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Archive for August, 2009

Aug. 5: NBC’s Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell reports from Nairobi, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton detailed her husband’s unusual role in the dramatic release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea. (Nightly News)

Video: Obama answers questions from Elkhart residents
Aug. 5: NBC s Chuck Todd poses questions to President Obama about the economic realities that most Americans, particularly those in economically hard-hit Elkhart, are facing during the recession. President Obama spoke at Wakarusa, Indiana announcing federal grants to support hybrid RV and pick-up manufacturers. (Nightly News)

Video: New unemployment benefit claims down
Aug. 6: The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week by 38,000, to 550,000. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Video: UK newspapers pressed for profits
August 5: British newspaper are plummeting and their advertising revenues have been hard hit. Several newspapers have now started to charge people to read some of their content online, and others are seriously considering ways of making their websites bring in some much-needed revenue. And as Britain’s Ch. 4′s Benjamin Cohen reports, the Times of London is even considering a full-subscription web version (Nightly News)

Social Q s: Dress Rehearsal
This week, answers to readers’ questions about how to handle family theft, cutting in line, how to react when people say the worst things at the worst moments, and people who don’t curb their dogs.

An Everywoman as Beauty Queen
Lauren Luke s homegrown cosmetics tutorials on YouTube have made her an unexpected star.

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National Geographic’s Really Wild Animals: Monkey Business and Other Family Why do monkeys always monkey around? And are their families even wilder than yours? Spin wants to know! National Geographic’s animated globe-on-the-go looks up some of his favorite critters in a worldwide tour of animal families. Turns out that most primates [...]

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Arkansas Severe Storms and Tornadoes
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After a competitive eating event, the last thing on Timothy Janus s mind is what s for dinner on board the flight.

Trump Close to Regaining Control of Trump Entertainment Resorts
Late Monday, Trump Entertainment Resorts chose Donald J. Trump s $100 million cash offer to purchase the company out of bankruptcy.

Google Chief Gives Up Board Seat at Apple
The resignation of Eric E. Schmidt was described as a mutual decision. Regulators say they are still investigating a board overlap between the companies.

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Bank of America Hires Former Top Citigroup Executive
Sallie Krawcheck, once a Citigroup executive, will oversee Merrill Lynch s brokers and wealth management for Bank of America.

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Tel Aviv shock over gay killings
Aug 02 – Mourners gather outside a Tel Aviv club where two teenagers at a gay support group meeting were killed by a gunman.

Bakiyev sworn in for new term
Aug 02 – Kurmanbek Bakiyev is sworn in for a second term as Kyrgyzstan’s president despite criticism of the poll by international monitors.

Letter From Washington: Party Policy Shifts With the Majority
”A foolish consistency,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, ”is the hobgoblin of little minds.” If so, American politics is full of wise people.

The Making of an Iran Policy
Inside the Obama administration s struggle with its biggest diplomatic challenge.

Diplomatic Memo: U.S. to Push Peace in Middle East Media Campaign
The White House is preparing a public relations campaign in the region to better explain its plans for a peace deal.