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• GM to fortify electric Volts amid fire risk

  By msnbc.com news services General Motors plans to ask Volt owners to bring their electric cars into dealers to strengthen the structure around the batteries. The automaker said Thursday it plans enhancements to the vehicle’s structure and battery coolant system to further …

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• 8 soldiers charged in alleged hazing death of GI; family seeks truth

  Updated at 2:00 p.m. ET Eight U.S.

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• 42% say current Congress has been one of the worst

    Has the 112th Congress -- which is winding down its work for the year -- been one of the worst ever? According to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 42 percent agree with that assessment -- the highest percentage on this particular question, which dates back to 199 …

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• High court to look at state immigration laws

  WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed to rule on Arizona's controversial law intended to curb illegal immigration NBC's Pete Williams reports.

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• Russia's 'Arab Spring'? Clashes break out in 2 cities

  MOSCOW -- Police and protesters clashed Tuesday on a central Moscow square as people tried to hold a second day of demonstrations against alleged vote fraud in Russia's parliamentary elections. Protesters in the city of St.

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