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The Two-Way
12:01 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Report: Shortly Before MF Global Collapse, Corzine Was Château Shopping

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Former MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Originally published on Thu January 5, 2012 12:11 pm

In its February issue, Vanity Fair has a long report on Jon Corzine, the former head of Goldman Sachs and former Democratic governor of New Jersey. Corzine has been in the news lately for his role in MF Global, which last year collapsed spectacularly and left $1.2 billion in client money missing.

The piece talks to friends and former associates of Corzine and paints a picture of a CEO who took great risks and micromanaged.

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Shots - Health Blog
11:54 am
Thu January 5, 2012

A Changing Picture For Cancer Deaths In The U.S.

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A cluster of malignant breast cancer cells that metastasized to the liver.
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By Scott Hensley

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The Two-Way
11:01 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Prosecutor Wants Death Penalty For Egypt's Hosni Mubarak

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By Eyder Peralta

As the trial of Egypt's former dictator continued in Cairo, today, one of the prosecutors said Hosni Mubarak should face the death penalty for his role in the killing of protesters during the uprising that toppled his regime, last year.

"Retribution is the solution," Mustafa Khater said on the final day of the prosecution's opening statements. "Any fair judge must issue a death sentence for these defendants."

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National Security
10:44 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Sept. 11 Case A Litmus Test For Military Commissions

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In this photograph of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. military, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a suspected plotter in the Sept. 11 attacks, attends his arraignment at the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba, on June 5, 2008. The trial for the five suspects is expected to begin sometime in the next few months.
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This combination of undated photos shows, from left: Ali Aziz Ali, Walid bin Attash, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mustafa al-Hawsawi and Ramzi bin al-Shibh, the alleged co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Originally published on Thu January 5, 2012 5:24 pm

The long-awaited trial of five men accused of helping plan the Sept. 11 attacks is scheduled to begin early this year in a revamped trial process at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Initially, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men charged with planning the attacks were going to be tried in a New York federal court, but congressional opposition forced the Obama administration to reverse course.

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It's All Politics
10:43 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Young Conservatives In New Hampshire: A Conversation At The Dartmouth Review

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Editors of the conservative Dartmouth Review, from left to right: Sterling Beard, 22, from Abilene, Texas, the Review's editor-in-chief; Benjamin Riley, 20, from New York City; Blake Neff, 21, from Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Benjamin Riley, 20, of New York City, a junior at Dartmouth College and an editor on The Dartmouth Review.
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The theme of the 2012 GOP presidential contest has been dissatisfaction with the candidates, and a rollicking battle for the honor of being the anti-Mitt Romney alternative.

We were curious about what young conservatives have been thinking about the race, which moved to New Hampshire Wednesday after Iowa's decidedly non-decisive caucuses.

So NPR photographer John Poole and I, after a night at former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's headquarters in Bedford, N.H., decided to head west to Dartmouth College in Hanover.

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