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Republican Rivals Clash in Final Florida Debate

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed early and often during Thursday night's debate in Jacksonville, a reflection of Florida's importance to their hopes of claiming the Republican presidential nomination.

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MAKING SEN$E | Jan. 26

Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze?

These days, the fear is that institutions that sold insurance on Greek debt -- Greek credit default swaps -- will be obliged to pay up if Greece were to officially default. And that they won't be able to meet that obligation, leading to global credit freeze 2.0.

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SCIENCE | Jan. 26

How Do You Spot a Black Hole? Look for Its 'Burp'

VOTE 2012 | Jan. 26

As Field Narrows, GOP Race Heats Up in Florida

In contrast to Iowa, where the drama of the campaign played out in coffee shops and small town halls, and where voters took pride in meeting the candidates personally -- the contest in the Sunshine State has scaled up.

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MAKING SEN$E | Jan. 25

Is There a Big Relief Rally Under Way?

Paul Solman looks at a pair of posts on the Eurocrunch -- about where the action really is.

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WORLD | Jan. 25

A Year After Revolution Began, Many Egyptians Still Divided

As Egyptians amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of their regime-changing revolution, many are still divided on where they see the country going.

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POLITICS | Jan. 25

Help Translate the State of the Union, Republican Response

If you speak more than one language, please join The PBS Newshour's volunteer translation team. Help us translate the words of President Obama's State of the Union address as well as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Republican response into as many languages as possible.

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HEALTH | Jan. 24

How Are Microwave Popcorn, Your Child's Immune System Connected?

Microwave popcorn; Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA new study found that the perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in products are associated with lowered immune response to vaccinations in children. It is the first study to document how PFCs can adversely affect vaccine response. These pollutants can be transferred to children prenatally and postnatally from environmental exposure.

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MAKING SEN$E | Jan. 24

Is 'Hot Money' Responsible for the Financial Crises?

Business and economics correspondent Paul Solman considers the role of money moving quickly into and out of a country as part of the reason why there have been so many financial crises in the last 30 years.

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Teaching Technology to Teachers in Idaho

Since 1981, Dave Makings, a professor at the College of Southern Idaho, has been teaching teachers how to use cutting-edge technologies in the classroom -- from an early word-processing model to an intricate database of math and science lesson plans.

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Giving Life To A Long-Dormant Language

How do you learn a language nobody knows how to speak? One woman in Massachusetts taught herself the Wampanoag Native American language and is now teaching it to others.

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