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  • Most of the videos in the presidential campaign so far have been seen, and distributed, online. They're cheaper for the candidates to produce, and often get picked up by news outlets anyway.
  • The Federal Communications Commission wants AT&T to prove the merger would be "in the public interest."
  • The big theme out of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate in Washington was Newt Gingrich's compassionate tolerance toward illegal immigrants who have put down deep roots in the U.S. That position conflicted with the more hardline views of many conservative voters.
  • Hussain Haqqani is alleged to have been involved in writing the memo that asked the U.S. to prevent a military coup in Pakistan, something he denies. This latest crisis will do little to calm an already turbulent relationship between Pakistan and the U.S.
  • Technology exists for gas cars to get 55 miles per gallon — the fuel economy goal set by the Obama administration for the year 2025. But all the extra comforts consumers are used to — including automatic transmissions and power windows — can drive fuel economy down by half.
  • China's reputation as a low-cost manufacturer hasn't translated into low-cost prices. Many goods, particularly luxury items, have higher price tags in China than abroad. One economist blames the transportation system and corruption.
  • Daily Beast and Newsweek editor Tina Brown explores the work of newspaper columnists through readings that propose a new way of looking at the 2012 election and the scandal at Penn State.
  • Pharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to pay nearly $1 billion to settle charges that it illegally marketed its painkiller Vioxx. The drug was taken off the market in 2004 after questions were raised about its safety.
  • The Moore County Council in Lynchburg, Tenn., voted this week to kill a proposal that could have taxed Jack Daniel's up to $5 million annually. All the revenue would have gone to local coffers.
  • New Hampshire voters have seen plenty of the Republican presidential candidates. But on Tuesday, they got a visit from President Obama, who was promoting part of his jobs plan. The payroll tax cut is due to expire at the end of next month.
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