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Campaign 2012 | South Carolina Primary

G.O.P. Voters Still Wavering as They Head to the Polls

Voters across South Carolina, from country restaurants to suburban malls, are finding it hard to decide which candidate deserves their vote.

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A voter cast a ballot at the First Baptist Church of Bluffton in Bluffton, S.C. early Saturday.
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A voter cast a ballot in Bluffton, S.C., early Saturday.

No Escape From the Messages for South Carolinians

Direct mail, robo-calls, endless TV ads, a hot-air balloon hovering over the highway — for many in Greenville, the Republican primary cannot be over soon enough.

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Divers Find 12th Body as Search of Cruise Ship Resumes

Efforts to find survivors on the Costa Concordia had been halted as the ship shifted on the rock keeping it from slipping deeper into the sea.

Central Bank Becomes an Unlikely Hero in Euro Crisis

Banks have used quiet emergency loans from the European Central Bank, which has resisted buying up government debt in its own right, to come to their governments’ rescue.

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Bad Year for Wall St. Not Reflected in Chiefs' Pay

The disclosure of stock awards to Wall Street’s top tier comes as lower-level employees are finding out that their own bonuses will be much smaller.

Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests

Lawyers were more likely to steer blacks to the more expensive Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code, it said.

Education Life
How Big-Time Sports Ate American College Life

Should a stadium (or court) be at the center of college culture? How football and basketball hijacked the American campus.

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N.F.L. Playoffs
A 49ers Linebacker With Two Men to Call Dad

Linebacker Patrick Willis, taken away from a struggling, abusive single father at 17, went to live with his high school’s basketball coach; now he calls both men Dad.

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Many Evangelicals See Something to Admire in Candidates’ Broods

Fifty years ago, large families were unusual in evangelical Protestantism, but there has been a shift.

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Coping With High-Priced Insurance

Homeowners can battle banks’ insurance, but it takes persistence, Paul Sullivan says.

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Post-Miranda, post-men and post-cancer, Cynthia Nixon returns to the stage in “Wit,” which opens Jan. 26.

 

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A new biography argues that Ben Jonson was as central as Shakespeare to the development of the British theater.

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Under the VW Big Top, Even the Sky Isn’t the Limit

The Eos convertible is rare indeed. It is the only car on the road with a folding power hardtop that also has a power tilt-and-slide sunroof. The roof has 470 individual components.

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