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After jobs speech dust-up, Obama changes date President Barack Obama agrees to delay a planned jobs speech to a joint session of Congress by one day after the House speaker objects to the date the White House originally sought. Texas, Okla. fires flare up, more evacuated A wildfire in rural North Texas and grassfires across Oklahoma City forced more evacuations on Wednesday, a day after destroying dozens of homes. Condoleezza Rice fires back at Cheney memoir Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday she resented what she viewed as an attack on her integrity by former Vice President Dick Cheney in his just-published memoir. Solar company that got federal loan shuts down A California solar-panel manufacturer granted a half-billion-dollar federal loan â€" is laying off 1,100 workers and filing for bankruptcy. Remains of Australia's most infamous criminal ID'd The headless remains of Australia's most infamous criminal, Ned Kelly, have been identified. Video: 9/11 Commission: US still unprepared The work of the 9/11 Commission, appointed after the Sept.11 attacks, was a landmark in America’s response. Now, members of the commission have issued a report card on how things are going 10 years later. NBC’s Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News) Residents lean on each other in cutoff Vt. town Three days after the remnants of the hurricane deluged Vermont, a little town in the Green Mountains remains in the dark, its 1,000 residents leaning on each other â€" and waiting. Court case lifts lid on secret post 9/11 flights A hidden network of U.S. companies, coordinated by a prominent defense contractor, played a key role in the covert airlift that transported terrorism suspects and their American minders. Katia roars to hurricane strength Katia became the second named hurricane of the season in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, but forecasters said it was too soon to determine where it might head. Sunscreen in a pill? Coral compounds may be key British researchers believe they could create a sunblock pill from compounds found in coral. Atom-smashing hype gets a reality check Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The latest results from the Large Hadron Collider serve as a reality check for expectations that radical scientific discoveries are just around the corner. Video: Does a four-day school week help or harm? Four-day school weeks are now in effect in several states. NBC’s Lee Cowan looks at the fallout for students, teachers and parents. (Nightly News) Man cuts off toes after foot is pinned by trailer A 61-year-old retired logger feared he might die alone in a remote Colorado forest after his right foot was pinned under his 6-ton trailer. With few choices, he used a 3-inch pocket knife to cut off all five toes to get free. Petraeus retires, warns against budget cuts David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not undermine the U.S. military.  Pakistani fertilizer fuels Afghan bombs The main ingredient in most of the homemade bombs that have killed hundreds of American troops in Afghanistan is fertilizer produced by a single company in Pakistan, where the U.S. has been pushing unsuccessfully for greater regulation. Angelou criticizes inscription at MLK Memorial Poet and author Maya Angelou is taking issue with a paraphrased quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. inscribed in his new memorial in Washington, saying the shortened version makes the civil rights leader sound like an "arrogant twit" because it's out of context. More Irene cracks in Washington Monument The National Park Service says engineers sealed cracks in the Washington Monument from last week's earthquake ahead of Hurricane Irene. But now they have found water inside that may indicate more leaks. Video: Is autopilot making pilots rusty? Some aviation safety experts are concerned that commercial planes have become too automated, which could lead pilots to lose basic piloting skills they'd need in an emergency. NBC’s Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News) Alaska woman punches bear in face, saves dog A 22-year-old Juneau woman said on Wednesday she punched a black bear in the snout to save her dachshund, Fudge, from being carried off and possibly eaten. Gadhafi son vows fight to the death A man claiming to be Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam vowed to fight to the death and said nobody will surrender. He  insisted his father is fine. Homeowners should beware post-Irene scams Homeowners who found themselves in the sights of Hurricane Irene may soon be targeted by scammers looking to profit from their pain. Obama to tour hurricane damage in New Jersey The White House says Obama will visit the northern New Jersey town of Paterson, where flooding continues to cause problems as the state's rain-swollen rivers crest and slowly recede. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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