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Scott Simon discusses the significance of the Nevada caucuses and the Republican primary in South Carolina with Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.

The list of nominees for the 80th Academy Awards are announced. No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood both earn eight nominations, leading the field.

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64. Fischer died in a hospital in Iceland, where he had lived for several years.

Republican Mike Huckabee has, so far, received the most support from conservative evangelicals in the race for the White House. But some voters of faith are questioning Huckabee's positions on issues of the economy and foreign policy. Janice Beverly, of the LaHaye Institute, and the Rev. Hershael York explain.

The No Child Left Behind Act — which Congress approved with overwhelming bipartisan support — is now drawing sharp bipartisan opposition. The law is up for reauthorization, and many — including those who originally supported it — are pointing out its flaws.

It's been more than six months since nine firefighters died in a warehouse fire in Charleston, S.C. The worst single loss of firefighters in the U.S. since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, it prompted investigations into the department's operations. That has caused tension with the department, which is proud of its record.

Without a clear front-runner going into Tuesday's primary, the Republican race in Michigan is getting a lot of attention. Michigan GOP leader Saul Anuzis talks about his party's primary.

The Food and Drug Administration is saying meat and milk from cloned cows are as safe as they are traditional. But how do they taste and will they turn us into mutated creatures?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emerges victorious in Michigan primary. The former Massachusetts governor wins by a margin of 9 percent over John McCain. Now three different Republican presidential hopefuls have won each of the three major contests.

A new study shows that the rate of abortion in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level since the mid-1970s. The survey, conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, also found a rise in the use of the abortion pill mifepristone, also known as RU-486.