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The $26 billion settlement reached by the federal government, most states and the nation's largest banks to compensate homeowners for abusive foreclosure practices is unlikely to end the housing crisis, analysts say. It could also lead to a new round of foreclosures, which would drive prices even lower.
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Officials have been pressing five banks to offer mortgage relief and some financial aid to homeowners who got crushed when the housing bubble burst or were caught up in the "robo-signing" scandal that sped up the foreclosure process.
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The White House and American Catholic bishops are at a stalemate over a rule requiring many religious organizations to provide insurance coverage for contraception. "If the argument is over religious liberty," says one scholar, "the bishops win. If the argument is over contraceptives, the administration wins."
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Politics
If the opening day of the American Conservative Union's annual star-studded CPAC convention is any indication, the Republican presidential hopefuls all have a lot of persuading to do.
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Three of the GOP candidates will address the largest annual gathering of conservatives on Friday. Conference panelists included a white nationalist and immigration opponents.
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Uber-primary watcher Josh Putnam warns of extrapolating delegate counts from states that do not explicitly tie election results to the actual allocation of delegates.
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Health & Science
When schools in Alberta, Canada, closed for summer in 2009, it put the breaks on the swine flu outbreak in the province, says research from McMaster University. But authorities have to weigh the costs and benefits of preemptive closure, and there isn't always a clear answer.
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What if a dinosaur was found in Africa? Would you consider it worthy of conservation? If so, why — and why not a horseshoe crab species that's even older? That's what photographer Piotr Naskrecki wants to know.
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The scientists, journal editors and others who attend are expected to review the facts and the most pressing issues related to this specific work, rather than have a broader discussion about the possibility of international oversight of potentially worrisome biological research.
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Business
On Thursday, the federal government reached a $26 billion deal with the nation's largest banks to compensate homeowners. In Florida, some lawyers and homeowners say technical issues and trust battles remain for courts and the banks.
The protesters delivered a petition with 250,000 signatures at six stores worldwide.
All four of the remaining Republican presidential candidates have proposed cutting business and personal income taxes — the only difference is by how much.
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Arts & Entertainment
Liz Lemon began 30 Rock as a harried but capable television producer. Now, she's a little girl looking for approval.
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The protests that led to the Egyptian revolution last year were organized in part by Wael Ghonim, who used an anonymous Facebook page to coordinate the demonstrations. In his new book, Ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country.
Tupelo Hassman's debut novel stars Rory, a resilient, if ragged, life force raised in a Reno trailer park who adopts a tattered copy of The Girl Scout Handbook as her Bible. Rory endures sexual abuse, the death of loved ones, and everyday invisibility — all without playing for our sympathy.
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Opinion
Liz Lemon began 30 Rock as a harried but capable television producer. Now, she's a little girl looking for approval.
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SuperPacs, with their fundraising abilities, may play a large role in the 2012 elections. Joshua E. Keating of Foreign Policy describes the wacky American Phoenix SuperPAC that wants to fight Islam, ban circumcision, and bury people at sea.
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GOP candidate Rick Santourm recently won victories in Missouri, Colorado, and Minnesota. Walter Shapiro of The New Republic argues that for the first time during the 2012 campaign cycle, it seems sensible to take Santorum seriously for the long haul.
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February 9, 2012 | NPR · The most powerful superPAC in this election may be one that hasn't visibly flexed its muscles yet. But the man who runs American Crossroads and its nonprofit sibling Crossroads GPS says the groups have a clear goal: Stop President Obama's agenda and replace him as president.
February 9, 2012 | NPR · A federal watchdog confirmed it is looking into Freddie Mac investments that act as bets against homeowners being able to refinance. In addition, U.S. senators are expected to probe Freddie Mac's investment practice at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
February 9, 2012 | NPR · After years of trying, Russian scientists say they have drilled into an Antarctic lake that is buried beneath more than two miles of ice. They are looking for signs of life that haven't been exposed to sky in 20 million years.
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February 9, 2012 | NPR · Six months ago, President Obama directed his secretary of education to give waivers to states seeking much-needed relief from the federal education mandates prescribed under No Child Left Behind. On Thursday, they granted them to ten. But how much flexibility is the president really willing to give and what is he asking in return?
February 9, 2012 | NPR · Audie Cornish speaks with Kim Parker, Associate Director with Pew Social & Demographic Trends and lead study author about the new Pew report on record high youth unemployment statistics. The study found that negative trends in the labor market have hit 18-34-year-olds the hardest.
February 9, 2012 | NPR · The city of Chicago is scrapping a teenager's winning design for a new city vehicle sticker. Some say the art contains symbols that resemble those of a notorious street gang.
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February 4, 2012 | NPR · Known to many devoted genre fans for his methodical horror movies, the director of The House of the Devil and Trigger Man talks about his influences and his newest film.
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February 5, 2012 | NPR · Cocker has one of the most recognizable voices in rock. The British balladeer discusses old demons and a new album.
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