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Price-gougers hike drug costs during shortage Amid growing shortages of life-saving drugs, some back-door suppliers are capitalizing on the problem, jacking up prices for medications for cancer, high blood pressure and other serious problems by more than 4,500 percent, a new hospital survey shows. Video: Tea Party tactics change presidential race The Tea Party is barely two years old, but with the 2012 Republican primary campaign in full swing, this new political force and its in-your-face tactics are shaping up to be important factors in determining who faces off with President Obama next November. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (TODAY) Big Tobacco sues feds over graphic labels Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce. Taliban, criminals get $360 million from US taxes The U.S military estimates $360 million in U.S. tax dollars has ended up in the hands of the Taliban, criminals and power brokers with ties to both. Obama to give major speech on jobs Seeking a jolt for a wilting economy, President Barack Obama will give a major speech in early September to unveil new ideas for speeding up job growth and helping the struggling poor. Cops: Man plotted gas attack on anti-pope crowd Spanish police have arrested a chemistry student suspected of planning a gas attack against protesters opposed to a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, an official said Wednesday. Study: 1 in 5 American children lives in poverty Across the nation, research has found that child poverty increased in 38 states from 2000 to 2009. As a result, 14.7 million children, 20 percent, were poor in 2009. 'Brain-eating ameba' kills second child A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a parasite known as the "brain-eating ameba," according to reports. It was the second case this month. Cops: Slain girl, 3, found near floodway ditch Remains believed to be a 3-year-old Missouri girl who went missing more than a week ago were found Tuesday near a series of ditches. Video: Did financial pressure drive ‘Housewives’ husband to suicide? Police found Russell Armstrong, the estranged husband of “Real Housewives” star Taylor Armstrong, dead in a Los Angeles home Monday from an apparent suicide. His death comes after the couple’s strained relationship played out in the reality TV series. NBC’s Aditi Roy reports. (TODAY) There's an ape for that: Orangutans love iPads Orangutans, it turns out, love the iPad and its games just as much as some humans do. 700 water main breaks in Houston â€" a day It's not just hot and dry in Houston, the city's also losing water at an alarming rate because of water main breaks â€" 700 a day, the mayor says. 'Collar bomb' teenager relieved by Ky. arrest An Australian teenager who spent 10 hours with a fake bomb chained to her neck said Wednesday that she was relieved after the FBI arrested a suspect in Kentucky. Facebook users jailed over 'riot that never was' Two British men have been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to organize riots on Facebook, according to reports. 'Happy Feet' the penguin to head home An Emperor penguin that captured global attention when it washed up on a New Zealand beach after straying thousands of miles from home is about to head back to the subantarctic. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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