Obamas visit aquatic park in Hawaii

Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:16 AM EST (msnbc.com)

A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice.

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To save adopted girl, Calif. couple gives her up

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:30 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Jennifer and Todd Hemsley had to give up their child to save her.

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Beijing to Tibet: Any independence bid will fail

Seeded on Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:37 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Chinese leaders on Tuesday warned Tibetan exiles considering whether to push for Tibet's independence that any bid to separate the Himalayan region from China was "doomed."

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