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Florida Republican Debate 2012: Gingrich and Romney to Lock Horns in High Stakes Duel

The Republican presidential battle is set to be a fiery one, with the resurgent Newt Gingrich and on-the-defensive Mitt Romney locking horns on Jan. 31. Both front runners have just eight days left to impress the most unsettled Republican voters of recent times. In this context, the Florida debate on Monday night will see Romney and Gingrich at their dueling best. All the Republican frontrunners, by now, have learned that television debates are the key to the voters' mind.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a pass against the Denver Broncos during the third quarter of their NFL AFC Divisional playoff game in Foxborough, Massachusetts, January 14, 2012.

Patriots - Ravens: Defense Could Determine AFC Championship

The AFC Championship game has a slew of interesting storylines, but one of the most interesting is whether the Baltimore Ravens vaunted defense can shut down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' high-flying offense.
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gives a speech during a ceremony marking the Iraqi Police's 90th anniversary at a police academy in Baghdad Jan. 9, 2012.

Iraq Risks Becoming a Police State, Again: Human Rights Watch

Iraq risks sliding back toward authoritarian rule with Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's security forces cracking down on protests, harassing opponents, and torturing detainees, a U.S.-based human-rights monitor said on Sunday.
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Office Depot Tests PayPal's New Point-of-Sale System

Office Depot Inc., the second-largest U.S. office-supply retailer, is testing PayPal's new point-of-sale (POS) system in a few stores, a top executive told Reuters. The news comes a few days after eBay Inc.'s PayPal unit said it had begun testing in-store payments in 51 Home Depot stores.
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Gary Carter: A Time for Reflection

Carter likely doesn’t have too much time left on this earth but he will leave a great legacy as the premier catcher in the National League of the post-Johnny Bench era.
The IBM logo is seen outside the company's offices in Petah Tikva.

Analysis: IBM's Plain Vanilla Flavor Leaves Investors Satisfied

While IBM's rivals have suffered through earnings misses, massive executive upheaval or seismic strategic shifts, Big Blue has been the technology world's most consistently performing company since narrowly avoiding bankruptcy 19 years ago.
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New York Snow 2012: Forecast Calls for 4-6 Inch Total in City

New York has experienced a snow drought since a rare Halloween storm dumped 2.9 inches in Central Park in 2011, but New York snow 2012 will get under way this weekend as moisture moves into freezing temperatures from the Midwest.
Apple unveiled iBooks 2 on Thursday, which allows users to buy and read full school textbooks on their iPad. The free app is easy to navigate, search, take notes, and create study materials.

Apple iBooks 2: A Guide to the Free Textbook App

Apple unveiled iBooks 2 on Thursday, a sequel to its popular book and PDF reading application that now accommodates textbooks on the iPad. Here, we provide a guide to what you'll find in the new free app, and explain why iBooks 2 really is the future of textbooks.
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Rangers Lose, Giants Favored: Today's Prediction

The Penguins took advantage of their opportunities and the Rangers didn't. On Sunday, New York looks to punch its ticket to the Super Bowl with a win in San Francisco.
Secondhand Smoke, Bed Sharing Raises SIDS Risk

Asthma Prevention -- Don't Let Newborns Grow Too Quickly: Study

Babies who gain weight rapidly during the first three months of life are more likely to get asthma, researchers announced Friday. Dutch researchers found an increase in shortness of breath, dry cough and persistent phlegm -- all symptoms of asthma -- in infants in the top third of weight gain in the first three months.
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Natural-Gas Prices Hit 10-Year Low

The reason for the decline? Warmer-than-normal winter temperatures has dampened demand, and rising natural-gas inventories have taken their toll on the commodity's value, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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