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The Two-Way
4:51 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Researchers Say Male Spiders 'Eavesdrop' To Steal Opponents' Dance Moves

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A wolf spider watches an opponent dance.
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By Eyder Peralta

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It's All Politics
4:25 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Five Days Before New Hampshire Primary, Confident Romney Ventures South

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Most of the Republican presidential candidates are focused on New Hampshire, which holds its primary next Tuesday.

But while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney began his day campaigning in New Hampshire, by the afternoon he was in South Carolina, which holds its primary Jan. 21.

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Around the Nation
3:55 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Sinking Ship? Saving The Historic Kalakala Ferry

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Not Dead Yet: On July 3, 1935, the Kalakala started daily ferry service between Seattle and Bremerton, Wash. Today, it sits unused in a nearby Tacoma dock.
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When it debuted in 1935, the Kalakala was the fastest and largest ferry on Puget Sound.
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The Two-Way
3:28 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

New Consumer Czar: 'This Is A Valid Appointment'

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Richard Cordray, incoming head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, stands offstage after President Obama spoke about the economy in Ohio on Wednesday.
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By Eyder Peralta

Richard Cordray, the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, defended his appointment in an interview with All Things Considered today.

"This is a valid appointment," he told NPR's Robert Siegel. "But, again, I'm not going to be distracted by the details of that. My job is to be the director of this consumer bureau, to look out for consumers across the country and I'm going to focus 100 percent on that job."

Robert asked if he was just going to "ignore whatever litigation might develop from that" and Cordray said, "that's correct."

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Animals
3:11 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

Zoo Crafts Love Nest To Save Ozark's Salamanders

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An adult Ozark hellbender is typically brown or green with black markings that help it blend in with its rocky river-bottom habitat.
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Two outdoor raceways, or artificial streams, are home to 16 adult Ozark hellbenders at the Saint Louis Zoo. The screens keep the hellbenders in –- and unwanted predators like raccoons out.
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Ozark hellbender embryos developing in their eggs at the Saint Louis Zoo.
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By Veronique LaCapra

It's flat. It's slimy. And it hides under rocks on the river bottom. It's the Ozark hellbender, and at up to two feet in length, it's one of the world's largest salamanders.

But Ozark hellbenders are disappearing: Fewer than 600 are left in the rivers of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Scientists have been making a huge effort to get them to breed in captivity. And now, thanks to a major effort at the Saint Louis Zoo, 2012 could be the year of new hope for hellbenders.

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