos. Unter anderem würden dort Videos der verbotenen Nazi-Band "Landser" und Hetzfilme über eine angebliche jüdische Weltverschwörung ang ...

Jetzt Nazi-Chef vorher RAF bzw.Spion der CIA Horst Mahler So spricht man mit Nazis VANITY FAIR-Autor Michel Friedman trifft Deutschlands Chef-Nazi. Teil 1.0 dieses ungekürzten Interviews lesen Sie hier! Sonst zu kaufen am Kiosk oder dort zu bestellen[Ausgabe45] o ...

At least 272 people were killed in a fire at a prison in Honduras, a local fire department said Wednesday. Dozens of other prisoners were rescued from the blaze.

China's Vice President Xi Jinping is expected to meet with U.S. congressional leaders a day after President Barack Obama welcomed him at the White House.

Close friends and family will mourn Whitney Houston at a private funeral, led by a pastor who has known her for decades, at a church where she honed her vocal skills as a child.

Iran will install domestically-produced nuclear fuel rods into a research reactor Wednesday with the president in attendance, the official news agency reported.

A massive plume of thick, black smoke billowed from the city of Homs on Wednesday, punctuating the chaos that has plagued the opposition stronghold for months.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain again attacks his Democratic rival's plans of "re-distributing wealth".

The European Commission defends Peter Mandelson over his links to Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska.

Several hundred people taking part in a run in the Lake District are reported to be stranded by flooding and torrential rain.

Gordon Brown hits the campaign trail in a by-election for the first time since becoming prime minister.

A sea scooter race official from the UK has gone missing during the Asian Beach Games

Arizona State Representitive Mark Anderson, a Republican from Mesa, has a long history of loyal and devoted service to Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed "messiah" and leader of the Unification Church. Moon's followers have historically been called "Moonies." Almost ten years ago the ...

Have you ever been bothered by unwanted visitors at your door trying to sell you on their religion? Probably the most familiar and persistent door-to-door proselytizers are "Jehovah's Witnesses," a sect seemingly historically obsessed with "doom and gloom." Witnesses have an apparent fasci ...

Chuck Anderson, the head of an unaccredited school called the Endeavor Academy (EA) in the Wisconsin Dells, is dead. He was 83. Often referred to as a "cult leader" by his critics, Anderson's followers called him instead their "Master Teacher" (MT). The self-styled “miracle worker” (see ph ...

Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins, self-styled prophet and religious entrepreneur runs an operation called the "House of Yahweh" (HOY) near Abilene, Texas. Recently featured in a segment on ABC 20/20 and interviewed on CNN Nancy Grace, Hawkins held forth on the fate of the world, predicting with ...

New York Times editors and researchers have selected a fugitive sex offender as an official resource about polygamists. Anton Hein, a former U.S. resident and registered sex offender with an outstanding warrant issued for his immediate arrest regarding a parole violation, runs a Web site call ...

The 90,000 new shares following the stock option exercises as notified Oslo Stock Exchange on February 25th 2009 has been registered in the Company Register in Brønnøysund. The Share Capital of TGS-NOPEC is thereafter 106,609,800 shares at a nominal value of NOK 0.25 per share. Certificate of R ...

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STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT Free for publication on March 11, 2009 at 2.00 pm (CET+1) Annual Summary 2008 The whole releases and announcements listed below are available on EB's Web pages: www.elektrobit.com » news » 2008 Stock Exchange Releases and Announcements: February 2008 2008-02- ...

TietoEnator's Board of Directors will make an amended proposal on the issuance of option rights at the Annual General MeetingTietoEnator Corporation Stock Exchange Release 11 March 2009, 1.15 pm EET The Board of Directors of TietoEnator Corporation ("the Company") has on 11 March 2009 resolved ...

What's in a name? Embattled Nashville metro council candidate Sheri Weiner, who shares her last name with Rep. Anthony Weiner, struggles to convince voters she has no relation to the scandalous congressman. Bad time to be a Weiner. Click here for more...

Hell hath no fury like a Whoopi Goldberg scorned. Watch her turn the tables on a Fox News anchor's stereotype of rapper speak. The lesson? Mimicking goes both ways, and two can play that game.

This ad from Turn Right USA makes Christine O'Donnell's witch spot seem normal. The PAC slams California Democrat Janice Hahn in an incredibly racist and sexist commercial.

Well, this isn't uncomfortable: Shannon Tweed stormed out of an interview on The Joy Behar Show when husband KISS frontman Gene Simmons referenced his famous philandering. Catch the full interview tonight on HLN's Joy Behar at 10 p.m. EST.

America's Got...America? Jon Stewart quipped that the New Hampshire GOP debate was actually the most patriotic game show ever, thanks to the hard hitting questions about pizza, Elvis, and Pepsi.

The persistent baptism of Holocaust victims has outraged Jewish leaders. By Allison Yarrow.

Salman Shaikh says Obama shouldn’t rush in—an unsanctioned intervention would play into Assad’s hands.

Richard Mason’s new novel evokes a lush pre-World War I Europe. He talks about how to write about sex and his new app.

The Mulleavy sisters stand out from the Fashion Week crowd with an imaginative fall line full of Outback influences.

Kate Middleton wore two high-street-fashion brands in the same week, writes Tom Sykes.

NEW YORK — A bobbing little pompom put on a peak performance at the Westminster Kennel Club.Malachy the Pekingese wobbled off with best in show Tuesday night, becoming America's top dog much to the delight of an adoring crowd that called his name. Read More... M ...

It was a double date gone extremely bizarre when Tamra lost her sanity to jealousy on "The Real Housewives of Orange County" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on Bravo). She and Eddie were on the date with Vicki and Brooks, but as the drinking progressed, Eddie and Vicki started getting along just swi ...

"Today is Valentine's Day," said President Obama on Tuesday. The commander-in-chief continued with a useful pointer: "Do not forget."Obama followed his own advice on this year's day of love. Per a White House Pool report, he took First Lady Michelle Obama out for a romantic meal on Tue ...

It was certainly an interesting week on "The Biggest Loser" (Tue., 8 p.m. EST on NBC). For the second week in a row, the Red Team had to learn how to succeed without any access to Dolvett. But at least this time the Black Team was in the same boat. As part of the Valentine's Day theme, ...

It was a double dose of new guest stars on "New Girl" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on Fox). Clark Duke was Julia's wildly inappropriate and insecure assistant, while Jess' quest to find a one-night stand for Valentine's Day led her to Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") in the character of lunch and taco ...

Ex-US-Präsident Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) soll sich mit 1954 auf einem entlegenen Flughafen mit Außerirdischen getroffen haben – drei Mal sogar! Foto: DPA

Ein Holländer wollte von Berlin nach Amsterdam mit dem Zug fahren, hatte aber kein Geld. Also klammerte er sich auf ein Trittbrett – Lebensgefahr bei Tempo 200. Foto: dpa Mehr zum ThemaStuttgart 21 - Polizei räumt SchlossgartenDie Messi-Show im VideoDaniela Katzenberger - Autsch! Jetzt verteidi ...

Dieses Training hat's in sich: Super-Blondine Daniela Katzenberger gibt alles beim Selbstverteidigungskurs. Ihr Motto: Wer mir an die Hupen will, kriegt eins auf die 12! Foto: VOX Mehr zum ThemaStuttgart 21 - Polizei räumt SchlossgartenDie Messi-Show im VideoWinter brutal - Blitzeis! Schnee! Ch ...

Im Achtelfinale der Champions League, verliert Leverkusen 1:3 gegen Barcelona. Sky präsentiert die Messi-Show im Video bei Barcelonas Dreier gegen Bayer Foto: AFP, Getty Images Mehr zum ThemaStuttgart 21 - Polizei räumt SchlossgartenDaniela Katzenberger - Autsch! Jetzt verteidigt sich die Katze ...

Erst die Kälte, nun das Eis. Schnee-Regen und Temperaturen um die 0 Grad verwandelten Straßen in Rutschbahnen. Es gab viele Unfälle mit mehreren Toten. Foto: dpa Mehr zum ThemaStuttgart 21 - Polizei räumt SchlossgartenDie Messi-Show im VideoDaniela Katzenberger - Autsch! Jetzt verteidigt sich d ...

Für die "Eiserne Lady" ist es "wie ein Traum": Meryl Streep wird auf der Berlinale mit dem Goldenen Ehrenbären ausgezeichnet. Ihr Auftritt beschert dem Festival eine dicke Portion Glamour.

Der Tatort ist eine Moschee in Reutlingen. Der Tatvorwurf: Ein Ehepaar versucht einen Bekannten umzubringen, indem es ihn mit Benzin überschüttet und anzündet. Das Opfer soll mit der Ehefrau jahrelang ein sexuelles Verhältnis gehabt haben. Das Gericht muss nun in diesem komplizierten Fall ein Ur ...

Während ein Untersuchungsausschuss des niedersächsischen Landtags zur Aufklärung der Vorwürfe gegen Bundespräsident Wulff immer wahrscheinlicher wird, treten weitere Details über die kritisierte Nähe des ehemaligen Ministerpräsidenten zu Unternehmern seines Bundeslandes zutage.

Syriens Regime geht trotz internationaler Appelle weiter brutal gegen die Opposition vor. Die Stadt Homs liegt unter Beschuss. Mehr als 100.000 Menschen sitzen dort fest. Eine Flucht scheint unmöglich. Die Forderungen nach härteren Sanktionen mehren sich. Ein Einsatz von UN-Blauhelmen wird jedoc ...

Alles nicht so wichtig, meint der niederländische Regierungschef Rutte über die Partei des Islamgegners Wilders. Ohne die kann er allerdings nicht regieren. Doch der Protest gegen einen fremdenfeindlichen "Meldepunkt" der Wilders-Partei im Internet wächst.

Dirk Niebel wollte erst Aung San Suu Kyi besuchen und dann ein abschließendes Urteil über Burma fällen. Die in die Politik zurückgekehrte Friedensnobelpreisträgerin mahnt zur Zurückhaltung.

Der syrische Diktator Assad hat für den 26. Februar ein Referendum über eine neue Verfassung angekündigt. In Homs bombardierte die Armee unterdessen abermals eine Öl-Pipeline. Eliteeinheiten stürmten das Zentrum von Damaskus.

Karlsruhe stärkt die finanziellen Ansprüche von Professoren. Verfassungsgerichtspräsident Andreas Voßkuhle spricht von einem „Pilotverfahren“. Denn viele Staatsdiener sehen sich nicht mehr als angemessen besoldet an.

Die deutsche Wirtschaft ist zum Jahresende 2011 zum ersten Mal seit fast drei Jahren geschrumpft. Allerdings fiel das Minus geringer aus als erwartet. Frankreichs Wirtschaft hingegen legte um 0,2 Prozent zu.

Ein deutsch-amerikanisches Biologenteam hat auf einer kleinen Insel im Norden Madagaskars ein unbekanntes Zwergchamäleon entdeckt. Eine zoologische Sensation.

Keine drei Zentimeter lang wird das Chamäleon "Brookesia micra", das deutsche Wissenschaftler auf der Insel vor der Ostküste Afrikas entdeckt haben. Die Art gehört damit zu den kleinsten Reptilien der Welt.

Die Polizei hat am Mittwochmorgen in Stuttgart das Baufeld im Schlossgarten für das Bahnprojekt Stuttgart 21 weitgehend geräumt.

Syriens Machthaber Assad will das Volk am 26. Februar über eine neue Verfassung abstimmen lassen. Allerdings gehen die Truppen des Präsidenten mit unverminderter Härte gegen die Opposition vor. Die Auseinandersetzung verlegt sich zunehmend in die Hauptstadt Damaskus, wo Eliteeinheiten auffahr ...

Poing schafft immer mehr Betreuungsplätze - doch für die Kindertagesstätten findet sich nicht genügend Personal

Jobticket, Hort-Zuschuss oder die Nutzung von Bonusmeilen: Oft sind Sachleistungen sinnvoller als eine Gehaltserhöhung um wenige Prozent. Viele Angestellte handeln darum nicht mehr Geld aus, sondern mehr Leistungen. Die beliebtesten Alternativen zur klassischen Lohnerhöhung - ein Überblick.

Präsident Assad hat einen Termin für die Abstimmung über eine neue Verfassung verkündet. Trotz der schweren Kämpfe im Land sollen die Syrer am 26. Februar ihre Stimme abgeben. Unterdessen bereitet die UN-Vollversammlung einen neuen Anlauf für eine Syrien-Resolution vor.

Eine Studie der Universität Bremen besagt, dass kranke Kinder zu schnell ein Antibiotikum bekommen. Rund 50 Prozent der drei- bis sechsjährigen hätten 2009 diese Arzneimittel erhalten. Der Experte Gerd Glaeske sagte im ARD-Morgenmagazin, bei vielen Infektionen könne man darauf verzichten.

Kein russischer Radiosender kritisiert so offen die Machtführung wie Echo Moskwy. Jetzt wurde der Chefredakteur aus dem Aufsichtsrat gefeuert - um die Berichterstattung vor der Wahl zu beeinflussen, meinen Kreml-Kritiker. Längst beklagen Putins Konkurrenten Einschränkungen im Wahlkampf.

Trotz Internet und Videospielen: Rund vier Stunden verbringt jeder US-Amerikaner vor der Glotze, auch bei den Kindern ist die Fernsehlust ungebrochen. Da muss man sich in der Schule schon etwas einfallen lassen, um gegen den Einfluss anzukommen. In Arizona hat man eine Idee: Wenn das Fernsehen s ...

Der Vatikan hat ein Problem mit Namen VatiLeaks. In den vergangenen Tagen gelangten viele vertrauliche Dokumente, teils mit brisantem Inhalt, nach außen. Vom Mordkomplott gegen den Papst ist die Rede. Vor allem aber wird kräftig gemobbt. Doch wer schießt hier gegen wen und warum?

In der Euro-Zone liegt der Leitzins bei einem Prozent, in Brasilien hingegen bei 10,5 Prozent. Das lockt die Devisenspekulanten, die mit dieser Zinsdifferenz ihr Geld verdienen wollen. Die Zielländer finden das gar nicht gut.

Die Schuldenkrise beutelt die Wirtschaft der gesamten Euro-Zone - erstmals seit rund zweieinhalb Jahren schrumpfte die Wirtschaftsleistung. Ein Lichtblick kommt aus Frankreich.

Er hat Anleger um zig Millionen geprellt. Seit 2007 ist Florian Homm auf der Flucht, verfolgt von der US-Börsenaufsicht und vom Privatermittler Josef Resch. Der hat ein Kopfgeld von 1,1 Mio. Euro ausgesetzt. Die Jagd ist auch ein Wettrennen der Jäger.

Ohne eine steile Korrektur baut sich der überhitzte Zustand des Leitindex derzeit ab. Diese Entwicklung hat jedoch einen Haken.

Die stockenden Verhandlungen mit Griechenland scheinen die Anleger kaum noch zu interessieren. Vor allem aus Asien kommen starke Vorgaben für den Handelsauftakt. Unter dem Strich ist eine gestiegene Risikobereitschaft zu erkennen.

Europas größter Reisekonzern schlägt einen Teil seiner Containerreederei Hapag-Lloyd los. TUI-Chef Frenzel nutzt die Hauptversammlung zur Erläuterung seiner Pläne: Raus aus den Schulden und ab in den Urlaub.

Spektakuläre Museen, spitze Türme und Öko-Städte im Wüstensand: In den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten werden vertikale Träume Wirklichkeit. Ein neuer Bildband stellt außergewöhnliche Projekte vor.

Die Marken Peugeot Citroën leiden mehr als andere unter der schwachen Nachfrage in Europa. Dabei reißt die Autosparte durch ihr Ergebnis den gesamten Konzern in die Krise. Vorstandschef Philippe Varin zeigt typische Reaktionen.

Der deutsche Finanzminister äußert offen Zweifel an der Verlässlichkeit der Athener Sparzusagen. Er verlangt eine feste Zusage. Zwischen den Zeilen deutet er an, dass ihm eine Verschiebung der für Frühjahr angesetzten Wahl um ein Jahr am liebsten wäre.

Er macht's, er macht's nicht - er macht's! Außenminister Juppé bestätigt die Kandidatur des amtierenden Präsidenten zur Wahl im April. Und Sarkozy startet direkt in den Wahlkampf - auf Twitter.

Mit Panzern und Gewehren gehen die Sicherheitskräfte in Syrien gegen Demonstranten vor. Bei den Protesten gegen das Regime von Baschar al-Assad sollen bereits mehrere Personen ums Leben gekommen sein. Am Dienstag debattierte der UN-Sicherheitsrat über die heikle Situation in dem Land. ...

Drei Anläufe hat's gebraucht. Jetzt haben die Grünen und die SPD bei ihren Koalitionsverhandlungen in Baden-Württemberg endlich eine Einigung erzielt. Reizthema war das Bahn- und Städteprojekt Stuttgart 21. Festgelegt wurde nun: Die Bürger sollen bis Oktober in einer Vol ...

Drei Anläufe hat's gebraucht. Jetzt haben die Grünen und die SPD bei ihren Koalitionsverhandlungen in Baden-Württemberg endlich eine Einigung erzielt. Reizthema war das Bahn- und Städteprojekt Stuttgart 21. Festgelegt wurde nun: Die Bürger sollen bis Oktober in einer Vol ...

Noch keine Pläne für Ostern? Gut so. Denn selten konnte sich Deutschland auf so sonnige Ostertage freuen, wie in diesem Jahr. Ein Blick auf das Weltwetter zeigt: Es gibt kaum ein Gebiet, das wettermäßig mit Mitteleuropa mithalten kann. Höchsttemperaturen von 27 Grad und ...

Alle Jahre wieder ärgern sich Partyliebhaber und Clubbesitzer in verschiedenen Teilen Deutschlands darüber, dass ihnen an Ostern das Freizeitvergnügen beziehungsweise Geschäft vermiest wird. Öffentliche Tanzveranstaltungen sind nämlich in manchen Bundesländern ...

Der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund hat sich für die Sommerspiele in London festgelegt: Am Ende soll es ein Platz unter den ersten Fünf sein. Dass viele Ballsportler dabei nicht mithelfen können, weil sie sich nicht qualifiziert haben, findet DOSB-Generalsekretär Vesper nicht so tragisch.

Graben lohnt sich: Im Keller seines neuen Restaurants stießen Bauarbeiter auf eine Schatztruhe, behalten durfte sie Starkoch Jamie Oliver allerdings nicht. Ihr Inhalt war zum Schießen.

Das Regime in Teheran kündigt eine dreifache Enthüllung in Sachen Atomprogramm an. Irans Präsident will demnach eine Anlage zur Urananreicherung, neue Zentrifugen und erstmals im Land hergestellte Brennstäbe vorstellen.

Zum Monatsanfang klotzen die Publikumsmagazine mit frischen Filmbeilagen: Überdrehte Komödien, tragikomische Gangsterdramen und düsterer Steampunk wechseln sich mit Krimis und einem meisterhaften Experiment ab. Bei diesem Angebot ist für jeden etwas dabei.

Gelobt sei die regionale Vielfalt: Ob Kölsche Tapas, Currywurst aus dem Asia-Wok oder frische Ost-Salate - nichts geht über die Deutschküche! Werfen wir einen gesamtdeutschen Repu-Blick auf die saisonallen Angebote!

Scroogle schaltet sich zwischen Nutzer und Googles Suchmaschine, um Cookies und Werbung herauszufiltern. Nun blockiert Google den Dienst, sagen die Betreiber.

Ein großartiges Album! Die Norwegerin Hanne Hukkelberg singt über SMS und Brot, trommelt sich durch den Besteckkasten und nähert sich der Arche Noah mit einer Schöpfkelle

Bislang fehlen klare Kriterien für die Leistung von Professoren. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht wird mit seinem Urteil helfen, das zu korrigieren, meint Jan-Martin Wiarda.

Bizarre Familie: In Ursula Meiers Drama "Sister" geht es um einen kindlichen Dieb und seine erwachsene Schwester. Ein großartiges Stück vom Oben und Unten unserer Welt.

Soziale Gerechtigkeit soll 2012 das Thema der Partei werden. Doch an ihrer Forderung zu einer Grundsicherung von 420 Euro merken die Grünen: Vieles könnte zu teuer werden

Durch das eingefallene Winterchaos ist es in der Nacht zum Mittwoch und am frühen Morgen bereits zu zahlreichen Unfällen gekommen. Die steigenden Temperaturen sorgten vielerorts für Blitzeis auf den Straßen. Die spiegelglatten Straßen forderten bereits mehrere Todesopfer. Am schlimmsten war es in Sa

Stade (dpa) - Monatelang hatte Martin N. beharrlich geschwiegen. Nahezu regungslos verfolgte er den Prozess vor dem Landgericht Stade, wo er sich seit Oktober wegen der Morde an drei kleinen Jungen und zahlreicher sexueller Übergriffe verantworten musste. Der 41-Jährige hatte die Taten gestande ...

Um die beiden Katzen der mutmaßlichen Zwickauer Rechtsterroristin Beate Zschäpe ist ein bizarrer Streit entbrannt. Der Tierschutzverein Zwickau bestätigte, dass das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) die Unterbringung der beiden Katzen nicht zahlen will. Ohne eine Einwilligung von Zschäpe kann der Verein ...

Als Reaktion auf das Ölembargo der EU hat Teheran am Mittwoch offenbar seinerseits den Export von Erdöl in sechs Länder der Europäischen Union gestoppt. Der staatliche Internet-Nachrichtensender Press TV meldete den Exportstopp ohne Angabe von Quellen. Eine offizielle Bestätigung dazu lag nicht vor.

Mailand (dpa) - In Silvio Berlusconis Korruptionsprozess hat die Mailänder Staatsanwaltschaft fünf Jahre Haft für den italienischen Ex-Regierungschef gefordert. Es sei ganz zweifelsfrei erwiesen, dass der 75-jährige Berlusconi der Bestechung des britischen Anwalts David Mills schuldig sei, sag ...

Plön (dpa) - Gegen den sozialpsychiatrischen Dienst des Kreises Plön werden schwere Vorwürfe erhoben. Dort soll ein verantwortlicher Mitarbeiter den lebensbedrohlichen Zustand einer stark verwahrlosten Frau ignoriert haben, berichtete NDR 1 Welle Nord am Montagabend. Die 67-Jährige sei in der ve ...

Hamburg/Itzehoe (dpa/lno) - Zollbeamte haben auf dem Hamburger Flughafen zwei Russen mit 145 000 Euro erwischt. Die Männer - Vater und Sohn - wollten mit dem Bargeld ein Auto kaufen, teilte das Hauptzollamt Itzehoe am Montag mit. Beim Abflug in Moskau hatten sie das Geld ordnungsgemäß angemeldet ...

Hamburg (dpa) - Im Zentralkrankenhaus der Untersuchungshaftanstalt (UHA) ist in der Nacht zum Montag ein Gefangener verstorben. Mitarbeiter fanden den 25-jährigen gegen 6.30 Uhr leblos in seinem Haftraum vor, wie die Justizbehörde am Montag mitteilte. Die genaue Todesursache stehe noch nicht fes ...

Bremen (dpa/lno) - Der Güterumschlag in den Bremer Häfen ist 2011 auf die Rekordmenge von 80,6 Millionen Tonnen gestiegen. Das war ein Zuwachs von 17,3 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr, teilte Wirtschaftssenator Martin Günthner (SPD) am Montag mit. Besonders erfolgreich war der Containerumschlag ...

Wangerooge (dpa/lno) - Der Schiffsverkehr nach Wangerooge kommt wieder in Gang: Nach tagelanger Unterbrechung durch Eis und niedrige Wasserstände solle am Dienstag eine Fähre den Weg nach Harlesiel testen und danach auch Passagiere befördern, sagte Bürgermeister Holger Kohls am Montag. Zuvor hat ...

The human spirit feeds off other human spirits. The beauty of self-actualization is that it’s freeing for the individual but it’s also contagious. Gifts are meant to be used. That ride is almost always worth the fall because it spurs the next ride.

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U.S. futures are firmly higher this morning, but the strength of Europe is in doubt. 

Commentary from China suggesting it will help the eurozone combat its debt crisis, combined with a round of upbeat headlines on the situation in Greece, pushed stock-index futures higher.

Honduran official: Prison fire has killed at least 272 inmates.

Iguanas hunted in Bahia Honda, suspected in disappearance of Miami blue butterfly population

Iran claims two steps to nuclear self-sufficiency with fuel rods, uranium centrifuges

Family will say their last goodbyes to the singer at a service in New Jersey.

George Huguely is accused of first degree murder in the death of his girlfriend.

Guantanamo commander who clashed with defense lawyers transferring to California

Norwegian railways delays testing of Swiss train after derailment during test run, 5 injured

Officials say worst cold snap in memory in Eastern Europe has killed more than 600

Somali president asks for lifting of arms embargo week before international meeting on Somalia

Report: Iran says has started using new advanced centrifuges at Natanz uranium enrichment site

US, Europe consider crippling worldwide bank penalty against Iran, though costs could be high

Civil unions bill gets 1st hearing in Colo. Senate; similar proposal failed last year in House

First Lady to visit Pentagon to speak for military spouses

  Just in time for their first anniversary, Prince William and Kate Middleton will get an unlikely reminder of their big day thanks to Mattel’s limited edition “William and Catherine Royal Wedding Giftset.” “William and Catherine are like a modern day Barbie and Ken,” said...

The Supreme Court could decide this week whether to delve into yet another hot-button social issue: affirmative action. At issue is a lawsuit brought by Abigail Fisher, a white student, who said she was denied admission to the University of Texas because of the color...

Picture this scenario: In the dozen days leading up to the last primaries before Super Tuesday, a surging candidate named Rick Santorum jockeys repeatedly with the front-runner Mitt Romney for the lead in Michigan.

BOISE, Idaho — With his candidate of choice riding high in the polls, Rick Santorum’s wealthy benefactor Foster Friess laughed off the suggestion that he’s buying the election for the former Pennsylvania senator, but Friess, the main donor to the pro-Santorum super PAC told ABC... ...

At Nicky D’s Coney Island in Warren, Mich., across the street from a Chrysler truck plant, co-owner Diana Dedvuka has seen her bustling diner come back from a near-death experience. “People are working.  They’re spending more money. Customers seem to be happier,” she said. In... ...

House prices in capital cities are forecast to stay severely unaffordable for at least a decade.

A "mini tornado" has ripped through the south west town of Waroona, which bore the brunt of a storm front overnight.

A Western Australian farmer is launching legal action against his neighbour for allegedly contaminating his organic property with genetically modified (GM) crops.

New figures show the mining and resources sectors in Western Australia and Queensland continue to boost the value of Australian investment projects.

A deadly snake has been left left in a box on the driveway of a police officer's house on the far south coast of New South Wales.

A French soldier has opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan, killing three people including a woman and child.

Efforts to reach a deal to avert a calamitous debt default by the US have hit yet another snag, just five days before the deadline.

An Israeli orchestra has made history by performing a concert in Bayreuth, the spiritual home of Hitler's favourite composer Richard Wagner.

An 80-year-old woman was enjoying a doughnut at her kitchen table when she was hit in the face by a stray arrow shot by a neighbour honing his archery skills, US police said.

A study has found fires in the Arctic are on the rise, which could accelerate global warming.

Macquarie Group says sluggish market conditions have weighed on its operations in the first quarter of this financial year compared to the previous quarter.

Efforts to reach a deal to avert a calamitous debt default by the US have hit yet another snag, just five days before the deadline.

House prices in capital cities are forecast to stay severely unaffordable for at least a decade.

The largest tracking solar power system in Australia will be launched at Alice Springs today.

Wall Street has slipped for the third day in a row as investors sold technology stocks and as debt talks between US politicians again failed to reach an outcome.

Angelina Jolie has said her film about the Bosnian war should be a "wake-up call" for the world to act in time to prevent atrocities like those now happening in Syria.

The trial of a man accused of drowning his new wife during a scuba diving trip on their Australian honeymoon has begun in the United States.

At least 357 inmates have been killed after a huge fire ripped through a prison in central Honduras, according to officials.

Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown has been told several members of the singer's family are against him attending her funeral, according to reports in the US.

At least 14 people have been killed in gun attacks between security troops and armed forces in Syria's largest city Aleppo.

'Drunk tanks' could be introduced into Britain as the Government seeks "innovative" solutions to tackle public drunkenness.

MPs are to visit the Falklands amid growing tensions between Britain and Argentina.

Grammy Award winning singer Adele has said she could take five years away from music despite selling millions of albums across the world.

Budget airline Ryanair has landed in hot water over a "sexist" advertising campaign featuring a scantily-clad model.

UK unemployment has risen for the eighth month in a row to reach 2.67 million.

MPs are to visit the Falklands amid growing tensions between Britain and Argentina.

Finance ministers from across Europe have cancelled a meeting to discuss a cash lifeline for Greece because they say the country has still not done enough to spring the money.

The trial of a man accused of drowning his new wife during a scuba diving trip on their Australian honeymoon has begun in the United States.

Fears are looming of a eurozone recession as its GDP fell by 0.3% over the last quarter, Italy was thrown into a recession and Germany's economy shrunk.

Her songs may be flying off the shelves following her death but Whitney Houston's estate is unlikely to significantly profit from soaring music sales.

Chocolate maker Thorntons has seen a sharp fall in half-year profits after a poor Christmas and heavy discounting of its products.

Cereal giant Kellogg's is to buy the Pringles crisp brand from Procter and Gamble in a £1.7bn ($2.7bn) deal.

Fears are looming of a eurozone recession as its GDP fell by 0.3% over the last quarter, Italy was thrown into a recession and Germany's economy shrunk.

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn Kinghas said that raising interest rates would send the UK into recession.

UK unemployment has risen for the eighth month in a row to reach 2.67 million.

The Downing Street cat is celebrating the end of his first year as "Chief Mouser".

UK unemployment has risen for the eighth month in a row to reach 2.67 million.

'Drunk tanks' could be introduced into Britain as the Government seeks "innovative" solutions to tackle public drunkenness.

MPs are to visit the Falklands amid growing tensions between Britain and Argentina.

The Government suffered another defeat in the Lords as peers debated the Welfare Reform Bill - but escaped the drubbing ministers might have feared.

Apple may be planning to launch a new and improved version of its iPad tablet within weeks, according to industry insiders.

US and European regulators have approved Google's purchase of handset maker Motorola Mobility amid increasingly heated legal battles over the technology behind smartphone devices.

Apple has allowed a labour auditor to inspect its suppliers' Chinese factories after allegations of worker abuse.

Dead people should be kept on artificial ventilators so their organs remain in prime condition for transplantation, according to a controversial new report.

Europe's first new space rocket in over a decade has completed a successful maiden flight, paving the way for future scientific satellite missions.

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has called for more reforms to tackle problems concerning China’s economic structure, unfair income distribution and corruption.

Fugitive numbers have been slashed by 84 percent following a seven-month crackdown, an officer from the Ministry of Public Security said.

Ten bodies have been retrieved and one person remains missing nearly two weeks after a boat capsized in Hunan Province, local officials said Monday.

One policeman was killed and two others were injured on February 9 in a gun fight with three criminal suspects. Two suspects were also killed at the scene, local media reported today.

A scientist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences who was accused of embezzling more than 1 million yuan (US$159,000) stood trial yesterday in Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.

N. Korean diplomat: 'War may break out at any moment'

Killed oil worker was fiercely concerned about rig's safety

UK minister drops US threat claim

Phelps photo unites pot smokers

Obama dines with right-wing journos

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In a video that’s gone viral over the Internet this week, a young woman in her 20′s hears her own voice for the first time. But be forewarned: it’s a tearjerker. YouTube user sloanchurman explains: “I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is ...

During an appearance on CNBC Friday morning, billionaire investor Warren Buffett appeared to change course on President Barack Obama’s jobs plan, admitting he had not read the plan and suggesting that he’ll likely oppose parts of it. The admission is particularly surprising, given Bu ...

Salon blogger and Constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald appeared on Democracy Now! Friday morning to voice his displeasure over the United States’ killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, a U.S. citizen who was considered a radical cleric for Al-Qaeda. Greenwald highlighted the criticism that ...

With the Occupy Wall Street protests growing in attention, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart finally weighed in on the movement Thursday evening and gave special attention to one notorious pepper-spraying cop. Upon learning that the name of the high ranking police office was Anthony Bologna, Stewa ...

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Everyone knows the case of the woman who sued McDonald’s over spilled coffee. Or do they? More than 15 years after making international news, the case continues to be cited as an example of citizens who use “frivolous” lawsuits to take unfair advantage of the American legal system. But is that a ...

Architects and engineers for 9/11 Truth’s new 9/11 documentary Solving the Mystery, the destruction of World Trade Center Building #7, WTC 7 on 9/11/01. Join actor, Ed Asner and Architect Richard Gage, AIA and Architects and Engineers as they narrate an unfolding story that decimates the officia ...

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A severely malnourished 15-year-old Wisconsin girl told police her father and stepmother had forced her to live in the basement for years and that they beat her, starved her and even forced her to eat her own feces.

The third shift in Flint is one of five places where General Motors has added a graveyard shift since it received a $50 billion bailout from the government in 2009. A report for Rock Center.

A neighborly dispute over dog poop has turned deadly in the Tacony section of Philadelphia.

Controversy continues to swirl around the death of Whitney Houston, and now New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has stepped into the fray.

The new HBO documentary “The Loving Story” chronicles the lives of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple exiled from Virginia 54 years ago. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)

Nationally, January was almost six degrees warmer than average, causing plants to bloom early. The NBC’s Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has risen to the top of the national polls, presenting a challenge for former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)

Xi Jinping, the second in command of China’s military, could be running China for the next decade. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

In Thailand, two explosions tore through a busy neighborhood in Bangkok where police caught two Iranian nationals. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

A severely malnourished 15-year-old Wisconsin girl told police her father and stepmother had forced her to live in the basement for years and that they beat her, starved her and even forced her to eat her own feces.

Two students who reported racist threats on the door and wall of their New Jersey college dorm room have now been arrested as the source of the graffiti.

The third shift in Flint is one of five places where General Motors has added a graveyard shift since it received a $50 billion bailout from the government in 2009. A report for Rock Center.

A neighborly dispute over dog poop has turned deadly in the Tacony section of Philadelphia.

Marine wildlife experts are at a loss to explain this winter’s unprecedented mass stranding of dolphins on the shores of Massachusetts' Cape Cod.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Iran is destabilizing the world and its aggression must be stopped.

At least 272 people were killed and scores wounded when a fire broke out overnight at a prison in Honduras, forensic service officials said Wednesday.

Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad on Wednesday said a referendum on a new constitution would be held in just 11 days' time, as his regime's forces attacked rebels.

Allies of President Hugo Chavez are bombarding Venezuela's new opposition leader Henrique Capriles with attacks, questioning his sexuality and disparaging his Jewish roots.

The commander of international forces in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban's use of children as suicide bombers, after two 10-year-olds were arrested with explosive vests.

When Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda suggested he wanted to put more passion into the Lexus brand few might have thought he meant that in its more lustful interpretation.  But that’s apparently how the marketing folks at the luxury brand took it.

Love that new car smell? Well, it doesn’t love you back, according to a new study of toxic materials released by the flame retardants and plastics that sometimes coat the interior parts of a car.

Cisco has appealed the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.

The National Gun Victims Action Council began a boycott of Starbucks Monday over the coffee giant's policy of allowing customers to bring guns into their shops in states with "open carry" laws. CNBC's Melissa Lee discusses the protest with the head of the NGAC.

The S&P 500 index hit a fresh 7-month high before giving up some gains on Wednesday after mixed data on the U.S. economy and news of a possible delay in Greece's bailout.

Newt Gingrich criticized Republican rival Rick Santorum on Tuesday for his "complete misunderstanding of modern warfare" after the former Pennsylvania senator's remarks on women in combat.

House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers hopeful of unveiling the pact Wednesday.

The Obama budget threatens to cancel some made-in-America ships, airplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles as well as potentially shutter some historic manufacturing facilities across the country.

A long-term plan to improve the nation's infrastructure systems rises to the top of the political agenda this week as the House and Senate prepare to take up different bills providing blueprints for shoring up the U.S. transportation system.

President Obama said he's hopeful Congress will renew a 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax before it lapses at the end of the month, but said it's important to also renew jobless benefits for millions of the long-term unemployed as well.

Currently Siri understands and speaks English, French and German. But if you ask the personal assistant the right question, it will reveal that Japanese will soon be added to that list of languages.

Teasing out just what is happening below the Earth's shifty surface during an earthquake is no simple feat, but scientists have found a new tool that may help get a clearer picture of the minute movements of seismic faults.

Have you recently used the hand-dandy Find Friends feature found in the official Android and iPhone Twitter apps? If so, you have authorized Twitter to upload the contents of your entire contacts list to its servers — and to keep them there for 18 months.

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Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices.

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Protest fire in Cairo, a “Soul Train” salute in New York, a  tie-and-jacket tussle in Turkey, a police strike in northeastern Brazil and more.

Find tigers, giraffes, bears and birds in these images of creatures great and small.

Photos present a portrait of her reign as captured in fleeting moments on official occasions and at relaxed family gatherings.

The new HBO documentary “The Loving Story” chronicles the lives of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple exiled from Virginia 54 years ago. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)

An FDA report found lead contamination in 400 different lipstick shades. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

President Barack Obama took a moment today to remember the significance of Feb. 14. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

In December, on-time performance was the highest it’s been in 17 years. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Nationally, January was almost six degrees warmer than average, causing plants to bloom early. The NBC’s Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)

The 2011 wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton inspired the fantasies of millions of little girls around the world. Now, they can play out their dreams with the new Royal Wedding William and Catherine Barbie dolls.

Malachy is one perfect Pekingese. When the gorgeous Westminster Dog Show-winning pooch appeared on TODAY Wednesday, the TODAY.com team let out a collective "awwww." But then he reminded us of some familiar characters...

When the week's twist called for the trainers to pick a player from their team to go home and work out for a week, Bob and Dolvett quickly picked the warring women.

The Ray Charles Foundation is demanding the return of the gift given to Albany State University because the organization says the college has yet to use the money to build a performing arts center in the late artist's name.

By Wynne ParryLiveScience New research offers a little Valentine's Day insight: Chilly temperatures can bring the urge to cuddle up … with a romance movie.

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A lioness named Nyanga attacked and killed a 63-year-old South African zookeeper on Monday, apparently because security gates were left open, the Johannesburg Zoo said.

Pirates off Nigeria's coast attacked a cargo ship Monday, killings its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa, officials said.

A senior presidential adviser was among two killed after a private jet crashed while landing in Congo's eastern city of Bukavu, a transport minister said Sunday.

A conservation group demonstrating an anti-poaching method for reporters in South Africa accidentally killed the rhinoceros they were using in the demonstration.

An al-Qaida propaganda outlet has released a new video featuring al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and the leader of Somalia’s Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- A massive fire swept through a prison in Honduras and killed at least 357 people, including many inmates trapped inside their cells, officials said on Wednesday.

Allies of President Hugo Chavez are bombarding Venezuela's new opposition leader Henrique Capriles with attacks, questioning his sexuality and disparaging his Jewish roots.

Hours after he asked his parishioners to pray for him, Rev. Rafael Reatiga was found shot to death in a car in Bogota with another Roman Catholic priest. The Associated Press reported that police initially suspected that Reatiga and Rev.

Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's opposition presidential primary Sunday, emerging as the single candidate who will try to end President Hugo Chavez's 13 years in power.

The most important leader of Peru's leftist Shining Path insurgency has been captured by security forces after being shot in a remote jungle rife with drug trafficking, President Ollanta Humala said.

Dogs let off their leashes were blamed in the death of scores of kiwis in a New Zealand national forest, according to local media reports.

China's heir apparent leader defends his county's widely criticized human rights record but acknowledges during his U.S. visit.

Since Hong Kong’s 1997 handover it is no longer such a mystery for mainland Chinese– but in many ways it is still a world away. NBC News Bo Gu reports.

A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company said.

Apple said that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.

Russia came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a blaze engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons, a leading Russian magazine reported.

Romania, Moldova and Albania are digging out from over a dozen feet of snow that is challenging their electrical supply and putting its citizens in danger

Snow as deep as 15 feet (4.5 meters) isolated areas in Romania, Moldova and Albania on Tuesday and turned a power plant in Kosovo into a park of dazzling ice sculptures.

  MILAN - Italian prosecutors asked the country's highest criminal court on Tuesday to reinstate the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend in the brutal slaying of a British student.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Iran is destabilizing the world and its aggression must be stopped.

Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad on Wednesday said a referendum on a new constitution would be held in just 11 days' time, as his regime's forces attacked rebels.

Police come out in force to shut down protests

Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in cities and towns across the country on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease.

The commander of international forces in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban's use of children as suicide bombers, after two 10-year-olds were arrested with explosive vests.

While politicans argue, a Greek economist says it's time to stop window-dressing and tell it as it is. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (NBC News)

Pakistani security forces on Tuesday detained an American citizen at an airport in the northwest of the country after bullets were found in his luggage, police said.

Days after the Marines apologized for a flag resembling the Nazi “SS” symbol, new questions are being raised about an Army base in Afghanistan reportedly called “Combat Outpost Aryan.

Stocks are set to rise Wednesday, amid hopes a growing flood of money from major central banks will support growth as data show the euro zone's economy headed for a recession.

Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked by hackers over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.

Stocks ended flat Tuesday amid fresh concerns over Greece's bailout and on weak U.S. retail sales data.

President Barack Obama is feeling upbeat about the economic recovery, maybe too upbeat.His budget's numbers are higher than forecasts from the CBO and 50 private business economists.

User growth at the online games site Zynga slowed in the final three months of 2011, raising fears about how the newly-public company will generate revenue in the future.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook again stressed Tuesday that the iPhone and iPad maker takes labor conditions in its globe-spanning supply chain seriously Sponsored By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast   Ads by Pheedo

The euro zone economy shrank at the end of 2011 and will flirt with a mild recession under the weight of the sovereign debt crisis, but strength in France and resilience in Germany may keep it above water.

24/7 Wall St. ranked developed countries by estimated general government debt as a percentage of nominal GDP for 2011, based on data provided by Moody’s Statistical Handbook for 2011.

Talks between Yahoo and China's Alibaba over the internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, sources say. Sponsored By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast   Ads by Pheedo

In an effort to calm the storm building against Apple’s labor practices in China, the company said Monday that a labor group is going to conduct audits of its suppliers there.

In 1886, Bangor, Maine, embraced the legend of Norumbega, when eccentric inventor Joseph Stearns built his tribute to the fabled city: An enormous stone castle sitting on the coast of Camden.

When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler's neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.

When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler's neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.

Pssst. Hey, buddy! Wanna buy the Empire State Building? It's an old joke, at least among New Yorkers, but it will soon have a bit of the ring of truth to it.

In the Wild, Wild West-era of digital media, there is no cowboy quite like Kim Dotcom. Part Sean Parker, part Kevin Mitnick,  Dotcom embodies the wildest age of Internet piracy.

Small businesses grew more confident in the economy's future in December, marking a fourth straight month of improvement, a survey released on Tuesday showed.

There is one hot item this holiday season that won't be resting under the Christmas tree. It will be on a shelf — watching you.

Corey Shaker is hoping to sell a lot more cars next year. The biggest roadblock he sees is the ongoing political gridlock in Washington, D.C.

A company that was helping New York smokers avoid high taxes by having them roll their own cigarettes on machines in the store has agreed to shut down after being sued by the city.

House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers hopeful of unveiling the pact Wednesday.

The Obama budget threatens to cancel some made-in-America ships, airplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles as well as potentially shutter some historic manufacturing facilities across the country.

A long-term plan to improve the nation's infrastructure systems rises to the top of the political agenda this week as the House and Senate prepare to take up different bills providing blueprints for shoring up the U.S. transportation system.

President Obama said he's hopeful Congress will renew a 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax before it lapses at the end of the month, but said it's important to also renew jobless benefits for millions of the long-term unemployed as well.

Budget blueprint assumes Congress will allow tax rates on upper-income people to increase

President Obama said he's hopeful Congress will renew a 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax before it lapses at the end of the month, but said it's important to also renew jobless benefits for millions of the long-term unemployed as well.

While Republicans continue to wrangle over who will be their flagbearer against the Democratic incumbent, President Obama's re-election team is arming itself against the GOP's arguments against granting him a second term.

Budget blueprint assumes Congress will allow tax rates on upper-income people to increase

The president will send Congress a budget to provide short-term help to a struggling economy while offering a long-term plan to deal with soaring deficits, the White House said Sunday.

A long-term plan to improve the nation's infrastructure systems rises to the top of the political agenda this week as the House and Senate prepare to take up different bills providing blueprints for shoring up the U.S. transportation system.

First Read: A series of new polls show Santorum in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney but his campaign is showing it has some work to do on the road.

Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more approved to vote in multiple states, according to a Pew report.

While Republicans continue to wrangle over who will be their flagbearer against the Democratic incumbent, President Obama's re-election team is arming itself against the GOP's arguments against granting him a second term.

First Read: With a busy calendar looming at the end of the month, Romney narrowly prevails in Maine and a conservative straw poll.

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A Turkish doctor whose 25-member team performed the world's first triple limb transplant — two arms and a leg — says the leg has been removed due to tissue incompatibility.

Food and Drug Administration officials have fined the American Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for sloppy and unsafe blood management practices, the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against the agency in the last two years.

A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances and nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned,  officials said Wednesday.

U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment and the loss of private health insurance forced many Americans to delay or forego medical treatment, government officials said on Monday.

Need motivation to lose weight? Bioethicist Art Caplan says to consider that doing so will help others who want to learn from bodies after death.

CNBC's Jim Cramer shares his view on the markets ahead of the trading day. (CNBC)

The Empire State Survey comes in better than expected, with Ronald Spogli, former U.S. Ambassador and CNBC's Rick Santelli. Santelli says the numbers are good but may just be the tip of the iceberg. (CNBC)

Weighing in on why confidence has been instilled in the system from the ECB, with Ronald Spogli, former U.S. Ambassador To Italy & San Marino (2005-2009). (CNBC)

Insight on what he expects from the Fed today, with Randall Kroszner, former Fed Reserve Board governor, who says the Fed might reveal where it plans to go with interest rates. (CNBC)

Comcast, parent company of CNBC, increases its annual dividend and Q4 earnings beat Street estimates. Insight on the earnings, with Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman/CEO, who says high-speed internet products performed better than in 2010. and boosted Co... (CNBC)

Author and columnist Robert Kagan joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book "The World America Made," which suggests the U.S. is in a state of self-inflicted decline. (Morning Joe)

NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski reports from the Strait of Hormuz on U.S. military presence in the area and rising tension with Iran over their nuclear program. The Morning Joe panel discusses. (Morning Joe)

Must-Read Op-Eds: Mika Brzezinski reads from a column 2012 GOP candidate Mitt Romney wrote in the Detroit News titled "U.S. autos bailout 'was crony capitalism on a grand scale.'" The panel discusses if the move was smart for Romney politically. (Morning Joe)

Top Talkers: 2012 candidate Rick Santorum continues to rise in popularity, but the Rev. Al Sharpton wonders if eventually Santorum's views on social issues will scare Americans. Joe Scarborough is quick to mention the country still remains conservative on some social issues. The panel also discu ...

Top Talkers: A new poll shows the president tops the GOP candidates in a general election match-up while other new polls Rick Santorum's profile within the GOP field continues to rise. How is Mitt Romney's campaign responding? The Morning Joe panel – including Rev. Al Sharpton, Mike Barnicle and ...

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and several guests were robbed by a machete-wielding man while on vacation in the Caribbean. NBC's Pete Williams has the details. (Mitchell Reports)

Newt Gingrich has pinned his hopes on the April 3rd Texas primary, but it seems there might not be one. NBC’s Mark Murray talks about the federal court in San Antonio which has spent months referring the state’s bitter fight over redistricting. (Mitchell Reports)

In the besieged city of Homs, Syrian government forces are pummeling the city and activists there say it’s the worst yet. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports. (Mitchell Reports)

Politico’s John Harris talks about the amendment proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt, which would allow any employer to escape the contraception mandate. (Mitchell Reports)

President Barack Obama’s newly-proposed 2013 budget, has been criticized by Republicans as a political document in an election year – calling it “dead on arrival.” Economist Greg Ip takes a closer look at Obama’s plan (Mitchell Reports)

What do you get someone for Valentine’s Day who hates hearts and roses? Democratic strategist David Goodfriend has the answer for his wife in the ‘Daily Rant.’ (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Matthew Segal, co-founder and president of Our Time, discusses the results of a new study that shows that young adults are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Author Steve Faktor talks with MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan and the Mega Panel about innovation in an economy that isn’t built to scale. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

The Dylan Ratigan Show Mega Panel weighs in on the latest international news, from escalating tensions in the Middle East to President Barack Obama’s meeting with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

A new poll that highlights the inefficiency of the U.S. political system shows the urgent need for electoral reform. Rep. John Larson, D-Ct., and Politico’s James Hohmann join MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan to discuss how to fix the system. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

The Hardball host calls the presidential candidate a “trimmer” and says he’s not quite with voters. (Hardball)

Did Republican leadership cave on the payroll tax cut or are Democrats boxed in on the issue? Rep. Donna Edwards and Rep. Mick Mulvaney debate. (Hardball)

Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Beast explains whether President Barack Obama’s compromise on the contraception mandate will boost his reelection campaign. (Hardball)

Sideshow: Listen to President Barack Obama’s special message to the gentlemen of America regarding Valentine’s Day. (Hardball)

MSNBC’s Mark Halperin and John Heilemann debate which candidate President Barack Obama would prefer to run against – Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum. (Hardball)

Republicans caved on the payroll tax issue, now both sides are nearing a deal on unemployment benefits that would include a Medicare doc fix as well. Ed Schultz talks to Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky and MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter on what this means for President Obama and the Democra ...

Dog owners and their furry friends staged rallied outside the Westminster Dog Show to protest Mitt Romney’s questionable treatment of his dog, Seamus. The story has even made its way into pop culture, being featured on “Saturday Night Live.” (The Ed Show)

Scandal ridden Governor Scott Walker plans to meet the President on the tarmac and tour the Master Lock plant with him. The Nation correspondent John Nichols and State Senator Chris Larson join Ed Schultz. (The Ed Show)

Rick Santorum continues to lead in national polls, so Mitt’s Super PAC is hoping to regain some ground in primary states with an ad blitz. MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe joins Ed Schultz on the ad wars, and new poll numbers that show voters think the President is making progress on the e ...

Apple has asked an independent agency to investigate labor practices at its supply factories overseas. Author and monologist Mike Daisey talks about the customer outrage that put Apple in the hot seat. (The Ed Show)

Countdown’s Keith Olbermann reads “The Peacelike Mongoose” by James Thurber. (Countdown)

Keith Olbermann announces that Friday's Countdown with Keith Olbermann will be the last. (Countdown)

Neurosurgeon Jonathan Slotkin talks about the road to recovery for Rep. Gabby Giffords. (Countdown)

Watch as a pair of Croatian cellists use their talents to cover the song, “Smooth Criminal.” (Countdown)

Gene Robinson, columnist for the Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about the shocking extremism of the state-level Republican legislation restricting women's reproductive health rights. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Doug Wead, Ron Paul campaign senior advisor, talks with Rachel Maddow about the inability of Maine Republicans to conduct an above-board election, and the Paul campaign strategy to collect delegates in the Republican primary. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Josh Rogin, staff writer for Foreign Policy magazine and author of the blog “The Cable,” talks with Rachel Maddow about how the covert war between Israel and Iran is coming into public attention as tensions between the two countries are spiraling out of control. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Rachel Maddow shows how charts illustrate the rising popularity of Rick Santorum and, in particular, the fading support for Mitt Romney as his unfavorability rating soars and his favorability plummets. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Rachel Maddow wonders at how Politifact looks at a statement two different ways and finds it false each way and then gives is a "mostly true" rating. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

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October 7, 2001: Watch the NBC Nightly News broadcast from October 7, 2001, when U.S. airstrikes began in Afghanistan. (Nightly News)

June 16: In an exclusive interview with four-star U.S. Army General David McKiernan, NBC's Brian Williams asks the new American in charge in Afghanistan how the war there is progressing. (Nightly News)

June 13: Reflections from inside a Chinook: “We now use the word insurgents, but they sure look like farmers” (Nightly News)

Aug. 16: The war in Afghanistan has been fought for almost eight years and U.S. forces have found themselves up against much more than just a determined enemy. NBC’s Jim Maceda, who was embedded with the Marines in Helmand Province last month, reports. (Nightly News)

Aug. 12: NBC's Jim Maceda takes you behind-the-scenes of his embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan (Nightly News)

Our reliance on energy may be costing us more than we realize. Watch “Future Earth: Addicted to Power,” narrated by Sam Waterston, on msnbc. (Documentaries)

For 15 years since his execution, no one has heard Timothy McVeigh talk about the who, what and why of the Oklahoma City bombings he executed - until now. Listen in this web-exclusive video. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

For 15 years since his execution, no one has heard Timothy McVeigh talk about the who, what and why of the Oklahoma City bombings he executed - until now. Listen in this web-exclusive video and see more on Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET on msnbc. (NBC News)

Our reliance on energy may be costing us more than we realize. Watch “Future Earth: Addicted to Power,” narrated by Sam Waterston, on msnbc on Thursday, April 22 at 11 p.m. ET. (NBC News Web Extra)

For some prisoners, it’s obvious why they are "locked up." Check out this clip from msnbc’s Lockup. (Doc Block)

A bright young American set off to find adventure overseas. Instead, Amanda Knox found herself in an Italian prison — and at the center of a notorious case of murder. Find out what verdict the jury had in store for her in the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.

The international cast of characters implicated in Meredith Kercher's death.

The debate over whether a wife shot her cheating husband divided everyone – including jurors for two trials.

"I am an innocent american citizen who is being bullied and harassed by certain members of the Colorado legal system," Dan Mason writes. "As stated by two separate district attorneys, 'There is no real evidence to indicate the incident was anything more than an accident.'" Read his full response ...

In 2003, Nancy Mason, mother of three, was killed after falling into Colorado’s Chalk Creek while on a fishing trip with her new husband. At first, her family and officials believed it was an accident, but suspicions grew, and today, those close to Nancy believe it was a homicide. The district a ...

The suspects were arrested this morning on wire fraud and conspiracy charges for conspiring to provide confidential information, including material, nonpublic information to clients, including hedge funds.

The FBI is seeking information from consumers who believe that they have been improperly charged on their telephone bill for services neither ordered nor authorized related to Alternate Billing Corp., 24078 Greenway Road, Forest Lake, Minnesota, or any of its affiliated companies or services lis ...

A Bridgeport, Conn., man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for armed bank robbery and attempted armed bank robbery.

A tax revenue agent with the IRS was sentenced for soliciting and receiving a $9,700 bribe. United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced Roger Anthony Coombs, age 41, of Circle Pines, to 33 months in federal prison on one count of soliciting and agreeing to receive a bribe.

Victor Flores, who fled the country before he was to face trial in 2001 on cocaine charges related to a Naco, Arizona drug tunnel that was used to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine from its inception in 1996 until May 1999 when the tunnel was discovered, was extradited to the U.S. from Hermosillo, Mexi ...

Abdullah Al-Rimi is wanted for questioning in connection with the October 12, 2000, bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, in which 17 American sailors were killed.

Noordin Mohammad Top is reportedly an officer, recruiter, bombmaker, and trainer for the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group that was involved in the bombings of a Bali nightclub, a Jakarta hotel, and the Australian Embassy in Indonesia between 2002 and 2004.

Abderraouf Jdey is being sought in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.

Adnan G. El Shukrijumah is wanted in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.

Faker Ben Abdelazziz Boussora is being sought in connection with possible terrorist activity within the United States.