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Facebook poised to file for IPO next week

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NYT:  CRANSTON, R.I. — She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquist is also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this heavily Roman Catholic city with a successful lawsuit to get a prayer removed from the wall of her high school auditorium, where it has hung for 49 years. Image: Gretchen Ertl / The New York Times

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CRANSTON, R.I. — She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquist is also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this heavily Roman Catholic city with a successful lawsuit to get a prayer removed from the wall of her high school auditorium, where it has hung for 49 years.

Image: Gretchen Ertl / The New York Times

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Letters from solitary confinement reveal DWI man's despair

More details are coming out on yesterday’s story about the New Mexico man who was thrust into solitary confinement after getting arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was just awarded $22 million for the inhumane treatment he received while in jail.

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nbcnightlynews: Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he and Vanna White have appeared on the show while drunk.

nbcnightlynews:

Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he and Vanna White have appeared on the show while drunk.

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Uncommon excuses for being late for work: Sorry, boss, my cat had the hiccups Image: Bebeto Matthews / AP

Uncommon excuses for being late for work: Sorry, boss, my cat had the hiccups

Image: Bebeto Matthews / AP

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BREAKING NEWS: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner tells Bloomberg News he likely won't serve a second Obama term

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A New Mexico man who was arrested for a DWI - but never given a trial - and was then thrown into solitary confinement for two years has been awarded $22 million from the Dona Ana County jail for inhumane treatment. Stephen Slevin was denied access to all medical care to the point of having to pull his own tooth while in solitary, he said. Image: Stephen Slevin, two years into his solitary confinement, left; mugshot when arrested, right. Credit: NBC News Zoom

A New Mexico man who was arrested for a DWI - but never given a trial - and was then thrown into solitary confinement for two years has been awarded $22 million from the Dona Ana County jail for inhumane treatment.

Stephen Slevin was denied access to all medical care to the point of having to pull his own tooth while in solitary, he said.

Image: Stephen Slevin, two years into his solitary confinement, left; mugshot when arrested, right. Credit: NBC News

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What was your favorite SOTU moment? The Giffords embrace? The “spilled milk” line? Michelle Obama’s lack of amusement over the spilled milk line? Image: Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

What was your favorite SOTU moment?

The Giffords embrace? The “spilled milk” line? Michelle Obama’s lack of amusement over the spilled milk line?

Image: Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

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In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including American Jessica Buchanan (pictured), who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. The Navy SEAL team that rescued the hostages in Somalia was the same one that killed Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Wednesday. Image: Danish Refugee Council

In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including American Jessica Buchanan (pictured), who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News.

The Navy SEAL team that rescued the hostages in Somalia was the same one that killed Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Image: Danish Refugee Council

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Amanda Knox “loves Italy” and would like to return despite having spent four years in a prison there before a murder conviction was overturned last year, her lawyer reportedly said. Image: Elaine Thompson / AP Zoom

Amanda Knox “loves Italy” and would like to return despite having spent four years in a prison there before a murder conviction was overturned last year, her lawyer reportedly said.

Image: Elaine Thompson / AP

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More Giffords photos Image: Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images

More Giffords photos

Image: Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images

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“For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country.  Most of al-Qaida’s top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban’s momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.” The ethereal lighting during the State of the Union address gives Obama’s words a little extra oomph. Image: NBC News Zoom

“For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country.  Most of al-Qaida’s top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban’s momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.”

The ethereal lighting during the State of the Union address gives Obama’s words a little extra oomph.

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List of guests sitting with Michelle Obama at The State Of The Union

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Oh, no. Misspelling “school” never goes over well. Image: NBCNewYork.com Zoom

Oh, no.

Misspelling “school” never goes over well.

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BREAKING NEWS: 'Hugo' leads Oscar contenders with 11 nominations, including for best picture

Also nominated for best picture Tuesday: the silent film “The Artist”; the family drama “The Descendants”; the Sept. 11 tale “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”; the Deep South drama “The Help”; the romantic fantasy “Midnight in Paris”; the sports tale “Moneyball”; the family chronicle “The Tree of Life”; and the World War I epic “War Horse.”