It's All Politics
5:06 am
Tue January 10, 2012

As New Hampshire Heads To Polls, All Eyes Are On Mitt Romney

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses a rally at McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford, New Hampshire on Monday.

Some in New Hampshire have already cast their votes this morning. As they do traditionally, voters in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, both small northern New Hampshire towns, cast their ballots shortly after midnight.

The Washington Post reports on the results:

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Around the Nation
4:50 am
Tue January 10, 2012

Daughter Of Beyonce And Jay-Z Makes Musical Debut

Blue Ivy Carter is only days old, yet the proud father released a song called "Glory." In the song, Jay-Z raps that his daughter is "the most beautiful thing in the world." The newborn chimes in with a few cries at the end of the song.

Around the Nation
4:43 am
Tue January 10, 2012

TSA Defends Cupcake Confiscation Case

Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 5:38 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

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Television
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

TV Producer Profile

One of the most powerful producers in Hollywood is black, female, middle-aged and Muslim. Mara Brock Akil produces, along with her husband,The Game -- one of the biggest hit TV shows on cable. Last year, the couple collaborated on the film "Jumping the Broom.

Sports
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

Alabama Shuts Down LSU In BCS Championship Game

Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 5:38 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

When it comes to football there are two types of compelling games. One, the most people like, when teams battle back and forth to a dramatic finish. The other, when one team totally dominates to such an extent that all you can do is watch in awe.

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Presidential Race
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

Comparing Candidates Style

Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 5:38 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now, this past Sunday, Mitt Romney's campaign reserve a school gym in Exeter, New Hampshire. The details of that event tell you the style in which the Republican candidate is presenting himself. The campaign selected a small gym, far too is small for the crowd had arrived.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: The next president of the United States, Mitt Romney.

(SOUNDBITE OF CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

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NPR Story
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 5:38 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Our last word in business also comes to us from the Consumer Electronics Show. And the word is "Electric City." That's the name of a new animated science-fiction series created by - and starring - Tom Hanks. It's being promoted at the Vegas show in part because it will be airing - or rather it will be shown - on the Internet site Yahoo this spring.

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NPR Story
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

Business News

David Greene has business news.

NPR Story
2:00 am
Tue January 10, 2012

New Hampshire Hosts First-In-The-Nation Primary

Five candidates spent Monday campaigning in the state. And we now hear from five NPR reporters, covering those candidates. They include: Ari Shapiro on Mitt Romney, Robert Smith on Ron Paul, Andrea Seabrook on Newt Gingrich, Don Gonyea on Rick Santorum and Tovia Smith on Jon Huntsman.

It's All Politics
10:01 pm
Mon January 9, 2012

Rivals Attack Romney's Record At Bain Capital

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Mitt Romney, when he headed Bain Capital.

Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 9:49 pm

The central argument of Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is that he understands how the economy works — thanks to his business background — in a way that President Obama does not.

Democrats have been challenging the former Massachusetts governor's claim that the private equity firm he founded helped to create more than 100,000 jobs. Now, some of Romney's Republican rivals are raising questions of their own.

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