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Video: Amtrak cruises into record sales: Oct. 10: Nearly 30 million passengers rode Amtrak over the past 12 months, breaking ridership records and increasing revenue for the rail company. NBC's Brian Williams reports.(Nightly News) ›23:10 10 Oct, Fri
10 ways to pick up your pace: You can blame your energy crisis on a lack of shut-eye, but there may be other reasons you're slogging along like a turtle. Find out what's fueling your fatigue. ›12:17 10 Oct, Fri
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgottena shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
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by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
When puppies play, it's ladies first: A new study has found that young male dogs playing with female pups will often let the females win, even if the males have a physical advantage. ›21:36 9 Oct, Thu
Bomb targets Shiite market in Baghdad: Eight people were killed Friday after a car bomb struck a market in a Shiite enclave in southwestern Baghdad, police said. ›15:24 10 Oct, Fri
N.Y. mixup: 'Barack Osama' on ballot: Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama." ›21:57 10 Oct, Fri
Falling gas prices may lure travelers off planes: So far, U.S. airlines have coped well with a painful economic downturn, but a sharp decline in gasoline prices soon may lure travelers off planes and into cars for short-haul trips. ›21:11 10 Oct, Fri
Newsweek poll: Obama opens double-digit lead: With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among likely votersa marked shift from the last Newsweek poll, conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent. ›20:46 10 Oct, Fri
Eagles' Westbrook ruled out for Sunday game: All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday.Westbrook broke two ribs in the Eagles' 23-17 loss to Washington last Sunday, though he kept playing and finished the game. He sat out a 24-20 loss at Chicago on Sept. 28 because of an ankle injury.Two-time Pro Bowl guard Shawn Andrews (back) and wide receiver Reggie Brown (groin) also won't play. ›20:45 10 Oct, Fri
Dying of a broken heart: Families share stories: After reading an msnbc.com story on the phenomenon of long-time couples who die close together, readers wrote in with their own experiences the love stories of family and friends. ›00:32 10 Oct, Fri
Financial crisis may worsen mental health woes: The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to cope with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday. ›14:51 9 Oct, Thu
PR consultant helped Palin: Beginning this spring, a PR expert began pitching Sarah Palin as an "upstart governor" crusading against Big Oil. ›05:13 10 Oct, Fri
Are you smart? Take our weekly news quiz: How much do you remember about the week in news? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and find out what you can recall. ›19:43 20 Mar, Thu
Review: Body of Lies deserves a swift burial: From The Kingdom to Traitor, movies about terrorism rehash the same tired trope while failing to say anything new or provocative. Add Body of Lies to this heap of snoozeburgers. ›18:02 8 Oct, Wed
Late-night potpourri: Stinky planes, a Cubs link: Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates, the economy, Barack Obama's stinky plane and Sarah Palin's lunar ambitions. ›13:40 10 Oct, Fri
Leonardo DiCaprio: Half a boy and half a man: Whats made the legendary actors transition from teen heartthrob to leading man such a challenge? That boyish face ›00:46 9 Oct, Thu
McCain, Obama offer ideas to aid economy: John McCain and Barack Obama outlined modest steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race. ›21:44 10 Oct, Fri
Bodies of Somali migrants wash ashore: Dozens of bodies washed ashore Friday in Yemen after smugglers threw nearly 150 Somali migrants overboard, the latest such tragedy in one of the most lawless stretches of ocean in the world. ›21:30 10 Oct, Fri
Paparazzo may be bad word in Reeves case: A celebrity photographer wants to make paparazzo a four-letter word during his upcoming civil trial against Keanu Reeves. ›20:55 10 Oct, Fri
After scandal, China tightens dairy regulations: Chinas State Council tightened quality control regulations for the dairy industry Friday, as authorities in Macau and Hong Kong reported several children had kidney stones blamed on Chinese tainted milk. ›18:16 10 Oct, Fri
Evidence is in: Gil Grissom is irreplaceable: Everyones favorite CSI might be leaving the crime lab, but William Petersen's portrayal of Gil Grissom has left an indelible mark on the show. By Paige Newman ›14:02 9 Oct, Thu
Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea: When drug makers made an announcement this week that they no longer recommend cold remedies for those under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea. ›01:05