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Deputy al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan, White House confirms - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 3 TWEETS
The White House on Tuesday confirmed the death of deputy al-Qaida leader Abu Yahya al-Libi in Pakistan, calling his death a “major blow” to the terrorist group." value=" The White House on Tuesday confirmed the death of deputy al-Qaida leader A
Senior al-Qaida leader targeted in US drone strike that killed 15 in Pakistan - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
A Predator attack over the weekend targeted Abu Yahya al-Libi, a leading al-Qaida operative who was viewed as one of five candidates to succeed Osama bin Laden as leader of the terrorist group when he was killed last year. U.S. officials confirm that he w
Open Channel - CPI: Wisconsin recall battle is state's most expensive election openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 5 TWEETS
Tuesday's recall election of Republican Gov. Scott Walker - a battle that has become a referendum on the future of public sector unions - is the most expensive in Wisconsin history. More than $63.5 million has been spent by candidates and independent grou
CPI: Wisconsin recall battle is state's most expensive election - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 5 TWEETS
Editor's note: A correction has been made to this story. Click here to view msnbc.com's corrections page.Tuesday's recall election of Republican Gov. Scott Walker - a battle that has become a referendum on the future of public sector unions - is the most
Open Channel - Report: Iran using passenger jets to smuggle weapons to Syria, Lebanon openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 7 TWEETS
Iran’s government has repeatedly used commercial aircraft to smuggle weapons and explosives to Syria and Lebanon, the German broadcaster ZDF reported Wednesday." value="Iran’s government has repeatedly used commercial aircraft to smuggle weapons
Was Flame virus that invaded Iran's computer networks made in USA? - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
As the United Nations and Iran warn that the newly discovered Flame computer virus may be the most potent weapon of its kind, U.S. computer security experts tell NBC News that the virus bears the hallmarks of a U.S. cyber espionage operation, specifically
In '86 exercise, nuclear device 'destroyed' downtown Indianapolis - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 4 TWEETS
We've seen them in the movies, but now we can read the real-life history of America's nuclear warriors, the Nuclear Emergency Search Team, known as NEST. The story of NEST, which would protect the U.S. in the case of an attempt at nuclear extortion or ter
Was Flame virus that invaded Iran's computer networks made in USA? - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 3 TWEETS
As the United Nations and Iran warn that the newly discovered Flame computer virus may be the most potent weapon of its kind, U.S. computer security experts tell NBC News that the virus bears the hallmarks of a U.S. cyber espionage operation, specifically
Open Channel - Was flame virus that invaded Iran's computer networks made in USA? openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 6 TWEETS
As the United Nations and Iran warn that the newly discovered flame computer virus may be the most potent weapon of its kind, U.S. computer security experts tell NBC News that the virus bears the hallmarks of a U.S. cyber espionage operation, specifically
New photos of alleged 9-11 mastermind may have been spirited out of 'Gitmo' - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
U.S. military officials are investigating whether new images of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of al-Qaida’s 9-11 terror attacks, posted on a jihadist website were smuggled out of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp." value="U.S. milit
Open Channel - More Americans died in workplace in '09 than during entire Iraq war openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
When Nicholas Adrian Revetta of suburban Pittsburgh died in an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant on Sept. 3, 2009, his death did not make national headlines. No hearings were held into the accident that killed him. No one was fired or sent to jail. &
Open Channel - More Americans died in workplace in '09 than during entire Iraq war openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 11 TWEETS
When Nicholas Adrian Revetta of suburban Pittsburgh died in an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant on Sept. 3, 2009, his death did not make national headlines. No hearings were held into the accident that killed him. No one was fired or sent to jail. &
More Americans died in workplace in '09 than during entire Iraq war - Open Channel openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 5 TWEETS
When Nicholas Adrian Revetta of suburban Pittsburgh died in an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant on Sept. 3, 2009, his death did not make national headlines. No hearings were held into the accident that killed him. No one was fired or sent to jail. &
Open Channel - Court docs: Trayvon Martin shooting 'ultimately avoidable by Zimmerman' openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 74 TWEETS
Prosecutors on Thursday made public a trove of evidence used to justify murder charges against Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, including a police report that concluded "the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ulti
Open Channel - 'Puppet' and 'Stooge': al-Qaida chief al-Zawahiri issues message on Yemen openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
Editor's note: A correction had been made to this article. Click here to view it:Fugitive al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri has released a new audio message about Yemen at a time of escalating fighting in the country that one Yemeni official on Tuesday de
Open Channel - Gov. Christie's pension issue: N.J. probe looks at running mate, double-dipping openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 3 TWEETS
By Mark LagerkvistNew Jersey WatchdogNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a rising star in the national Republican Party — called an overhaul of the state pension system his "biggest governmental victory." He now faces embarrassment from flaws his r
Open Channel - Gov. Christie's pension issue: N.J. probe looks at running mate, double-dipping openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
By Mark LagerkvistNew Jersey WatchdogNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a rising star in the national Republican Party — called an overhaul of the state pension system his "biggest governmental victory." He now faces embarrassment from flaws his r
Open Channel - Conservative author Jonah Goldberg drops claim of two Pulitzer nominations openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 1 TWEETS
On the dust jacket of his new book, "The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas," best-selling conservative author and commentator Jonah Goldberg is described as having "twice been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize."In
Open Channel - Yemen terror group may have made more underwear bombs, US officials say openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 2 TWEETS
Just days before the news broke about the CIA's takedown of a plot involving a sophisticated new underwear bomb, al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen publicly boasted that it had vastly expanded and improved its capabilities for making such devices.That boast --
Open Channel - Insider who thwarted underwear bomb plot was supposed to carry it out openchannel.msnbc.msn.com 2 TWEETS
Updated at 8:01 a.m. ET -- An insider who worked with the United States and an allied security service to thwart an al-Qaida bomb plot hatched in Yemen was the man picked to carry out the suicide attack on a U.S.-bound airliner, U.S. and Yemeni officials
