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11:10 am
Wed January 4, 2012

In US, Hospital Round Trips More Common For Heart Attack Patients

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In the U.S., hospitalized heart attack patients go home sooner than in other countries. They are more likely to return to the hospital within a month of being discharged.
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If a heart attack sends you to an American hospital, you'll probably go home after only two or three nights. That's faster than virtually anyplace else in the world.

But your chances of needing to go back into the hospital within the next month are also higher than they are for heart attack patients in 16 other countries. That's the finding from a Duke University-led study in this week's JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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The Salt
11:06 am
Wed January 4, 2012

When 'Budget' Foods Start To Eat Away At The Wallet

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Ground beef used to be a cheap, go-to dinner meat, but no longer.
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By Nancy Shute

If the grocery bill hurts more now than it used to, you're not alone. The cost of staples like ground beef, chicken, eggs and potatoes has spiked over 10 percent in the past year, three times the cost of inflation overall.

Ironically, if you were trying to be thrifty by eating at home instead of eating out, you probably felt it most.

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Business
11:01 am
Wed January 4, 2012

To Climb In U.S., Volkswagen Gets Less German

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Jonathan Browning, president of Volkswagen Group of America, attends the U.S. unveiling of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, a new version of the iconic car. Volkswagen saw a 26.3 percent increase in U.S. sales in 2011, and has its sights on becoming the world's No. 1 carmaker.
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The Volkswagen Group has also acquired other, generally more expensive brands. The company has owned Audi (also from Germany) since 1965. In 2011, Audi sold 117,561 cars in the U.S., a 15.7 percent increase over 2010, as the brand markets itself to younger buyers.
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In 1998, Volkswagen acquired Bugatti, a premier racing car manufacturer founded in 1909 by the Italian-born Ettore Bugatti. Under VW, just one model has been made available — the Veyron 16.4, which sells for $1.7 million and can reach more than 250 mph. Only around 300 have been sold.
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Founded in England in 1919, the Bentley brand was known for winning endurance races, like this Le Mans race in France in 1930. Rolls Royce purchased the company in 1931, and it was sold to Volkswagen in 1998. Bentley sold 2,021 vehicles in the U.S. in 2011, a 32 percent increase over 2010.
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In 2011, the Volkswagen brand sold 324,402 vehicles in the U.S. Its best-selling car, the Jetta, made up 55 percent of those. But the Passat, seen above in the company's new plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., also made strides after a redesign and a popular Super Bowl commercial last year.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:09 am

Last year was a very good year for the German automaker Volkswagen, but 2012 could be even better.

Sales for Volkswagen Group's brands — including Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini — increased by 20 percent in the U.S. last year. For the Volkswagen brand itself, sales rose 26.3 percent. And if things continue to go Volkswagen's way, it could become the No. 1 carmaker in the world.

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It's All Politics
10:46 am
Wed January 4, 2012

After Bruising Loss In Iowa, Bachmann Bows Out

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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, joined by husband Marcus (left) and family and friends, announces that she will end her campaign for president in West Des Moines on Wednesday.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library on Sept. 7, in Simi Valley, Calif.
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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann steps from her campaign bus to greet supporters after winning the Iowa Republican Party's Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa, on Aug. 13.
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Originally published on Wed January 4, 2012 11:09 am

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she is suspending her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The conservative provocateur finished a disappointing sixth in Tuesday's caucuses in Iowa, with just 5 percent of the vote.

"Last night the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice," Bachmann said at a mid-morning news conference in West Des Moines. "So I have decided to stand aside."

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It's All Politics
10:40 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Gov. Perry: 'Here we come South Carolina!!!'

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Though he said last night that he would go home to reassess his bid for the presidency — a signal that he might drop out of the race — this message just popped up on the personal Twitter page of Texas Gov. Rick Perry:

"And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State...Here we come South Carolina!!!"

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The Two-Way
10:09 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Bucking GOP, Obama Will Recess Appoint Consumer Agency Chief

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Richard Cordray testifies during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in September. His nomination to head the consumer watchdog agency was blocked by Senate Republicans.
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President Obama will use what's known as a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray the head of the country's new consumer watchdog agency.

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Television
9:59 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Pamela Adlon: From 'Hill' Kid To 'Californication'

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Adlon voiced Bobby on King of the Hill, among other animated characters.
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Pamela Adlon plays Marcy Runkle on Showtime's Californication. This season, her character is going through what she describes as a "sexual renaissance."
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When Pamela Adlon meets her daughters' middle-school aged friends, she asks them nicely not to watch Californication, the show she's starred in for the past five seasons.

"I say, 'I'd appreciate if you don't watch my show and you don't Google me,'" she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

But Adlon, who plays the brash, unapologetic, sexually charged Marcie Runkle on the Showtime series, says she knows that's not going to stop anyone.

"I am not embarrassed," she says. "I know they Google me."

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The Two-Way
9:56 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Man Uses iPad, Not Passport, To Gain Entry To U.S.

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A Canadian man has been making headlines because he used an image of his passport saved on his iPad — instead of the official document itself — to cross the U.S.-Canadian border two times.

Martin Reisch, 33, says he forgot his passport when he left for a car trip across the border in Quebec. But he had an iPad with him, and it contained a scan of his passport. So Reisch gave the device to the U.S. border officer, along with his drivers' license, and the explanation that he was merely driving to Vermont, to drop off some Christmas presents.

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Election 2012
9:35 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Not Everyone Is Basking In Iowa's Afterglow

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Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann referred to herself in a speech Tuesday as the "true conservative who can and who will defeat Barack Obama in 2012." She got just 5 percent of the vote in Iowa's caucuses.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry addressed supporters in West Des Moines late Tuesday after an unimpressive performance in Iowa's caucuses.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared with wife Callista (right) at his Iowa caucus night rally in Des Moines.
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Iowa proved a road to victory for Mitt Romney, but it was a road to nowhere for Michele Bachmann.

The field of Republican challengers narrowed Wednesday after the Minnesota congresswoman held a news conference in Des Moines to announce that she was ending her 2012 presidential bid following after a poor showing in Tuesday night's caucuses.

Speaking deliberatively, Bachmann said she had "no regrets" whatsoever and said she ran her race with integrity and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized on the campaign trail.

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The Two-Way
9:31 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Orders To U.S. Factories Increased By 1.8 Percent In November

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By Eyder Peralta

The United States saw an 1.8 percent uptick in orders to factories in November, marking a four-month high and signaling continued economic recovery. The Commerce Department also revised the data for Ocotber, which recorded a 0.2 percent drop.

Bloomberg reports:

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