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Sweetness And Light
7:00 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

For Love And The Game, A Star Shines In Delaware

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Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, seen here during a game against Princeton, made headlines when she turned her back on the University of Connecticut.

Imagine being not only the best high school player in the country — probably the world — and signing to play for the best college program in the country, but then walking away from the sport. Why would any kid do that?

But, of course, Elena Delle Donne did exactly that, and the reason she did is simply that she did not want to be away from her older sister.

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The Salt
3:48 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Walmart Creates Icon For Food Packages To Encourage Healthy Choices

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A shopper walks down an aisle in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago.

We're all for smarter labels. And now Walmart has introduced an easy way for shoppers to quickly identify healthier foods with its new front-of-package Great For You icon.

With thousands of choices available, "choosing something healthy can be a daunting task," Kelly Cheeseman of Walmart Foundation tells The Salt. "And when you factor in price it can be even more confusing."

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It's All Politics
3:42 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Minnesota, Missouri And Colorado: Live Blog And Results

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A caucus participant holds a Rick Santorum sign as people wait to get name tags during the Minnesota caucuses at Roseville Area Middle School on Tuesday in Little Canada, Minn.

Welcome to our live blog of the Republican presidential primary in three states: Colorado and Minnesota are holding caucuses and Missouri is holding a non-binding GOP presidential primary.

What does that mean in Missouri? The primary is known as a "beauty contest" because delegates will ultimately be determined by caucuses beginning March 17. But, according to polls, the state could buck Mitt Romney and favor Rick Santorum.

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NPR Story
3:26 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Obama Changes Tone On SuperPACS, Endorses Own

Originally published on Tue February 7, 2012 3:26 pm

As a candidate and as president, Barack Obama has disparaged the role of big money in politics. At his 2010 State of the Union address, he even called out the Supreme Court for a ruling that opened the door to unlimited personal and business contributions. But, faced with a Republican opposition that's raising millions from a handful of sources, President Obama let his fundraisers loose to play the game too.

The Two-Way
3:10 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Holding Source Code, Hackers Try To Extort $50K From Symantec

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Symantec's pcAnywhere program.

A case of what appears to be a high-tech extorsion came to an abrupt end last night, when hackers, which call themselves Lords of Dharmaraja, made good on their promise to release the source code of Symantec's PCAnywhere software, which allows a user to access their computers remotely.

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