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To Understand Health Overhaul, Try A Comic Book
Michelle Andrews

Health care reform is no laughing matter, but MIT economist Jonathan Gruber's new comic book on the subject aims to communicate some pretty complicated...

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A TV That Watches You? Must Be Time For The Consumer Electronics Show
Eyder Peralta

Like every year, it seems like the entire tech world has decamped and headed to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off tomorrow. All Things Considered's Audie Cornish spoke to NPR's Steve Henn...

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Over Wine And Donuts, N.H. Women Get Heated Over Primary Vote
NPR Staff

On Morning Edition Monday, Steve Inskeep spoke with six women in Derry, N.H. who all plan to vote in Tuesday's...

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For Kids With ADHD, The Elimination Diet Falls Short Of Success
Allison Aubrey

You may remember the controversial studies linking food coloring and additives to hyperactivity in kids. Or you may know parents who...

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Panetta: 'Human Side' Makes Pentagon Cuts Tough
NPR Staff

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is no stranger to budget battles.

He was head of the Office of Management and Budget and White House chief of staff under President Clinton. But now, the former congressman faces what could...

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Italian Shopkeepers Say 'No, Grazie' To More Hours
Sylvia Poggioli

Italy's new prime minister, technocrat Mario Monti, wants to stimulate growth by boosting productivity and competitiveness. A new law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows shops, cafes and restaurants to stay open 24/7 all year...

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On The GOP Trail, The Serendipity Of A Lost Wallet
Aarti Shahani

It's Jan. 1.

I'm en route to Iowa to cover the caucuses. I'm a novice reporter and NPR editors trusted me to tag along.

At my layover in Minneapolis, I reach into my pocket to pay for a chai tea latte and...

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The Turkish Model: Can It Be Replicated?
Peter Kenyon

In the Arab states that have ousted dictators and begun building new political and economic systems, many are looking to Turkey as an example of a modern, moderate Muslim state that works. Perhaps no country has seen its image...

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Rise In Spanish Speakers Has School Trying To Adapt
Annie Gilbertson

Year over year, the number of Spanish-speaking kindergarteners at Vardaman Elementary School in northeast Mississippi has been on the rise.

Census numbers show the South has the fastest-growing Hispanic population in the...

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In Final Pitch To Iowa Voters, Gingrich Stresses Experience
David Schaper

Newt Gingrich is making his closing arguments to voters in the Mississippi River towns of Muscatine and Burlington in advance of Tuesday's Republican Party caucuses, and that argument boils down to this: Gingrich is better,...

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Iowa Republicans Start It Off Today
Ken Rudin

The next sounds you hear will be Iowa Republicans rendering their judgment for 2012. The road to the magic number of 1,145 — delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination — begins today, Tuesday. The caucuses, all 1,774...

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Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks
Jennifer Ludden

A week after Christmas, many Americans are no doubt trying to figure out how to use the high-tech gadgets they got as gifts. This can be especially challenging for seniors. But a number of programs across the country are finding...

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Egypt, Tunisia Try To Turn Elections Into Democracy
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

One year ago, the people of Tunisia and Egypt rose up against their autocratic rulers and forced them from power. Those revolutions spread across the Arab World, leading to the region's biggest upheaval in decades. It's...

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In Brazil, Economic Opportunity Beckons Westerners
Juan Forero

The beaches of Brazil lure in foreigners, but fortune-hunters are more interested in the opportunities offered by the rapidly developing South American state.

The global economic downturn is starting to affect Brazil, but...

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After A Year of Struggles, Obama Finds His Footing
Scott Horsley

Even as President Obama relaxes with his family in Hawaii over the holidays, he knows what's on the horizon when he returns to work in Washington.

He will start where he left off, facing new skirmishes with Congress over...

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