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3:43 am
Mon January 2, 2012

Google Searches Are A Window Into Our Culture

Millions of people are searching for things every day on Google. The people at the giant search engine realized that if they tracked those searches, the patterns can tell us about what's happening with people's lives.

Television
3:33 am
Mon January 2, 2012

TV Networks Turn To Celebrities To Boost Ratings

ABC TV rolls out a new version of an old show Tuesday — this time its Celebrity Wife Swap. The old Wife Swap wasn't getting great ratings, so they needed to up their game. Eric Deggans, the TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, explains what celebrities do for reality shows.

Election 2012
1:00 am
Mon January 2, 2012

Rick Santorum May Be Peaking At The Right Time

Credit Charlie Neibergall / AP
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum points to a television showing his campaign stop on live at the Daily Grind coffee shop in Sioux City, Iowa, Sunday.

Originally published on Mon January 2, 2012 7:09 am

After concentrating on Iowa more than any other Republican presidential candidate, Rick Santorum is gaining on front-runners Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, a new Des Moines Register poll shows. Santorum is hoping to consolidate Iowa's Christian conservative vote — the strategy that won the state for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee four years ago.

Jeanne Zyzda did not expect more than 100 people in her Sioux City coffee shop, the Daily Grind. Not all at once, and not on a holiday.

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Business
1:00 am
Mon January 2, 2012

Business News

Linda Wertheimer and Steve Inskeep have business news.

Business
1:00 am
Mon January 2, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Steve Inskeep has the Last Word in business.

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