Mississippi now has highest teen birth rate

Seeded on Wed Jan 7, 2009 2:03 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report.

health, kids-and-parenting, msnbci

Coleman dealt another setback in Minn. race

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 3:31 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to count an additional 650 rejected absentee ballots in the state's U.S. Senate recount.

congress, senate, politics, minnesota, al, control, election-2008, norm-coleman, coleman, franken

Automakers get $17.4 billion lifeline from gov't

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:38 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers.

business, washington, autos, committee, united-auto-workers, bush-administration, senate-majority-leader, msnbci

Police: 1981 killing of Adam Walsh solved

Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:11 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, Florida police said Tuesday.

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Feds: Ill. gov tried to 'auction' Obama's seat

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 1:19 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embarked on "political corruption crime spree" and tried to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate, federal officials said Tuesday.

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