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It's All Politics
6:34 am
Fri December 30, 2011

Iowa Veterans For Paul Explain The Attraction

Originally published on Mon January 2, 2012 5:25 am

A claim by Ron Paul's presidential campaign, and confirmed by the fact-check website PolitiFact, asserts that the Texas congressman has received more donations from active military personnel than the other GOP candidates combined.

That's intriguing, given that Paul is the only candidate calling for significant cuts in military (not defense, he says) funding, the closing of overseas bases, and the use of military force "very sparingly."

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The Two-Way
6:20 am
Fri December 30, 2011

Romney, Paul Are 1 And 2 In Another Iowa Poll, Santorum Rising

Originally published on Fri December 30, 2011 10:32 am

With just one holiday weekend between now and Tuesday's Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa, there's another poll signalling that it could be a close battle at the top between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). And also once again, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is on the rise and showing up at No. 3.

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Analysis
6:09 am
Fri December 30, 2011

Morning Edition Remembers 2011

Originally published on Fri December 30, 2011 7:07 am

It's tempting to say what a snake-bit year this was, a year when American troops were lost abroad, a year of economic struggle and cynical politics. But it was also a year when troops came home, and people started new jobs. Steve Inskeep says it's to soon to judge 2011.

World
6:03 am
Fri December 30, 2011

No TGIF For Samoa This Week

Thank goodness it's Friday unless you live in the island nation of Samoa. In which case it's Saturday. The country is skipping a day — shifting its calendar — to join the same time zone as trading partners Australia and New Zealand.

Around the Nation
5:54 am
Fri December 30, 2011

Tenn. Guardsman's Home Is In A Perilous Location

Originally published on Fri December 30, 2011 7:07 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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