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U.S. Economy Improves but Obstacles Remain

The number of Americans filing for new jobless benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic expanded moderately, suggesting the economy carried some momentum into the new year.

Marianne Gingrich Interview: Who is She and What Has She Got to Say?

From Marianne Gingrich to Rick Perry, 5 Ways the GOP Race Was Changed Today
Marianne Gingrich has rarely appeared in the public realm to talk about her husband, GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich, since their divorce. In the 1990s, she once said she could destroy his career with a single interview. In December 2010, she said he wasn’t fit for president. Just as he is picking up steam in the run for the Republican presidential nomination, Gingrich's second wife is back.
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Mitt Romney May Not Release Tax Returns Until April

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, under increasing pressure to release his tax returns now, continued to resist that timetable on Tuesday and said he probably would not make them public until April.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech [FULL TEXT & VIDEO]

Americans honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday. King was an African American civil rights activist known best for advancing the cause of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. using nonviolent methods. Read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s full I Have a Dream speech as delivered on Aug. 28, 1963 or watch the video of King delivering the I Have a Dream speech.
2012 Election

Why Mitt Romney is the Anti-Obama

For all the hand-wringing about Mitt Romney being insufficiently conservative, the last few days have demonstrated how a Romney candidacy would give voters a clear alternative to the progressive vision articulated by President Barack Obama.
2012 Election

Romney, in Florida, Pledges to Stand By Israel

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama for his stance on Israel on Thursday, telling a Florida crowd that if elected he would stand with our friends.
New Hampshire Primary Results: Breaking Down Mitt Romney's Historic Win

New Hampshire Primary Results: Breaking Down Mitt Romney's Historic Win

Romney won a significant victory in New Hampshire Tuesday, carrying the open primary and becoming the first Republican to win both New Hampshire and Iowa in the primaries since 1976. But more remarkable than Romney's 2012 win is whose votes gave him the victory: Romney supporters crossed every demographic, from age brackets to ideological concerns.
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Heart disease more likely in people with psoriasis: study

People who suffer from psoriasis may want to pay extra attention to heart risks, since they may be at a greater risk for blocked arteries than those who don't have the skin disease -- although the risk increase is not that high, according to a U.S. study.
A gas drilling site on the Marcellus Shale is seen in Hickory, Pennsylvania.

New Jersey Adopts One-Year Fracking Ban

New Jersey lawmakers have accepted a one-year ban on the controversial drilling and natural gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
2012 Election

New Hampshire Primary: Five Crucial Questions

After months of campaigning and enough debates to enervate even the most fanatic political junkies, the New Hampshire primaries are upon us. Here are the essential questions facing the horses remaining in this race, from how big Mitt Romney will win to whether Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman can build some momentum.
Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) listens as former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks during the Republican presidential candidates debate in Concord, New Hampshire, January 8, 2012.

Rivals Get Another Crack at Romney in Sunday Debate

Republican presidential candidates stepped up their attacks on rival Mitt Romney in a televised debate on Sunday morning -- a mere two days before primary-election voters in New Hampshire head to the polls -- and the front-runner mostly weathered the attacks.
Rick Santorum is the projected winner of the Republican caucus in Kansas.

Carolina in Their Minds, Republican Candidates Stress Social Stances in Debate

Most of the Republican presidential candidates laid out their credentials as social conservatives in a debate on Saturday as the 2012 campaign prepares to move from New Hampshire to South Carolina. With another debate to be hosted by NBC's Meet the Press, they can do it all over again on Sunday.
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Republican Debate 2012: Santorum Says Paul 'Caught Not Telling the Truth'

In the early minutes of the debate, held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire and sponsored by ABC News, Yahoo! News, and WMUR News, it was Ron Paul's turn to talk early in the debate. When he spoke, the microphone hummed with feedback due to a sound system issue.
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Building New York: Visions for the Future at Javits, Aqueduct

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new plan to sell the Jacob Javits Center and build the largest convention center in the country at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens is an urban upheaval on a scale that evokes the legacy of Robert Moses, the parks commissioner who shaped the city in wide swaths in the middle of the last century.

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