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NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama keeps lead: The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds a majority of Americans think Barack Obama is a riskier choice for the presidency, but he's still leading Republican John McCain. ›22:29, 23.07
Oddball museums around the world: From the Ventriloquist Museum, in Fort Mitchell, Ky., to the Toilet Museum in New Delhi, the world's weirdest museums and collections. ›21:02, 21.07
4 ex-Spitzer aides, appointee charged: Three former aides to ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the former head of the state police were charged with ethics violations Thursday over travel records released to discredit a political rival. ›19:03
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00, 10.10
Q&A: Hip Size and Breast Cancer Risk: A new study shows that having a mom with wide hips could be a risk factor for breast cancer. ›15:16, 8.10
Gross: Banks Claim the Credit Crisis is Over. It's Not.: Banks insist their credit problems are over. Why on earth do investors believe them? ›21:31, 9.10
Video: Minimum wage raised to $6.55: July 24: For many workers, high fuel prices are eclipsing the good news that the minimum wage has been raised by 70 cents, to $6.55 an hour. NBC's Brian Williams reports.(Nightly News) ›23:08
Life for Argentine ex-army chief: An Argentine ex-army officer is sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists. ›22:04
Europe's slowing economy may drag on U.S.: Europe's economic outlook blackened Thursday, raising questions about its ability to help prop up the United States' own feeble economy by buying its goods. ›19:19
Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00, 15.10
XM, Sirius settle with FCC, pave way for merger: Approval of a merger of the nations only two satellite radio companies was imminent after the pair agreed to pay $19.7 million to settle charges they violated federal rules. ›19:54
Obama and the case of the missing 'thesis': Deep Background: Today Barack Obama made it official.He doesnt have and cant release any copies of the thesis-length paper he wrote 25 years ago while a senior at Columbia University. ›18:05
Source: Federal grand jury probing banks: A federal grand jury is investigating mortgage lenders Countrywide Financial Corp., New Century Financial Corp. and IndyMac Bancorp Inc., a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. ›19:03
Suspects found asleep on stolen goods: Police say a trail of pillows and backpacks led to two sleeping men who were arrested after a department store break-in. ›07:26, 22.07
ConsumerMan: Capricious credit card rates: Of 22 major financial institutions contacted, 17 (thats 77 percent) said they reserve the right to increase a cardholders interest rates at any time and for any reason. ›16:23
Israelis, Palestinians: Mixed about Obama: Both Israelis and Palestinians came away from the Democratic candidate's visit to the Holy Land with the feeling he would do more for Mideast peace than President Bush has. ›17:37
Ford posts $8.67B loss, looks to small cars: Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic. ›23:52
Oops - drilled Chinese vase 'only' fetches £25,000 at sale: A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp. ›20:36
Conjoined barn swallows found in Arkansas: An apparent set of conjoined twin birds an incredibly rare find has been discovered in Arkansas, authorities said. ›16:42, 21.07
Newsweek: Can Obama stay on the high road?: The Obama team's shifting response to McCain's recent troop-funding ad shows that the candidate is trying to stay above the fray as much as possible. But is that the wisest move? ›22:52, 23.07
Video: On foreign soil, Obama acknowledges U.S. flaws: July 24: Speaking before a massive crowd in Berlin, Sen. Barack Obama said America has made "our share of mistakes," but promised to bring the U.S. and Europe closer together if he were elected president. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.(Nightly News) ›23:03
'War and Peace': New Versions Worth the Read: 'War and Peace' has been the Everest of literature for more than 150 years. Two new English versions remind us why Tolstoy's tome is still worth the climb. ›22:06, 6.10
Shark spotting: Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall ›01:05, 25.07
Hirsh: Democracy's Strange Bedfellows: The champions of democracy often share an overly romantic view of how quickly it can flower in hostile soil. ›16:56, 11.10
