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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
Never to part: Devoted couples share life, death: Studies around the world confirm the ultimate love story the rate of death rises for a spouse soon after the passing of their partner. The reasons why may have medical roots. ›12:33 9 Oct, Thu
China implements dairy industry reforms: Alarmed by the growing public outcry and international recalls over its tainted dairy products, Chinas government pledged this week to overhaul the troubled industry by monitoring every link in the supply chain that brings milk from farms to family kitchens. ›19:50 9 Oct, Thu
Obama: McCain trying to divide country: Barack Obama on Friday accused John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat. ›17:46 10 Oct, Fri
Newsweek: Vets campaign for both Obama, McCain: No matter which candidate is being supported in an ad there are common threads that appear as the veterans speak of their service, yet at some point messages divide and the criticism begins. ›16:46 10 Oct, Fri
Boom! Brokaw brings back the 60s: The journalist has a 'virtual reunion' with some of the decades most important people, writing his latest book based on more than 50 interviews with artists, politicians, activists, business leaders, journalists, Vietnam vets and more. An excerpt. ›17:27 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
Does prison loom for mortgage execs?: Walt Pavlo is a one-time senior manager at MCI who ended up in prison and he predicts that investment bank executives involved in the subprime mortgage mess will too: People are going to go to jail for covering up stuff as it started to go south. ›12:53 8 Oct, Wed
10,700 Chinese children hospitalized over milk: Nearly 10,700 Chinese infants and children were still in hospital after drinking toxic milk and milk formula, China said on Thursday, but urged foreign customers to take a "scientific" approach to the safety of its products. ›15:39 9 Oct, Thu
Reports: GM, Chrysler hold merger talks: General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports late Friday. ›05:06
Greenspan pegs housing recovery to early 2009: Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. housing market will begin to recover in the first half of 2009, according to an article he wrote for Emerging Markets magazine published on Friday. ›17:06 10 Oct, Fri
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
Its not all play for kids on Great White Way: The life of a young Broadway star can be grueling, balancing the demands of work with school as well as long absences from family and friends. But the payoff is the thrill of applause. ›14:29 10 Oct, Fri
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
Legislators: 'Moby-Dick' is whale of a tale: The question of whether to choose an official book for Massachusetts made for a whale of a debate. The states House of Representatives passed a bill naming Herman Melvilles "Moby-Dick" the state's official epic novel. ›17:06 10 Oct, Fri
Britney asks, 'What the hell was I thinking?': Pop star Britney Spears plans to set the record straight about her personal and professional woes in a documentary to be aired shortly before the release of her new album "Circus" in December. ›15:37 10 Oct, Fri
Video: Candidates push plans for saving spiraling economy: Oct. 10: On the campaign trail Friday, Sen. Barack Obama focused on fixes for small business, while McCain advocated protections for 401(k)s and IRAs. NBC's Lee Cowan and Kelly O'Donnell report.(Nightly News) ›23:08 10 Oct, Fri
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
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
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
Benazir Bhutto: 'One Day' in a mother's life: Being a good leader and a good mother: Can a politician do both? This snapshot of a day in the late Benazir Bhutto's life reveals the love and guilt she felt when leaving her five children to attend to her country. ›21:24 7 Oct, Tue
CSIreturns, bids farewell toWarrick: After Warrick dies on the scene, the CSIs work round the clock to find the killer and then take some time to say goodbye. ›02:03 10 Oct, Fri
Newsweek: Will there be a 'reverse Bradley effect'?: Six percent of voters say they're less likely to support Obama because he's black. But the interesting thing is that 9 percent of the same electorate--6 percent of whites and 15 percent of non-whites--says that Obama's race makes them more likely to choose him on Election Day. ›18:59 10 Oct, Fri
Lindsay Lohan wants deposition sealed: Lawyers for Lohan filed a motion on Wednesday seeking a judges order barring any filming of the actress upcoming deposition in a case filed by gal pal Samantha Ronson. ›22:03 9 Oct, Thu
