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3:00 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Business News

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Steve Inskeep has business news.

Business
3:00 am
Wed January 4, 2012

The Last Word In Business

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Linda Wertheimer has the Last Word in business.

Election 2012
3:00 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Santorum Finishes Second In Iowa Caucuses

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In recent weeks a lot of polls and pundits said the Iowa caucuses might be too close to call. But nobody imagined just how close things would turn out Tuesday night in the first voting of the 2012 presidential nominating season. Mitt Romney was declared the winner by just eight votes. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum came in second.

Election 2012
3:00 am
Wed January 4, 2012

Romney Begins Nominating Season With Iowa Win

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Originally published on Wed January 4, 2012 11:36 am

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has been considered a front-runner in this race since before the campaign began. Yet, at the end of voting yesterday, he did no better than he had four years earlier.

NPR's Ari Shapiro was at Romney campaign headquarters in Des Moines, and walks us through that tense and dramatic evening.

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Planet Money
2:36 am
Wed January 4, 2012

A Man. A Van. A Surprising Business Plan.

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The Lucky Dragon van. The business helps frustrated visa applicants right outside the Chinese consulate office in NYC.
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The Lucky Dragon staff. The business helps frustrated visa applicants right outside the Chinese consulate office in NYC.
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By Zoe Chace

Originally published on Tue January 3, 2012 11:01 pm

We've all been there. Trapped in line at the DMV. Or stuck on hold while trying to call a city agency. It's easy to complain about government bureaucracy. But its the rare person who sees such inefficiency as a business opportunity.

Meet Adam Humphries.

He lives in New York City, and he wanted to travel to China for a vacation. His bureaucratic hassles with the Chinese consulate launched a whole new business.

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