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Obama to propose $300 billion to jump-start jobs The economy weak and the public seething, President Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again. Republicans offered Tuesday to compromise with him on jobs â€" but also assailed his plans in advance of his prime-time speech. Obama jobs plan may not be enough Even if President Obama can win political support for a sweeping new government program to create jobs, he may have a tougher time providing more than a temporary, quick fix. 4 dead in shooting at Nevada restaurant A man with an assault rifle opens fire on National Guard members at an IHOP in Nevada's capital, killing two and another person before shooting himself, authorities and witnesses say. Rising death toll in Texas wildfires One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history is confronting Gov. Rick Perry with a major disaster at home just as the GOP presidential contest heats up. Working-age poor at highest levels since '60s Working-age America is the new face of poverty. NBC: US troop strength in Iraq 'headed' to 3,000 No final decision has been made to reduce the number of American forces in Iraq to 3,000, but "it's headed in that direction," administration officials tell NBC News. CEO Bartz's run as Yahoo's savior comes to end Yahoo Inc. fired Carol Bartz as CEO Tuesday after more than 2½ years of financial lethargy that had convinced investors that she wouldn't be able to steer the Internet company to a long-promised turnaround. Officials: Airport security checkpoints to improve The nation's two top airline security officials said today that travelers will eventually be able to go through checkpoints with greater ease. Anticipated Groupon IPO to be delayed Groupon has put its IPO on hold for at least a few weeks, hoping to ride out global market turmoil while dealing with regulators' questions surrounding its highly anticipated public float Fewer smokers, but rate of decline is slowing Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still smoke have cut back on the number of cigarettes they smoke, but the rate of decline has begun to slow, health experts said on Tuesday. Video: New photos of the Moon show astronauts’ tracks NASA on Tuesday released new high-resolution views of three Apollo moon landing sites, sent back by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News) Look up in the sky! Bird? Plane? No, crime blimp A Utah city hopes a new airborne crimefighting tool will be ready to fly by Christmas: a 54-foot-long, camera-studded blimp that can monitor crime scenes or join a search. Tanier: For some teams, offseason was awful Tanier: A lot can go wrong for an NFL team during the offseason, and when six months of drama occur in just a five-week span, a few unwelcome surprises can leave an organization reeling. Chaz: You won't get gender issues watching me "I'm going to be dancing. I'm not up there talking about anything other than dancing," Bono said Tuesday morning on "Good Morning America." NM woman gets cavity search â€" and a bill for it A New Mexico woman wants officials to pay the $1,122 hospital bill she received for undergoing a court-ordered cavity search, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported . Poll: World still thinks Americans are 'coolest' They may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline, but Americans have been voted the world's "coolest nationality" in an international poll. Strasburg dominates in return to mound CSN: Washington Nationals ace looks as good as ever, holding Dodgers to five scoreless innings in return from Tommy John surgery. Video: GOP prepares for debate MSNBC political analysts Michelle Bernard and Pat Buchanan explain what Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann need to do in Wednesday’s debate. (Hardball) Romney jobs plan: Cut taxes, slap China, drill oil Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is calling for lowering the corporate tax rate and eliminating capital gains taxes as part of a plan to try to lift the struggling economy and create jobs. Eddie Murphy picked to host the Oscars "Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever," the show's co-producer Brett Ratner said in a statement. Video: ‘Talking’ Husky gets worldwide fame Videos of this Siberian Husky barking the words "I love you" have garnered millions of hits on YouTube. NBC’s Anne Thompson meets top dog Mishka and sees for herself why the Husky has so many fans. (Nightly News) Porn star's false-positive HIV test raises questions News that the porn film star who tested HIV-positive last week and shut down Los Angeles’ billion-dollar industry does not have the virus raises questions about incorrect test results. Stocks undo some early damage, still end down Europe's debt problems rumbled across global financial markets again Tuesday. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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