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New Hampshire: The Republicans Get Down to Business
Independents will be 40 percent of tomorrow's vote in New Hampshire. Will they help Huntsman emerge from the pack? Set the stage for a single anti-Romney candidate?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIndependents will be 40 percent of tomorrow's vote in New Hampshire. Will they help Jon Huntsman emerge from the pack? Will they set the stage for a single anti-Romney candidate in South Carolina or Florida? Also, an Iranian court sentences an accused American spy to death. On Reporter's Notebook, a remembrance of Tony Blankley, political insider, journalist and the voice of the Right on public radio's Left, Right and Center.
Banner image: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Jon Huntsman Jr., Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry return to their podiums during a commercial break in the Republican Presidential Debate at Saint Anselm College January 7, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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3 storiesIranian Court Sentences Accused American Spy to Death
The White House has strongly condemned an Iranian court for sentencing an American man to death. Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, a 28-year-old Marine, says he was visiting family in Iran. The court convicted him of spying. Thomas Erdbrink is in Tehran for the Washington Post .
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The day before New Hampshire will chose the first convention delegates, Mitt Romney is still the man to beat. He's leading in South Carolina and Florida too, which are coming up before the end of this month. But many Republicans are still looking for an alternative.
Read the story35 minPaying Tribute to Commentator, Political Aide Tony Blankley
Tony Blankley was born in England and moved to California at the age of three, where he became a child actor. He grew up to be a political player in Washington, a journalist and a favorite on TV and radio. He was a colleague of ours here at KCRW in Santa Monica.
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