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The High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign
Romney's Florida win earned him Secret Service protection, but his rivals aren't conceding yet. As the campaign gets nastier, we look at the prospects for a divided GOP.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMitt Romney's big win in Florida earned him Secret Service protection, but Gingrich, Santorum and Paul aren't conceding anything yet. As the campaign gets nastier, we'll look at the prospects for a divided Republican Party. Also, President Obama announces a new housing plan, and decoding the words people are thinking by analyzing their brain waves.
Banner image: (L-R) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and wife Ann look to their grandson, who holds his ears due to the noise during his Florida primary night party January 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks as his wife Callista looks on during his Florida primary night party January 31, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Announces New Housing Plan
With Republican challengers otherwise engaged, President Obama today offered a new plan for mortgage holders to re-finance. David Nakamura is a staff writer at the Washington Post.
Read the story7 minThe High Cost of Going Negative in the GOP Campaign
Newt Gingrich didn't make the traditional courtesy call to Mitt Romney after last night's defeat in Florida, and the message is clear: Romney's massive onslaught of TV attack ads has left the Republican Party more divided than ever, with Gingrich still leading in the national polls.
Read the story34 minResearchers Decode What the Brain Is Thinking
It's not mind-reading yet, but scientists have demonstrated a way to reconstruct words that people are thinking based on the brain waves generated by their thoughts. Brian Pasley was the lead researcher on a project at UC Berkeley's Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute .
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