The Two-Way
7:30 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Suicide Blast Kills 32 In Baghdad

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People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq on Friday. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession killing and injuring dozens of Iraqis, police said.

Using an explosives packed car, a suicide bomber killed 32 people near a funeral possession in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah in Baghdad.

The AP reports that about 65 people were wounded and most of the people killed were police escorting the funeral.

The AP reports:

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The Two-Way
7:14 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Women's Car-Shopping Tactics Steer Them Toward Better Deals

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A new survey from LeaseTrader finds that women ask more thorough questions than men when buying cars.

When it comes to buying cars, women do their homework — and it pays off. A recent report from LeaseTrader.com finds women generally get better deals than men when they buy cars.

John Sternal of LeaseTrader tells NPR's Sonari Glinton on Morning Edition that women's participation in car buying is changing.

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It's All Politics
7:06 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Live By Debate, Die By Debate: Gingrich Challenge To Romney Stalls Where It Began

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On Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla., Mitt Romney (right) went after Newt Gingrich from the start on topics such as immigration and colonizing the moon.

Originally published on Mon January 30, 2012 10:10 am

We still don't know who'll win the Florida primary Tuesday, but after the past two debates it seems far likelier to be Mitt Romney.

Why? Because Newt Gingrich had vaulted from the margins to the forefront of the Republican presidential race in South Carolina on the strength of two debate performances. And that weapon has ceased to work in his favor.

The NBC and CNN debates this week in Tampa and Jacksonville went a long way toward neutralizing the impression created by debates the previous week in Myrtle Beach and Charleston.

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Around the Nation
6:42 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Army Base Isn't Laughing At Package Bomb Comment

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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Europe
6:29 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Politician 'Borrows' From Aaron Sorkin Movie

The transport minister in Australia denounced a political opponent. He said the opponent wasn't interested in fixing a problem, only in making people "afraid of it" and telling them "who's to blame for it." Critics note Michael Douglas used that line in Aaron Sorkin's movie The American President.

Middle East
4:23 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Authorities Bar 6 Americans From Leaving Egypt

Egyptian authorities are preventing six Americans, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, from leaving the country. They work for non-governmental agencies that were raided by Egyptian security forces last month.

Business
4:00 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Business News

Steve Inskeep has business news.

Business
4:00 am
Fri January 27, 2012

The Last Word In Business

Originally published on Fri January 27, 2012 10:04 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And today's last word in business is say it ain't so - or actually, say it ain't Joe.

A Los Angeles restaurant famous for its nine cent cup of coffee is raising the price to 45 cents - 50 cents with the tax. Management at Philippe the Original told the L.A. Times they can no longer keep up with the cost of coffee. The family-run restaurant has been serving French dip sandwiches since 1908, along with eight-ounce mugs for less than a dime.

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Business
4:00 am
Fri January 27, 2012

EU Outlines Online Privacy Recommendations

Saturday is European Privacy and Data Protection Day, which will be marked by events across the European Union. It caps off an eventful week with Google announcing controversial new privacy policies, and the EU outlining tough new privacy recommendations it wants to make law.

Around the Nation
4:00 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Jane Addams Hull House To Close

After more than a century of providing services for immigrants and the poor, the organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams is shutting down. The Jane Addams Hull House Association has struggled financially in recent years.

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