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Host Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Allen West, who represents Florida's 22nd district. They discuss what voters in the Sunshine State are looking for in Tuesday's primary, and what he's doing to attract more African-Americans to vote Republican.

Generations of scholars have studied the ancient, 63-volume central text of Jewish faith, law and practice without the help of an index. But Daniel Retter has recently created what is believed to be the first comprehensive index for the Talmud. He speaks with host Michel Martin about spending seven years on the massive project.

The answer: George Romney's parents were U.S. citizens, so at birth he also became a natural-born U.S. citizen. His son, Mitt Romney, brought up George Romney's birth during Thursday's Republican presidential debate to rebut the charge that he's "anti-immigrant."

The move isn't as severe as the one taken earlier this month by S&P, because it leaves France's rating intact. The credit of Italy and Spain, however, was knocked down two notches.

The Nebraska Public Power District plans to borrow $235 million dollars for general improvement projects, including work at Cooper Nuclear Station.NPPD…

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – UNO's 13th Annual Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights featured a presentation by Sarah Leah Whitson.Whitson is the Director of…

By Katie SchubertOmaha, NE – A national test of the Emergency Alert System will be conducted Wednesday at 1pm.It's the first-ever national test of the…

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – UNO will present its 13th annual Batchelder Conference for Biblical Archaeology Thursday through Saturday.Dr. Rami Arav is an…

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – The Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraskans for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment are seeking nominations for the 2012…

By Katie SchubertOmaha, NE – The city of Omaha has new trucks and an ample supply of road salt ready for winter.Public Works officials talked about the…