Morning Edition for February 3, 2012 : NPR

Business

Regulator: Freddie Investments 'Nothing Unusual'

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Facebook's Early Investors May Have Much To Like

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who famously created the site at his Harvard dorm room in 2004, owns 28.2 percent of the company. After the IPO, he could be worth $28 billion. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Facebook's Early Investors May Have Much To Like

by Steve Henn

Facebook's Early Investors May Have Much To Like

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It's All Politics

Axelrod Argues Obama Economic Policies Worked, Though There's More To Do

by Frank James

Axelrod Argues Obama Economic Policies Worked, Though There's More To Do

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Elections

Will Trump's Endorsement Get Romney Hired?

by Ari Shapiro

Will Trump's Endorsement Get Romney Hired?

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Your Money

Cheap Chic: Couture Comes To Discount Retailers

by Asma Khalid

Cheap Chic: Couture Comes To Discount Retailers

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National Security

Justice Department Lawyers Play Role In Guantanamo

by Dina Temple-Raston

Justice Department Lawyers Play Role In Guantanamo

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Planet Money

Why IMF Loans Always Get Repaid

by Zoe Chace

Why IMF Loans Always Get Repaid

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Business

House To Take Up Bill To Ban Insider Trading

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Business

Connecticut Considers Allowing Sunday Liquor Sales

by Jeff Cohen

Connecticut Considers Allowing Sunday Liquor Sales

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Business

United-Continental Merger Is 'Endless Decisions'

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Business

TSA Cracks Down On Agents Who Steal From Flyers

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Romney Again The Front-Runner, But At What Cost?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally Wednesday at Brady Industries in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Romney Again The Front-Runner, But At What Cost?

by Mara Liasson

Romney Again The Front-Runner, But At What Cost?

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Economy

Jobless Rate Fell To 8.3 Percent In January

by Renee Montagne , Yuki Noguchi

Jobless Rate Fell To 8.3 Percent In January

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Sports

QBs Manning, Brady Prepped For Super Bowl Sunday

by Renee Montagne , Mike Pesca

QBs Manning, Brady Prepped For Super Bowl Sunday

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StoryCorps

Operator, Can You Help Me Call The Love Of My Life?

by NPR Staff

Operator, Can You Help Me Call The Love Of My Life?

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Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control

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Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control

by Jon Hamilton

Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control

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Elections

Candidates Lock Their Sights On GOP Convention

by Carrie Kahn

Candidates Lock Their Sights On GOP Convention

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Author Interviews

No Doubt: U.S. Remains 'Tremendously Influential'

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Obituaries

Profound Poet Szymborska Carried Her Gravity Lightly

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Business

January's Jobless Rate Shows Spurt Of Growth

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Health Care

Komen Issues Apology In Planned Parenthood Flap

by Renee Montagne , Julie Rovner

Komen Issues Apology In Planned Parenthood Flap

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Latin America

Man On Thin Ice For Allegedly Stealing 5 Tons Of Ice

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National

Wis. Woman Tried To Profit From Facebook IPO

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