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Renee Montagne talks to NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts, who has a look at the week ahead for the Republican presidential contenders, and how a drop in unemployment in January is reflecting well for President Obama's campaign for re-election.

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Most incandescent light bulbs were supposed to be phased out starting Jan. 1. But tucked inside the House's omnibus spending bill, there's a provision barring the Energy Department from enforcing more energy-efficient standards for light bulbs.

For those who still want them, there are increasing options for efficient bulbs. Renee Montagne talks to Bill Hamilton, merchandising vice president of electrical at Home Depot, which sells about a third of all light bulbs in the U.S.

Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Quil Lawrence about conditions in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is on a trip through the region, following a deadly attack on Pakistani troops by a U.S. drone based in Afghanistan.

In response, Pakistan has blocked two routes used to supply U.S. troops.

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In Iran on Tuesday, students and other protesters stormed the British Embassy in the capital Tehran, smashing windows, throwing firebombs and burning the British flag.

The crowd had gathered at the embassy to protest new severe economic sanctions imposed by Britain, cutting off all banking with Iran.

Renee Montagne talks with Washington Post reporter Thomas Erdbrink, who is in Tehran.

The online group Anonymous was in the news again last week when it threatened to unmask collaborators with a powerful Mexican drug cartel.

That is just one of the attention-grabbing exploits by the group of cyber activists that is as mysterious as its name sounds.

Journalist Quinn Norton talks to Renee Montagne about the profile of Anonymous that she has written for Wired.com.

An oft-debunked notion about the authorship of Hamlet, Macbeth and the rest is at the core of a new political thriller from director Roland Emmerich.

Screenwriter John Orloff tells Renee Montagne that he's less interested in historical fact than in dramatizing "the process of creativity."

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Rajat Gupta, a former board member of Goldman Sachs, is expected to surrender to federal authorities Wednesday.

He faces criminal charges tied to a high-profile insider trading case. For more on the story, Renee Montagne talks with New York Times reporter Azam Ahmed.

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Multiple reports say Libya's Moammar Gadhafi may be dead. A photo of a body purported to be Ghadafi has been shown on television and websites after earlier reports that he had been captured and wounded.

NPR News producer Grant Clark is in Tripoli and joins Renee Montagne by phone.

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Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro about multiple reports of the possible capture of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne have business news.

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