News http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1001&ft=1&f=1001 NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events. en Copyright 2012 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif News http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1001&ft=1&f=1001 Join Us For A Live Blog Of The Republican Primaries We'll be keeping tabs on Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri at the It's All Politics blog. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146552682/join-us-for-a-live-blog-of-the-republican-primaries?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146552682/join-us-for-a-live-blog-of-the-republican-primaries?ft=1&f=1001 We'll be keeping tabs on Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri at the It's All Politics blog.

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]]> Wal-Mart Creates Icon For Food Packages To Encourage Healthful Choices Walmart has introduced an easy way for shoppers to quickly identify healthier foods with a new front-of-package icon. But the announcement raises the question: Can choosing healthful food really be reduced to a simple yes-no decision? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:48:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/07/146544119/walmart-creates-icon-for-food-packages-to-encourage-healthy-choices?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/07/146544119/walmart-creates-icon-for-food-packages-to-encourage-healthy-choices?ft=1&f=1001 Walmart has introduced an easy way for shoppers to quickly identify healthier foods with a new front-of-package icon. But the announcement raises the question: Can choosing healthful food really be reduced to a simple yes-no decision?

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]]> Minnesota, Missouri And Colorado: Live Blog And Results After a decisive victory in Nevada, Mitt Romney seems confident. But the latest polls show Mo. could tilt toward Rick Santorum. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146549336/minnesota-missouri-colorado-live-blog-and-results?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146549336/minnesota-missouri-colorado-live-blog-and-results?ft=1&f=1001 After a decisive victory in Nevada, Mitt Romney seems confident. But the latest polls show Mo. could tilt toward Rick Santorum.

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]]> Holding Source Code, Hackers Try To Extort $50K From Symantec The hackers, which claimed affiliation with Anonymous, made good on their promise to release the source code for the company's PCAnywhere program, which allows a user to access their computers remotely. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:10:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146546210/holding-source-code-hackers-try-to-extort-50k-from-symantec?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146546210/holding-source-code-hackers-try-to-extort-50k-from-symantec?ft=1&f=1001 The hackers, which claimed affiliation with Anonymous, made good on their promise to release the source code for the company's PCAnywhere program, which allows a user to access their computers remotely.

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]]> South Carolina Sues Justice Department For Blocking Its Voter ID Law South Carolina on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a Justice Department decision blocking the state's new photo identification requirement for voting. The state's attorney general says the law "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter." Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146536214/south-carolina-sues-justice-department-for-blocking-its-voter-id-law?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146536214/south-carolina-sues-justice-department-for-blocking-its-voter-id-law?ft=1&f=1001 South Carolina on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a Justice Department decision blocking the state's new photo identification requirement for voting. The state's attorney general says the law "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter."

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]]> In South Carolina, Dead-Voter Fraud Doesn't Quite Live Up To Fears What initially looked to some like widespread voter fraud in South Carolina will likely turn out to be much more benign. A state official said that out of the first six names checked, five involved clerical or poll worker errors, such as someone marking the wrong voter's name in the poll book. The sixth case involved a man who had sent in an absentee ballot, and then died. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:36:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146546046/in-south-carolina-dead-voter-fraud-doesnt-live-up-to-suspicions?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146546046/in-south-carolina-dead-voter-fraud-doesnt-live-up-to-suspicions?ft=1&f=1001 What initially looked to some like widespread voter fraud in South Carolina will likely turn out to be much more benign. A state official said that out of the first six names checked, five involved clerical or poll worker errors, such as someone marking the wrong voter's name in the poll book. The sixth case involved a man who had sent in an absentee ballot, and then died.

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]]> Calif. Decision Puts Marriage Politics In Spotlight Tuesday's ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional could propel the issue of same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court. It could also make the composition of the high court into a potent election issue. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146540486/calif-decision-puts-marriage-politics-in-spotlight?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146540486/calif-decision-puts-marriage-politics-in-spotlight?ft=1&f=1001 Tuesday's ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional could propel the issue of same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court. It could also make the composition of the high court into a potent election issue.

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]]> Rotavirus Vaccine Doesn't Boost Risk Of Intestinal Problem Unlike an older vaccine, the newer rotavirus vaccine doesn't appear to increase the risk of a dangerous intestinal side effect, according to a large new study. The vaccine has been responsible for a substantial reduction in deaths from rotavirus worldwide. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/07/146538151/rotavirus-vaccine-doesnt-boost-risk-of-intestinal-problem?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/07/146538151/rotavirus-vaccine-doesnt-boost-risk-of-intestinal-problem?ft=1&f=1001 Unlike an older vaccine, the newer rotavirus vaccine doesn't appear to increase the risk of a dangerous intestinal side effect, according to a large new study. The vaccine has been responsible for a substantial reduction in deaths from rotavirus worldwide.

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]]> Report: U.S. Could Cut Its Staff At Expansive Iraq Embassy By Up To Half The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has a staff of 16,000. It's the biggest of its kind in the world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:49:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146541682/report-u-s-could-cut-its-staff-at-expansive-iraq-embassy-by-up-to-half?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/07/146541682/report-u-s-could-cut-its-staff-at-expansive-iraq-embassy-by-up-to-half?ft=1&f=1001 The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has a staff of 16,000. It's the biggest of its kind in the world.

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]]> Romney Campaign Preemptively Downplays MN, CO And MO Contests Romney's campaign made available to the world a memo by political director Rich Beeson in which the aide rehearsed all the reasons why nothing that will happen Tuesday evening, indeed in the rest of February or March will stop his boss' inevitable March to the glittering prize of the nomination. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146542261/romney-campaign-preemptively-downplays-mn-co-and-mo-contests?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146542261/romney-campaign-preemptively-downplays-mn-co-and-mo-contests?ft=1&f=1001 Romney's campaign made available to the world a memo by political director Rich Beeson in which the aide rehearsed all the reasons why nothing that will happen Tuesday evening, indeed in the rest of February or March will stop his boss' inevitable March to the glittering prize of the nomination.

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]]> To Hold The Salt, It's Time To Hold The Bread A new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to the top ten supersalty culprits in our diets. Some on the list, like bread and pasta dishes, may be surprising. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/07/146522310/to-hold-the-salt-its-time-to-hold-the-bread?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/07/146522310/to-hold-the-salt-its-time-to-hold-the-bread?ft=1&f=1001 A new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to the top ten supersalty culprits in our diets. Some on the list, like bread and pasta dishes, may be surprising.

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]]> Consumers Borrowed More In December Americans accelerated their borrowing for the second straight month, running up more credit card debt and taking out loans to buy cars and attend school. Consumer borrowing rose by $19.3 billion in December after a $20.4 billion gain in November, the biggest monthly gains in a decade. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146539107/consumers-borrowed-more-in-december?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146539107/consumers-borrowed-more-in-december?ft=1&f=1001 Americans accelerated their borrowing for the second straight month, running up more credit card debt and taking out loans to buy cars and attend school. Consumer borrowing rose by $19.3 billion in December after a $20.4 billion gain in November, the biggest monthly gains in a decade.

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]]> Meaningless In Missouri? Not In Santorum's View Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is looking for momentum as Republicans caucus and vote in three states on Tuesday: Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. And dissatisfaction with front-runner Mitt Romney in Missouri could point to a potential opportunity for President Obama in the fall. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146518130/meaningless-in-missouri-not-in-santorums-view?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146518130/meaningless-in-missouri-not-in-santorums-view?ft=1&f=1001 Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is looking for momentum as Republicans caucus and vote in three states on Tuesday: Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. And dissatisfaction with front-runner Mitt Romney in Missouri could point to a potential opportunity for President Obama in the fall.

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]]> A Fresh Look At Antidepressants Finds Low Risk Of Youth Suicide A fresh analysis finds no increase in suicide among young people taking Prozac. The results add a wrinkle to the long-running debate over the safety of the medicines for the treatment of depressed young people. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/06/146481573/a-fresh-look-at-antidepressants-finds-low-risk-of-youth-suicide?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/06/146481573/a-fresh-look-at-antidepressants-finds-low-risk-of-youth-suicide?ft=1&f=1001 A fresh analysis finds no increase in suicide among young people taking Prozac. The results add a wrinkle to the long-running debate over the safety of the medicines for the treatment of depressed young people.

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]]> Why Missouri Voters Have The 'Beauty Contest' Blues With no delegates at stake in Missouri's GOP primary, many voters are upset that the "beauty contest" will cost taxpayers $7 million. It could also dampen turnout for the March 17 caucuses, which do actually count. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146535729/why-missouri-voters-have-the-beauty-contest-blues?ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/02/07/146535729/why-missouri-voters-have-the-beauty-contest-blues?ft=1&f=1001 With no delegates at stake in Missouri's GOP primary, many voters are upset that the "beauty contest" will cost taxpayers $7 million. It could also dampen turnout for the March 17 caucuses, which do actually count.

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