Crusading ex-lawmaker takes in sex offenders

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:32 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A former tough-on-crime Pennsylvania lawmaker has adopted a new and unpopular cause, taking into his home three sex offenders who couldn't find a place to live.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Elvis' peacock jumpsuit sells for $300,000

Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 5:43 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.

entertainment, music, msnbci

Jobless claims jump to a six-year high

Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:29 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The number of newly laid off people signing up for jobless benefits last week climbed to its highest point in more than six years as companies cut back given the faltering economy.

business, stocks-economy, msnbci

Gold slips ahead of U.S. data, physicals cushion falls

Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 10:29 AM EDT (Reuters)

By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold slipped on weaker oil prices on Friday and investors may be careful about taking large positions ahead of the release of non-farm payrolls data which will offer clues on the direction of the U.S....

reuters, world-news

Grammer in the hospital after feeling faint

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:27 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Kelsey Grammer has been hospitalized in New York after feeling faint following a recent heart attack.

entertainment, celebrities, msnbci

Jerry Lewis cited for gun in luggage

Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:17 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas.

entertainment, celebrities, msnbci

Matthew McConaughey's dance through labor

Seeded on Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:21 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Bongo-loving Matthew McConaughey tells OK! he acted as DJ while his girlfriend Camila Alves spent 14 hours in labor. He also helped her dance her way through son Levi's birth.

entertainment, gossip, the-scoop, msnbci

The Golden State's not-so-golden goose

Seeded on Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:58 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

California set up a plan to invest state pension funds in socially responsible businesses. The results have been disastrous .

business, businessweekcom, msnbci

Interactive: The greenhouse effect

Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:39 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Interactive: The greenhouse effect.

environment, us-news, msnbci

/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/POLITICS/Projects/Teases/hdr640_Briefing_Booksmallest.jpg6406200truehttp://msnbcmedia.msn.comfalse1Pfalsefalse The Supreme Court and the future of marriage

Seeded on Mon Jul 7, 2008 8:48 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The debate over same-sex marriages is one reason why the future membership of the U.S. Supreme Court and the justices appointed by either President McCain or President Obama will be so very important.

constitution, politics, california, supreme-court, john-mccain, obama, barack-obama, gay-rights, antonin-scalia, constitutional-amendment

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