It’s been a long, strange trip for Mitt Romney in Iowa, but with just days left before the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, the former Massachusetts governor is the odds-on bet to claim victory in the Hawkeye State. That Romney sits atop the Iowa field — and two new polls ( here and here ) confirm that status — heading into the final weekend speaks to just how odd a race this has been so far. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney, Iowa frontrunner

People who invest in hybrid cars are significantly less likely to be injured in an accident because their heavy batteries make the vehicles safer than traditional cars, according to an insurance industry report released Thursday. The average hybrid is 10 percent heavier than a traditional car of the same size, and the extra heft reduces the odds of being hurt in a crash by 25 percent, the report says. Read full article > >

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Report says hybrids are safer for occupants than traditional cars

If history is a guide, the odds that the American economy is falling into a double-dip recession may have reached 50 percent.

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News Analysis: On the Verge of a Double Dip Recession

As the odds of a government shutdown increase, it’s probably worth reflecting quickly on the last time this happened.

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FiveThirtyEight: Government Shutdowns and Approval Ratings

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Congressional budget negotiations are stuck in neutral again, officials say, increasing the odds of a government shutdown in early April. The nation’s current spending bill expires April 8. Sources say Senate…

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Congress Budget Talks Stall Again

Speaking at a regular meeting of Democrats, a senior aide to Rep. Nancy Pelosi said that the odds are in favor of a government shutdown if Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on a federal budget. The remark became the focus of the meeting, with other…

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Pelosi Aide: Gov’t Shutdown Likely

They odds are insanely low, but we read so much about the next hot stock that we think we can beat the odds.

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Bucks: The Odds of Picking the Next Apple

Even though he predicts Republicans will win 54 or 55 House seats, polling guru and founder of FiveThirtyEight.com Nate Silver gives a glimmer of hope for the Democrats looking to hang on to the House by providing five reasons the odds could go in…

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How the Dems Could Beat the Odds

England coach Steve McNamara insists his side can upset the odds and beat Australia in their Four Nations clash in Melbourne on Sunday.

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We can beat Australia – McNamara

IN STEVENSON, MD. — Stevenson University was another small liberal arts school with a surplus of female students. Women outnumbered men 2 to 1, an extreme example of the imbalance that pervades higher education.

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The new game plan boosting colleges’ odds

Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party star running for senator of Delaware, says she knows what the First Amendment is and remains confident she can achieve a surprise win (The Daily Beast’s Election Oracle puts her odds of victory at just 10 percent.)…

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O’Donnell Defends First Amendment IQ

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