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  • Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum works the crowd at the Tioga Public School on Wednesday in Tioga, N.D.
    Santorum Releases Four Years Of Tax Returns
    They show a rise in wealth connected to his work as a corporate consultant and media commentator.
  • Forget Batman Vs. Superman: The Dynamic Duo Of The Moment Is Lin Vs. Tebow
    They play different sports and come from different schools. But the parallels are remarkable between the NBA's instant star, Jeremy Lin, and the NFL's sudden sensation, Tim Tebow — both on the field (or court) and off.
  • Rick Santorum speaks to the media Feb. 13, 2012 at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington.
    Santorum Tax Returns Draw Critics Of His Low Charitable Giving
    Santorum's returns may allow his critics, both those aligned with Mitt Romney, his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination and those who aren't, to attack the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania for not giving as much to charity as many others at his income level.
  • Virologists and other scientists are meeting at the World Health Organization's Geneva headquarters to talk about the bird flu.
    The 'WHO's Who' Of Virologists Meet To Talk Bird Flu In Geneva
    The highly-anticipated gathering of flu experts has been described as a fact-finding session that will focus on understanding how bird flu studies done at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands and at the University of Wisconsin were performed and overseen by the relevant authorities.
  • Republican congressional candidate and Maine Senate President Kevin Raye speaks during the Kennebec County Super Caucus in Augusta, Maine, on Feb. 4.
    Unlocking The Mysteries Of Delegate Selection
    What's the difference between primaries and caucuses, and why do states have different systems for choosing delegates? Political scientist Josh Putnam explains how delegates are picked, and how the process changed after the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
  • Sondheim, shown here in 1974, won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for <em>Sunday in the Park with George.</em> He has also received eight Tony Awards, eight Grammy awards and a Kennedy Center Honor.
    Stephen Sondheim: Examining His Lyrics And Life
    In this rebroadcast from 2010, the musical theater legend talks about writing the lyrics and music for several of his productions, including the 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along, which is currently in the middle of a two-week run in New York City.
  • This can't go on forever.
    Is China An Economic Miracle, Or A Bubble Waiting To Pop?
    China's economy sailed through the financial crisis unscathed — at least in the short run.
  • A new program led by the U.S. seeks to limit amounts of soot, hydrofluorocarbons and methane released into the atmosphere. In this file photo from 2009, a researcher ignites trapped methane from under a pond's ice cap in Alaska.
    Methane, Soot Are Targets Of New U.S. Climate Initiative
    The United States and five other nations are embarking on a new program to limit pollutants connected to global warming. But they're not targeting carbon dioxide with this effort — instead, they're looking at methane gas, and soot.
  • Amanda Knox Signs Book Deal Worth Millions
    Amanda Knox, the U.S. college exchange student who won an appeal to overturn her murder conviction in Italy last October, has signed a deal to write a memoir — for which she'll earn nearly $4 million, according to reports.
  • Bill Burton, shown during a news briefing at the White House in January, is now with pro-Obama superPAC Priorities USA Action. He says the superPAC is "careful to make sure that we are in compliance with the rules."
    White House And SuperPAC: How Close Is Too Close?
    White House officials and Cabinet secretaries will soon be helping to raise money for a pro-Obama superPAC, Priorities USA Action. The superPAC says it's being careful to stay within the rules, but some argue that it shouldn't be happening at all.
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