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The people have spoken: NPR readers would add four new amendments to the Constitution.

'We The People': NPR Readers Would Ratify Four New Amendments

Readers have chosen to abolish the Electoral College, to limit campaign contributions from corporations, to deny corporations the rights of citizens and to prohibit members of Congress from lobbying once they leave office.

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.

With Iowa Vote Looming, Gingrich Struggles To Stay Atop GOP Field

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got front-runner treatment during the final GOP debate before that state's crucial Jan. 3 caucuses, taking a pounding for his years as a highly-compensated Washington influence peddler.

In a rare mass protest, thousands of people from the besieged village of Wukan, China, gather to demonstrate against what they say are illegal land seizures by the government. The villagers accuse local officials of selling 6.5 square miles of their land to boost government revenues.

In China, Anger Spreads Over Government Land Grabs

In the southern village of Wukan, residents have chased local authorities out of town and are in open rebellion over land seizures. Nearby villages also say their land has been taken. Nationwide, more than 40 million Chinese farmers have lost land.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stands to applause during a campaign stop at a Londonderry, N.H., restaurant on Tuesday.

N.H. Voters Look For Calm Amid Economic Jitters

New Hampshire's economy looks pretty good compared with much of the nation. But even there, confidence has been shaken, and many families' economic outlook has declined. Republican voters are trying to figure out which presidential candidate offers the best plan to soothe economic anxiety.

As president, Ronald Reagan raised taxes and granted amnesty to illegal immigrants. Would today's Reagan conservatives vote for him — or run attack ads?

Will The Real Ronald Reagan Please Stand Up?

Republican presidential candidates are vying for the mantle of Reagan conservatism, but some observers say today's Republican Party is dramatically different than the one Ronald Reagan took charge of in the 1980s. So what exactly is a Reagan conservative? If he were alive, could Reagan still get the GOP nod?

In Iowa, Bachmann Attacks Gingrich In GOP Debate

Newt Gingrich stood center state Thursday night in the Sioux City Convention Center. The sharpest elbows did not come from his close rivals, Mitt Romney or Ron Paul. Instead, it was Michele Bachmann who repeatedly went after Gingrich.

Sports: Baseball Playoffs And An NFL Game To Watch

Baseball playoffs are heating up with pennants on the line. Over in the NFL, the game everyone's watching this week is a battle of rising teams. Meanwhile, the NBA is still locked out, and if it stays that way, it could mean no Christmas games. Host Scott Simon and NPR's Tom Goldman talk sports.

U.S. Postal Service mailboxes are seen awaiting disposal in San Jose, Calif. Because of steeply declining use, the U.S. Postal Service has removed more than 60 percent of the blue boxes.

The Fight To Save The U.S. Postal Service

Just in the last four years mail volume is down 20 percent, so the agency is struggling to reinvent itself. That could mean layoffs, post office closures and possibly the end of Saturday delivery.

Craig Britton once paid $18,000 a year in premiums for health insurance he bought through Minnesota's "high risk pool." He calls the argument that these pools can bring down the cost of monthly premiums "a lot of baloney."

Drowning In A 'High-Risk' Insurance Pool, At $18,000 A Year

Some Republicans in Congress say want to revive high-risk pools to cover sick people. But people who have been in those pools and states who funded them say the costs were exorbitant.

Rep. William "Bill" Huizenga, R-Mich., says House Republicans "know the direction we want to go and sort of the destination" with replacing Obamacare.

Republican Health Care Proposal Would Cover Fewer Low-Income Families

The plan that House Republicans discussed Thursday would replace Affordable Care Act subsidies with tax credits and cut Medicaid funds to the states.

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