With a Fast and Anticipated Result, TV Analysts Shift Focus to South Carolina
Date: 11 January 2012
By BRIAN STELTER
Conservative television commentators and news outlets covering Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's win in the New Hampshire primary suggest that South Carolina will pose a more important test; while their comments are not outwardly negative, they implicitly urge TV and Web viewers to stay tuned.
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Rangers Chip Away at Coyotes and Record 5th Straight Win
Date: 11 January 2012
By CHRISTOPHER BOTTA
New York Rangers defeat Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1, in an NHL shootout.
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Stanley Kwan, Hang Seng Index Creator, Dies at 86
Date: 11 January 2012
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
Stanley Kwan, banker and creator of the Hang Seng index, dies at age 86.
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Mississippi Governor, Already Criticized on Pardons, Rides a Wave of Them Out of Office
Date: 11 January 2012
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour grants full and unconditional pardons to 193 criminals on his last day in office, an unusually high number for the state, and one that is likely to inflame controversy about his pardon practices; he had previously pardoned five convicted murderers.
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Payment Set for Those Sterilized in Program
Date: 11 January 2012
By KIM SEVERSON
Task force decides how much to compensate victims of North Carolina's formal eugenics program, which lasted from 1929 to 1974; says each living person sterilized should receive $50,000; while other states had eugenics programs that sterilized more people, North Carolina's program, which may have included 7,600 people, lasted the longest.
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Questions Swirl Over What Led to Florida Drum Major’s Death
Date: 11 January 2012
By ROBBIE BROWN
Parents of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion, victim of 2011 hazing death, say their son was gay but they do not believe this played a big role in his beating; many former Florida A&M band members say university band has a hazing culture.
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Jets’ Staff on Offense Is Shuffled
Date: 11 January 2012
By BEN SHPIGEL
Ben Shpigel On Pro Football column notes that the demoralizing end to New York Jets season has already claimed three coaches, including offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who has resigned.
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Air Shows Are Safe Enough, Transport Safety Panel Is Told
Date: 11 January 2012
By CHRISTINE NEGRONI
National Transportation Safety Board holds hearing on safety of air shows, in wake of air show crash in Nevada that killed 10 spectators and a pilot; performance aviation experts say industry is safe and not in need of further regulation.
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Ron Paul Finishes Second in New Hampshire
Date: 11 January 2012
By TRIP GABRIEL
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul finishes a strong second in New Hampshire primary, which in many ways is the more telling outcome in a race where Mitt Romney's dominance was never in doubt; outcome seems to give Paul, often dismissed as a protest candidate, reason to extend his campaign.
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