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    Is Newt Gingrich Another Flash in the Pan?

    The race for the GOP presidential nomination feels like it might never end. Florida's primary is just eight days away with four candidates left and no real front-runner.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 23, 2012 • 51m Listen

    It's only January, and already the race for the Republican presidential nomination feels like it's gone on forever and that it might never end. The Florida primary is just eight days away with four candidates left and no real front-runner. We get the latest. Also, Europe bans Iranian oil imports, escalating tensions over its nuclear program, and it's the Chinese Year of the Dragon. We hear what that means in myth, history and for American business.

    Banner image: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich (L) speaks during a primary night rally with his wife Callista Gingrich January 21, 2012 in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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