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Ron Paul gets testy during interview
CNN's Gloria Borger talks to presidential candidate Ron Paul about past newsletters seen as racist.
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Santorum: I was asked to drop out
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he's been encouraged by some conservatives to drop out of the race.
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Woman recounts violent attack in Egypt
Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy, who was beaten last month by Egyptian police, discuss the brutal attacks on women in Cairo and expresses her outrage at the situation.
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How payroll tax fight affects you
CNN's Mary Snow takes a look at what will happen if the payroll tax cut is not extended.
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BLITZER'S BLOG: Petraeus' secret trip to Iraq
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
(CNN) - When I got up early Wednesday morning, I got an e-mail from CNN's Arwa Damon in Baghdad. She had been hearing that CIA Director David Petraeus was spotted in Iraq in recent days. She asked me to check it out with my sources in Washington, which, of course, I did.
I learned that the retired U.S. Army general who once commanded U.S. forces in Iraq had indeed gone to Iraq, this time as head of the CIA. I was also told he was already back in Washington safe and sound.
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Petraeus back from Baghdad
By Arwa Damon and Wolf Blitzer
CIA Director David Petraeus has just returned from a quick visit to Iraq, sources tell CNN. The trip was initially intended as a chance for Petraeus to thank the CIA team in Iraq as the US completed its withdrawal of forces, an official said.
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Deliveries gone wild
Worst delivery ever? A FedEx man throws a computer monitor over a fence. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the flying parcel.
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