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Mitt Romney, a man under fire

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South Carolina prepares to vote in the Republican nomination campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney hoping to win over the party's heart. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits allies in South America. And children on the frontline of the war between the Colombian government and FARC rebels learn how to survive, and how not to get involved.

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