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Week In Politics: Democratic Debate, New Hampshire Primary

8:11pm February 12, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with our regular political commentator David Brooks of The New York Times and MSNBC analyst Alex Wagner. They discuss Thursday night's PBS Democratic debate and the emerging virtue of humility in the GOP.

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Sanders, Clinton Take The Stage In Milwaukee For Their 6th Debate

8:11pm February 12, 2016

by Mara Liasson

After Bernie Sanders' N.H.primary win, he was reaching out to minority voters who make up a larger segment of the electorate in upcoming contests. Hillary Clinton was trying to regain her footing.

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#MemeoftheWeek: What Would Honest Abe Really Think Of Politics Today?

7:39pm February 12, 2016

by Amita Kelly

#ThingsLincolnDidntSay brought the 16th president back to Twitter on his birthday to weigh in on the current presidential race. But in reality, he might actually feel at home.

Russian Escalation In Syria Narrows Options To Help Civilians

6:42pm February 12, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Brian Katulis, a senior fellow for Middle East policy at the Center for American Progress, about negotiations for helping civilians caught up in the violence in Syria. He says Russia has in effect created a no-fly zone for themselves there, which has made it almost impossible to do anything without Russia's cooperation.

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NPR Politics Podcast: South Carolina's Dirty Reputation

6:32pm February 12, 2016

South Carolina has a reputation for being a state where presidential primary politics gets dirty. NPR's Politics Podcast explores what that's about.

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How Bernie Sanders' Wall Street Tax Would Work

6:17pm February 12, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

His proposed "speculation tax" — a small levy on every stock, bond or derivative sold in the U.S. — would fund higher education. Estimates of how much revenue it might raise vary greatly.

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In Nevada, Generation Gap Over Democratic Candidates Widens

4:35pm February 12, 2016

by Ina Jaffe

Democratic women are overwhelmingly supporting Hillary Clinton — or rather, those over 45 are. Women under 30 are strongly supporting Bernie Sanders. With the caucuses in Nevada coming up, NPR asks women there what they make of this generational divide.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton participate in the PBS NewsHour Democratic presidential candidate debate Thursday at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Clinton Gets Back In The Game After Blowout Loss To Sanders In N.H.

4:24pm February 12, 2016

by Ron Elving

Bernie Sanders had moments in Milwaukee guaranteed to make his core supporters ecstatic, but he did not dominate the evening as one might expect the 22-point winner of the first primary to do.

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Detainee Interrogation Chief: Waterboarding Doesn't Work

9:12am February 12, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The head of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group spoke as Donald Trump is calling for a return to simulated drowning and other interrogation techniques that critics have likened to torture.

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton take the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Thursday.

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The 6th Democratic Presidential Debate In 100 Words (And 3 Videos)

8:31am February 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred over Wall Street's influence on politics, which candidate is more loyal to President Obama and the record of Henry Kissinger as secretary of state.