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Cheney: I don't think Iraq war hurt U.S. reputation In an exclusive live interview on TODAY Tuesday, former Vice President Dick Cheney disputed the notion that the invasion of Iraq has weakened America’s standing in the global community. Does Obama go big or small? First Read: As the president prepares a jobs plan, he must decide between drawing contrasts or crafting something that can pass. Spring buying boosts home prices again Spring buying pushed home prices up for a third straight month in most major U.S. cities in June. But the housing market remains shaky, and further price declines are expected. Millions of Irene victims still lack electricity The full measure of Hurricane Irene's fury came into focus Tuesday as towns in New England battled epic floods and millions were still without electricity. Video: Hundreds stranded in Vt. amid ‘epic’ flooding Landlocked Vermont took a surprisingly hard hit from Hurricane Irene, and now hundreds of people are stranded across the state, cut off by the worst flooding the Green Mountain State has seen since 1927. The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore reports from Brattleboro, Vt. (TODAY) Loughner's lawyers fighting forced medication A federal appeals court on Tuesday will consider how much authority prison officials have in forcibly medicating Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner. 19 miners freed after 7 days trapped underground Nineteen coal miners were rescued Tuesday from their flooded pit in northeastern China after being trapped underground for a week. Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air. Report: Gadhafi troops protected tanks with children Both sides in Libya's civil war are being accused of abuses, with forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi blamed for possible war crimes and rebels said to be targeting black people. Ouch! Gardener survives after impaling eye socket An 86-year-old Arizona man is expected to make a full recovery after being impaled through his eye socket with pruning shears. Wealthy Europeans back Buffett's call for higher taxes Wealthy people across Europe are following in Warren Buffett's footsteps by calling for higher taxes on the rich. Oklahoma tops list of highest divorce rates There’s no question that in past 50 years the divorce rate in the U.S. has increased. But what really affects divorce rates? Man allegedly threw son off cruise boat A California man was arrested for investigation of throwing his crying 7-year-old son into the water from a sightseeing cruise boat during an argument that shocked other passengers, authorities said Monday. Japan's new leader Noda sparks wariness in China Yoshihiko Noda was elected Tuesday as Japan's sixth prime minister in five years, facing such a staggering array of domestic problems that the last thing he needs is a sour relationship with China, his country's biggest trading partner. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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