Msnbc.com: Saving rhinos by beating poachers to horns
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Feb.
9: South Africa is trying to save black rhinos by having veterinarians cut off their valuable horns before poachers kill them. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
Nbc News: Drug duo busted after accidentally calling 911
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Feb.
10: Two people were arrested in Palm Bay, Fla., after they allegedly placed an accidental call to 911 during a drug deal. WESH-TV’s Dan Billow reports.
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Feb.
9: Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb are introduced to a sea lion named Cassie and other animals who call the Bahamas home in TODAY’s “Call of the Wild.”
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Feb.
10: Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum talks to TODAY’s Ann Curry about the new excitement his campaign is generating, why he says he won’t make negative personal attacks on his rivals and whether women in the military should serve in combat roles.
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Feb.
9: The Mexican Army has uncovered fifteen tons of pure methamphetamine on a ranch outside Guadalajara. The bust is the biggest of its kind in the country's history.
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Feb.
9: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a member of the Health Subcommittee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the absurdity of Republican legislators rallying against ideas they previously supported on contraception and more.
Today: Pattern of violence described at lacrosse murder trial
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Feb.
10: Witnesses at the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, have described what they saw was a pattern of violence in the couple’s relationship. NBC’s Mike Viqueira reports.
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Feb.
10: A new video has surfaced that seems to show a live woolly mammoth, an animal scientists say have been extinct for about 10,000 years. Skeptics, however, say it’s just a bear with a fish in its mouth or clever video editing. NBC’s Tamron Hall reports.
Today: News anchor bitten in face by dog on live TV
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Feb.
9: A popular news anchor in Denver is recovering from reconstructive surgery after she was bitten by a dog on live television. The incident all began with a feel-good story about a dramatic ice rescue. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports.
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Feb.
9: Rachel Maddow points out similarities between the mortgage deal with banks, announced today, and the penalties paid by the cigarette industry in 1998 -with one significant difference being that President Obama left room for further prosecution of banks who abused mortgages.
Hardball: Catholic Democrats break ranks with Obama
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Feb.
9: USA Today’s Susan Page and New York Magazine’s John Heilemann discuss the controversy over the birth control mandate and whether President Barack Obama can afford this fight now politically.
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The singer defends herself against Chelsea's harsh words in the past and explains her dramatic weight loss. Plus, hear about her new album.
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Feb.
9: More disturbing evidence emerged today of how children are apparently being caught up in Syria's savage crackdown on the people of Homs. UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon has condemned the "appalling brutality" of the onslaught. ITN’s John Ray reports. Video contains graphic images.
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Feb.
9: Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General and member of the Federal Financial Crimes Task Force, talks with Rachel Maddow about the context in which to understand Thursday's deal with banks to pay billions to help mitigate the damage done by their abuse of mortgages.