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Romney and Santorum spar throughout critical debate

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:05:09 +0000

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded barbs on issues as varied as health care reform and Senate endorsements throughout a pivotal Republican presidential debate Wednesday night.

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msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:38 +0000

49 killed, 600 hurt in Argentina train crash

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:19:38 +0000

A packed train slammed into the end of the line in a Buenos Aires station, killing 49 people and injuring 600 commuters in Argentina's worst train accident in decades.

Enquirer publishes photo of Houston’s body

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:15:48 +0000

A photo apparently showing Whitney Houston's body in her casket is on the cover of the National Enquirer this week, and other publications and fans of the singer are reacting with outrage.

Rick and Mitt get personal at Ariz. debate

Alexander Burns — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:01:37 +0000

The two leading Republican candidates squabbled in an ugly, personal fashion on the stage in Mesa.

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msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:11:17 +0000

Two shot at Connecticut hospital

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:11:17 +0000

Two people were shot Wednesday at a long-term-care hospital in New Britain, Conn., the city's mayor said.

Tiger Woods advances on wild 1st day at Match Play

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:37:01 +0000

Tiger Woods barely hangs on, Luke Donald stunned by Ernie Els on a predictably crazy first day of the WGC Match Play Championship.

American, French journalists killed in Syria

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:26:16 +0000

American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed Wednesday in the Syrian city of Homs, opposition activists and a French official said.

Video: Rare video of Challenger explosion found

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:10:13 +0000

An old home video from the tail end of a family trip to Disney World appears to show images of the space shuttle exploding. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Huguely found guilty in Virginia lacrosse slaying

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:47:41 +0000

Jurors find former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, NBC News reported.

Tune into our debate HQ at 8 pm ET

chane@dnc.org — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:39:00 +0000

After a several-week hiatus, there's another Republican presidential debate on tonight. There's a lot of ground for the Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and the remaining candidates to cover, so we're going to be holding them accountable as they distort their records and make baseless attacks against the President.

Tune into the debate on CNN and stop by our debate HQ page beginning at 8 p.m. ET for live fact checks and the Democratic response.

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msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:52:33 +0000

FDA panel backs weight loss drug Qnexa

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:52:33 +0000

An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years.

Rick: Obama won’t ‘call evil evil’

Juana Summers — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:29:58 +0000

He says the president is making threats worse.

Deaths from cantaloupe outbreak still climbing

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:13:38 +0000

Five months after the first report of listeria infections tied to contaminated cantaloupe, victims of the outbreak continue to die. But just how many isn't clear.

Conservative pundits defend Santorum

Maggie Haberman — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:09:19 +0000

Santorum's defenders say he's an authentic conservative, and that’s why his critics fear him.

Third-grader shot at Wash. elementary school

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:07:10 +0000

A third-grade girl was wounded and a second student was detained Wednesday at an elementary school in Bremerton, Wash.

Arizona in play next Tuesday

Reid J. Epstein — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:09 +0000

The state is now looking more competitive as Santorum has surged nationally.

Letters claim ‘pathogens’ sent to senators, media

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:54:48 +0000

The FBI and the New York Police Department are investigating threatening letters that claim to contain dangerous pathogens and were sent to media companies and U.S. senators.

President Obama’s Statement on Ash Wednesday

PerryM@dnc.org — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:36:27 +0000

Today, to commemorate the beginning of the Lenten Season, President Obama released the following statement:

"Today, Michelle and I honor Ash Wednesday with Christians around the country and across the world. This is at once a solemn and joyous occasion, an opportunity to remember both the depths of sacrifice and the height of redemption. We join millions in entering the Lenten Season with truly thankful hearts, mindful of our faith and our obligations to one another."

Comics trove found in closet fetches $3.5 million

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:31:01 +0000

When Michael Rorrer came across 345 comic books in the home of his late great-aunt, he thought they were cool but didn’t think much about their value. On Wednesday, the bulk of the collection got snapped up at an auction for $3.5 million.

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msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:31:01 +0000

Consumer watchdog to look into overdraft fees

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:11:37 +0000

Of all the bank fees that customers love to hate, overdraft charges on checking accounts have to be near the top. The government's new consumer protection agency appears to agree.

Va. lawmakers scale back controversial abortion bill

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:58:25 +0000

State Republican legislators have scrapped a bitterly contested proposal to require women seeking abortions to undergo invasive ultrasound imaging.