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Presidential Race
6:15 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Former Sen. Bob Smith Discusses Newt Gingrich

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And I'm joined now by former Senator Bob Smith, former New Hampshire senator, who is a supporter of Newt Gingrich. Welcome, Senator Smith.

BOB SMITH: Thank you. I'm glad to be with you.

BLOCK: And let me ask you. It looks like your candidate, Newt Gingrich, is coming in at this point, anyway, based on early returns, fourth in New Hampshire. A disappointing finish?

SMITH: I didn't hear you and I didn't hear the result. Could you repeat that again?

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Presidential Race
6:15 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Dionne, Continetti Discuss N.H. Primary

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Melissa Block speaks with Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center and our political commentators E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Matthew Continetti, opinion editor of The Weekly Standard, about the results of the New Hampshire primary.

Presidential Race
4:14 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Pew's Kohut Discusses Exit Polling

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Melissa Block talks with Andy Kohut of the Pew Research Center about New Hampshire primary exit polling.

The Two-Way
4:10 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

New Hampshire Primary: Join Us For Live Updates

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Here it is: The New Hampshire Republican presidential primary — the second significant vote of the 2012 presidential campaign.

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Business
4:03 pm
Tue January 10, 2012

Sushi, Smoothies, Manicures: Walgreens Goes Upscale

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Walgreens' new 27,000-square-foot downtown Chicago location has a wine collection of more than 700 bottles, including one that sells for $500. The company says its flagship store with a European market feel is meant to be a destination to distinguish the chain's brand.
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Carmen Ohotenco gets her nails done by Katherine Walker at the new Walgreens store in Chicago.
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The new upscale Walgreens has a sushi bar, seen above, in addition to a bakery, coffee bar, juice bar, frozen yogurt stand and specialty cheese counter.
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Originally published on Tue January 10, 2012 8:47 pm

Walk into a typical Walgreens, and see cosmetics, greeting cards, and candy and snack aisles. Not so at a new, huge version of the drugstore in the heart of Chicago's Loop.

At a new downtown Walgreens, customers can get a fruit smoothie while they wait for their prescription — or even a manicure. Walgreens opened the new upscale version of its drugstore Tuesday on State Street to try to distinguish itself from the competition.

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