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Asia
11:01 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

China Targets Entertainment TV In Cultural Purge

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TV show Super Girl Voice, a singing contest show, is recorded at Hunan Satellite TV station in 2006 in Changsha city, Hunan province of China. The show was recently banned as part of a recent entertainment industry crackdown.
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Tens of millions of people tune in every week to the Chinese dating show Take Me Out. It's pure entertainment: girls in skimpy dresses hoping for a date; sweaty, geeky guys stammering questions; and two effete hosts sporting matching bouffant hairstyles.

But as of last week, the show was bumped from prime time — part of China's latest clampdown against "excessive entertainment," which is itself a manifestation of a larger ideological campaign.

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National Security
11:01 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Guantanamo At 10: U.S. Weighs Future Of Detainees

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The 20 detainees who stumbled down the gangway had been put on a nonstop flight from Kandahar, Afghanistan, to Cuba. The men came from all over the Middle East and Africa: Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Afghanistan. They all wore the same blackened goggles, earmuffs and orange socks as U.S. soldiers guided them from the plane by their elbows.

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Presidential Race
7:18 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Liasson, Dionne, Continetti Discuss N.H. Primary

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Melissa Block talks about the New Hampshire primary to NPR's Mara Liasson. She also talks to our political commentators E.J. Dionne, of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Matthew Continetti, opinion editor of The Weekly Standard, about the results of the New Hampshire primary.

Presidential Race
7:15 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Doug Wead Discusses Ron Paul

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

We're going next, though to Doug Wead, who is a campaign advisor to Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Doug Wead, welcome to the program.

DOUG WEAD: Hey, thank you very much.

BLOCK: And so far, looking like your candidate has come in a strong second in New Hampshire. Your take on tonight's results?

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Presidential Race
7:15 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Former Sen. Bob Smith Discusses Newt Gingrich

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And I'm joined now by former Senator Bob Smith, former New Hampshire senator, who is a supporter of Newt Gingrich. Welcome, Senator Smith.

BOB SMITH: Thank you. I'm glad to be with you.

BLOCK: And let me ask you. It looks like your candidate, Newt Gingrich, is coming in at this point, anyway, based on early returns, fourth in New Hampshire. A disappointing finish?

SMITH: I didn't hear you and I didn't hear the result. Could you repeat that again?

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Presidential Race
7:15 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Dionne, Continetti Discuss N.H. Primary

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Melissa Block speaks with Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center and our political commentators E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Matthew Continetti, opinion editor of The Weekly Standard, about the results of the New Hampshire primary.

Presidential Race
5:14 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Pew's Kohut Discusses Exit Polling

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Melissa Block talks with Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center about New Hampshire primary exit polling.

The Two-Way
5:10 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

New Hampshire Primary: Join Us For Live Updates

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Here it is: The New Hampshire Republican presidential primary — the second significant vote of the 2012 presidential campaign.

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Business
5:03 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Sushi, Smoothies, Manicures: Walgreens Goes Upscale

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Walgreens' new 27,000-square-foot downtown Chicago location has a wine collection of more than 700 bottles, including one that sells for $500. The company says its flagship store with a European market feel is meant to be a destination to distinguish the chain's brand.
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Carmen Ohotenco gets her nails done by Katherine Walker at the new Walgreens store in Chicago.
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The new upscale Walgreens has a sushi bar, seen above, in addition to a bakery, coffee bar, juice bar, frozen yogurt stand and specialty cheese counter.
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Walk into a typical Walgreens, and see cosmetics, greeting cards, and candy and snack aisles. Not so at a new, huge version of the drugstore in the heart of Chicago's loop.

At a new downtown Walgreens, customers can get a fruit smoothie while they wait for their prescription — or even a manicure. Walgreens opened the new upscale version of its drugstore on State Street on Tuesday to try to distinguish itself from the competition.

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Election 2012
4:59 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

If Romney Wins N.H., Who Emerges As His Rival?

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Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., after winning the state's primary on Tuesday.
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Mitt Romney greets supporters at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., after winning the state's primary on Tuesday.
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Ron Paul and his wife, Carol, wave to supporters in Manchester. Paul finished second.
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Jon Huntsman, who took third place, speaks at his primary night rally in Manchester.
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Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, smile after speaking to supporters in Manchester. After a surge in Iowa, Santorum is fighting for fourth in New Hampshire.
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Romney and his family celebrate his primary win.
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Romney devoted his victory speech to attacks on President Obama.
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Romney supporters celebrate the news of his win.
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A supporter of Ron Paul stands in front of a group of Jon Huntsman supporters outside a polling place in Manchester.
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New Hampshire has long been considered favorable territory for Romney, who was governor of neighboring Massachusetts.
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A Mitt Romney supporter stands outside the Webster School polling station in Manchester.
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Newt Gingrich greets supporters outside Bedford High School in Bedford.
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Cameron Carbone, 4, peeks out of the voting booth as his father votes in Wilton.
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Jon Huntsman greets voters at a polling place in Manchester.
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Police officers keep an eye on a polling station at Webster School in Manchester.
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Ron Paul greets supporters outside Webster School.
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Paul enjoys a good deal of organizational strength in the state.
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Mitt Romney speaks to supporters during a rally with members of his family, (left to right) Matt, Tagg, Craig, wife Ann, Ben and Josh Romney following the New Hampshire primary at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday evening.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appeared outside a polling station at Webster School in Manchester Tuesday as people across New Hampshire voted in the state's primary.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:08 am

It's just the first Republican primary. But a convincing win in New Hampshire should give former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney considerable momentum in his quest toward the GOP nomination.

With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had more than 39 percent of the vote. Texas Rep. Ron Paul was solidly in second, with about 23 percent, while former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman had secured third place, with nearly 17 percent of the vote.

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