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GOP Race Now Focuses on Gingrich and Romney
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the new leader in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. With only a month until the Iowa caucuses, how long can it last?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAnother day, another leader in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Today it's former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with only a month until the Iowa caucuses. The big question: how long can it last? Also, French and German leaders call for treaty changes in advance of Euro crisis summit. On Reporter's Notebook, have we seen the last of next-day service from the US Mail?
Banner image: Former House Speaker and Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich listens to a question during a town-hall meeting. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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3 storiesFrance, Germany Call for Treaty Changes in Advance of Euro Crisis Summit
Some investors and analysts are predicting the end of the Euro, but others say there's still a chance before the end of this year. Today, Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicholas Sarkozy of France issued their first joint call for changing the treaties that established the Eurozone. Steven Erlanger is Paris Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minAnother Surprise for Republicans: Newt Gingrich
With Herman Cain out and only one month until real Republican voters go to the Iowa caucuses, the Des Moines Register's latest Iowa Poll shows the race for the presidential nomination is anything but settled. Newt Gingrich is leading with 25 percent, Ron Paul is second and Mitt Romney has dropped to third with only a month to go.
Read the story36 minSnail Mail Could Get Even Slower
The US Postal Service needs to save billions of dollars to stay in business, and today it announced what that means: 25,000 jobs, 250 out of 460 mail-processing facilities and the end of next-day service. Postmaster General Patrick Donahue compared the situation to that of any other company affected by the Internet.
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