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Republican Debate in Florida - LIVE COVERAGE

The Republican presidential candidates are gathered in Jacksonville, Fla., tonight for their last debate before the Florida primary on Tuesday. The International Business Times will be live-blogging throughout the evening.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is silhouetted against the U.S. flag during his speech at a Space Coast meeting in Cocoa, Florida January 25, 2012.

Gingrich Calls for Moon Base, Space Contests

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an expanded federal purse for prize money to stimulate private-sector space projects.
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Jan Brewer, Barack Obama Have History of Clashing

When Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer confronted President Barack Obama on a tarmac and thrust an accusing finger at him, it was a small skirmish in a larger battle between Brewer and the Obama administration.
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JPMorgan CEO Says Foreclosure Deal Threatened

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said President Barack Obama's decision to expand investigations into home lending and sales of mortgage securities could stop settlement talks with the states over foreclosure practices.
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Obama, Arizona Governor Have Tense Meeting

A day after his confrontational election-year State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had a tense exchange with Arizona's Republican governor Wednesday as she greeted Air Force One in Phoenix.
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Billionaire Buffett defends proposed tax rate change

Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to U.S. taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.
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France and Britain Join Push at U.N. to Oust Assad

Arab League monitors said the withdrawal of colleagues by Gulf Arab states would not hinder their work in Syria while France and Britain Wednesday joined efforts at the United Nations to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce in Charlotte

Geithner Denies Administration is Hostile to Banks

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were "tough where they need to be tough."
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Geithner denies U.S. hostility to banks

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were tough where they need to be tough.
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Inside SEAL Team 6: Five Things to Know About the Navy Special Ops Force

After Jessica Buchanan's rescue from Somali pirates by the elite Navy force, everyone wants to know: who is SEAL Team 6? Find out what missions SEAL Team 6 has been involved in, how it operates, and what one former sniper thinks of President Obama's work with SEAL Team 6 on the Osama bin Laden raid.
Republican presidential candidates arrive on stage before the Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa

Ron Paul Can Beat Obama: CNN Poll

Rep. Ron Paul has not won a single primary--but that does not mean he's an unelectable candidate. In fact, Paul has polled higher in a general election matchup against the president than most Republican candidates despite his winless record in the primaries.
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Bill Gates Says Higher Taxes on Wealthy is 'Justice'

The United States has a huge budget deficit, so taxes are going to have to go up. I certainly agree that they should have to go up more on the rich than everyone else. That's just justice, Gates said on Wednesday while discussing President Obama's State of the Union address.

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