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Two Key Iowa Christian Conservatives Endorse Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum may be a particularly long shot for the Republican presidential nomination, showing up as he does at the

Do-It-Yourself Marshmallows

On dark winter nights, after a day of sledding and snow, I remember reveling in the heat from the crackling

Looking For Boost, Candidates Hit The Ground In N.H.

With three weeks to go before the New Hampshire primary, presidential campaigns are working at full speed to reach out

‘Breadcrumbs’: Young Readers Follow A Wintry Tale

Welcome to the third installment of NPR’s Backseat Book Club, where we select a book for young readers — and

In North Korea, Lavish Praise For The Heir Apparent

North Korean state-run television today showed Kim Jong Il lying in state — and for the first time since his

In A Drug War, Mexican Forces Accused Of Abuses

In Mexico, the past five years of President Felipe Calderon’s drug war have been marked by brutal violence, unsolved kidnappings

Many Police Officers Are Sleep Deprived, Risky For Them And Us

Harvard researchers say they’ve uncovered a big problem among the nation’s 700,000 police officers: a serious lack of sleep. In

‘We The People’: NPR Readers Would Ratify Four New Amendments

In “Reconstituting The Constitution: How To Rewrite It,” we invited readers to share their own thoughts on how we might

In Iowa, The Final GOP Ground Game Takes Shape

Two weeks from Tuesday, Iowa voters will head out to almost 1,800 caucus sites to help select a Republican presidential

2011 In Film: Iron Ladies And Rowdy Women

Meryl Streep has served up more than her share of ice queens in her time, but her rendering of former

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