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February 1, 2012
Politics
Running for president has always meant close contact with voters. But that is changing. Now, TV ads have more of an effect on how Americans vote.
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Entertainment
Asghar Farhadi is a film director in Iran. His movie just won a Golden Globe award for best foreign language film. There is even hope that it will win an Oscar.
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Arts
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Sports
Erin Langworthy, 22, is a true survivor. She was bungee jumping in Africa. Her bungee cord broke. She fell into a river.
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World
They call themselves punks or punk rockers. They wear mohawks and pierce their noses. These punks live in Aceh province, Indonesia. Officials there want to wipe out the punk movement.
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History
Charles Byrne, the "Irish Giant," stood 7 feet, 7 inches tall. He died in 1783 at the age of 22. He wished to be buried at sea. Instead, his skeleton ended up in a museum.
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Technology
What’s the chance of finding the owner of a lost iPod? What if the iPod is lost in a large city? What if that city gets lots of visitors from all over the world?
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Candidates Make Food Aid a Campaign Issue
Supreme Court Debates Rules on Broadcast TV Content
’Elvis’ Monkey and Self-Cloning Lizards Found in Southeast Asia
Some Older Americans Choose to Work Past Retirement Age
Research Shows Hands-Free Cell Phones No Safer
Colombia Opens Giant Escalator in Poor Neighborhood
Movie Star’s Jewels Sell for Millions

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