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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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For Gingrich, A Week Of Attacks And Falling In Polls
Greg Allen

It's been a week of marathon campaigning for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich: five or six campaign events each day, hitting Rotary meetings, pizza restaurants and coffee shops.

With the caucuses just days away,...

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Romney, Paul Are 1 And 2 In Another Iowa Poll, Santorum Rising
Mark Memmott

With just one holiday weekend between now and Tuesday's Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa, there's another poll signalling that it could be a close battle at the top between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and...

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In Syria, Arab League Monitors Caught In Crossfire
Deborah Amos

Despite the presence of an Arab League monitoring mission, Syrian security forces shot dead at least 40 protesters on Thursday, according to activists.

The opposition movement in Syria has been critical of the Arab League,...

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In Katrina's Wake, New Orleans Enjoys Start-Up Boom
Debbie Elliott

Part of a series

New Orleans has long been known as one of America's hardest luck cities, struggling over the years with...

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Wavering In Iowa: Portraits Of Undecided Voters
Liz Halloran

As NPR's Becky Lettenberger and I take to the road in Iowa this week, we are collecting the words and images of Iowa Republicans still uncertain who they will vote for in next Tuesday's state GOP presidential caucuses....

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The Undertakers Of The Retail Industry
Zoe Chace

When the internet kills a big box retailer, Gordon Brothers is the undertaker.

"They're stuck with selling the things that are inside the box," says bankruptcy lawyer...

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