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  • He cultivated controversy and was a thorn in liberals' sides. Breitbart died of natural causes, according to his newssite.
  • For the first time, the Pritzker Prize has been awarded to an architect based in China. Wang Shu, 49, is interested in preservation, working slowly and tradition — ideals that are often at odds with today's booming China.
  • Mitt Romney has won Arizona and, in a close race, his home state of Michigan. But the narrow win there over Rick Santorum may do little to help Romney's chances in upcoming primary states where his poll numbers have already been weak.
  • A New York law firm committed a stunning series of mistakes that led to a death row inmate missing his ability to appeal. There is no doubt that he committed the crime; the doubt is whether he could have avoided the death penalty. Now, the Supreme Court has given him another chance to fight his execution.
  • More questions for the panel: What's Cooking In South Asia, Contraband at Gitmo, Rick Perry Does His Best Andrew McCarthy, and Iran Toys with Us.
  • It's been a contest of surprises, with a series of candidates rising to the top to fill the anybody-but-Romney role. So it really shouldn't come as a surprise that on the day of the first-in-the-South primary in South Carolina, it's uncertain what the outcome will be or what comes next.
  • In the early days of the Cold War, the U-2 spy plane helped the U.S. collect intelligence on the Soviet Union. More than a half-century later, not only is the U-2 still in commission, but it's also successfully competing against the more expensive, remotely piloted Global Hawk.
  • Job growth in March was much below forecasts. But the unemployment rate ticked down from 8.3 percent in February.
  • TV writer and producer Steven Moffat specializes in injecting new life into old, familiar characters and stories. He first worked his magic on the revived edition of Doctor Who. Now, he's responsible for bringing to life the critically acclaimed series Sherlock.
  • A massive influence on the likes of Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, the author of "This Land Is Your Land" — and thousands of other songs — remains an inspiration to musicians nearly 45 years after his death.
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