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It's All Politics
6:38 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

In A Campaign Defined By Debates, Some Moments That Really Mattered

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry was searching for the words "Department of Energy" during the CNBC debate Nov. 9, 2011 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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The GOP presidential debate held Jan. 16 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. was Rick Perry's last debate appearance. From left, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul pose for a photo at the start of the debate.
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Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry, left to right, listen to a question from NBC moderator David Gregory during a Republican presidential candidate debate in Concord, N.H., Sun. Jan. 8. This was Huntsman's last major debate.
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A large field of GOP presidential contenders debated each other at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. From left, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty,Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich.
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Republican presidential candidates participate in one of the campaign's earliest debates, Aug. 11, 2011, in Ames, Iowa.
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Shots - Health Blog
6:07 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Blood Doctors Call Foul On NCAA's Screening For Sickle Cell

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University of Central Florida wide receiver Ereck Plancher died in 2008, after taking part in voluntary strength and conditioning drills. A lawsuit by his family claimed his death was related to complications from sickle cell trait that weren't properly treated. The university is appealing the decision against it.
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By Scott Hensley

If you're a college athlete who's talented enough to play a Division I sport, the NCAA requires that you get a blood test to see if you have sickle cell trait.

People with sickle cell trait carry one copy of a gene that can lead to an abnormal type of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells. (Two copies of the gene lead to sickle cell disease.)

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Energy
5:33 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

How To Find A New Nuclear Waste Site? Woo A Town

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Without a centralized national repository for nuclear waste, the radioactive material is currently being kept at various sites across the country. Above, large concrete canisters, each holding 14 55-gallon drums of waste, are loaded on a truck in Richland, Wash., in June 2005 where they were later shipped to a facility in New Mexico.
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An underground train emerges from the entrance to the planned Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in this April 13, 2006, file photo. The government has since abandoned the site as a location for the long-term storage of nuclear waste.
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A panel of experts today set forth a plan for getting rid of thousands of tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste.

Most of it is spent fuel from nuclear power reactors. It was supposed to go to a repository in Nevada called Yucca Mountain, but the government has abandoned that plan.

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The Two-Way
5:10 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

McCain Says History Will Judge Obama Harshly On Policy Toward Iran

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Sen. John McCain, right, as he endorsed Mitt Romney's bid for the presidency earlier this month.
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President Obama has made the case that his administration spoke out forcefully when Iran's government used deadly force to suppress protests in the spring of 2009.

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Presidential Race
5:08 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Gingrich Fights Against The Lobbyist Label

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks Thursday during a Lakeside Inn Tea Party rally in Mount Dora, Fla.
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Originally published on Thu January 26, 2012 6:27 pm

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to fend off accusations that he should wear the scarlet "L" — for "lobbyist." This week, he released two of his consulting contracts and said they didn't call for any lobbying.

Like many other former lawmakers, Gingrich was advocating for paying clients, while not officially registering as a lobbyist.

The two contracts disclosed this week came from Gingrich's work for Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant. Between 1999 and 2007, Freddie Mac paid his firm $1.6 million.

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The Salt
4:51 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Ex-Foes Stage Coop D'Etat For Egg-Laying Chickens

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At the JS West egg farm, south of Modesto, Calif., one chicken house has the new, spacious cages that egg producers and animal welfare advocates say keep chickens happier.
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The new cages at JS West feature enclosed spaces, shown in red, called nest boxes. The spaces seem really popular among the hens.
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When I first saw the press release, I figured it had to be an April Fool's joke. The Humane Society of the United States, a voice of outrage against all heartless exploitation of animals, joining hands with the United Egg Producers, which represents an industry that keeps 200 million chickens in cages?

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Presidential Race
4:44 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Republican Debates Become Must-See TV

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This election cycle, one factor stands above all others in driving the dynamics of the race for the Republican presidential nomination: televised debates.

Presidential Race
4:44 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Republican Debates Become Must-See TV

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This election cycle, one factor stands above all others in driving the dynamics of the race for the Republican presidential nomination: televised debates.

All Tech Considered
4:38 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Apple Continues To Be Plagued By Reports On Labor Conditions

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A new iPhone 4S at Apple's Beijing flagship store.
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Originally published on Thu January 26, 2012 6:05 pm

Apple has been taking a lot of heat lately for working conditions at plants making its products in China.

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The Picture Show
4:30 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

A Lens On Life In The Kentucky Hollows

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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 11:08 am

"A lot of my work is visiting," says photographer Shelby Lee Adams. "A quarter is actually photographing."

In fact, Adams has spent some 30 years visiting and building relationships with the people in and around Hazard, a small city in eastern Kentucky where he was born.

The visits started well before he was a photographer. As a young boy, Adams would tag along with his uncle, a country doctor, tending to families tucked up in mountain hollows, or "hollers."

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