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The Congressional Black Caucus is hosting a series of voter registration and education efforts throughout the country. Missouri Democrat Emanuel Cleaver is the chairman of the CBC. He tells guest host Celeste Headlee new voter identification laws have made these efforts even more important.

Apple underestimated demand, so the iPhone 5 has quickly sold out.

More than a decade ago, The Economist magazine called Africa, "the hopeless continent," but a more recent cover story reads, "Africa Rising." The U.S. foreign assistance agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, has supported the turn around. The group's CEO Daniel Yohannes speaks with host Michel Martin.

The president of the College Board, which commissions the test, said these numbers should be a "call to action."

During the final round, the 24-year-old New Orleans musician made clear statements within the blues form with a lay audience in mind. He takes home a $25,000 scholarship and a recording contract. Justin Brown finished second, and Colin Stranahan third.

In Colorado Springs, advertising for the presidential race has tripled compared with the same time four years ago. It's enough to drive even the most fervent political partisans over the edge.

A virus, which is genetically different than any seen before, has killed one man and hospitalized another. The virus comes from the same family as SARS, but it appears to be less contagious.

They found 40 or so key differences — all potential targets for cleverly designed drugs. But the researchers caution that their study is a long way from the outmoded dream of a silver bullet that would knock out breast cancer – or any other kind. The report was published in the journal Nature.

The league issued $55,000 in fines as part of rule that prohibits abuse of game officials, the NFL said.

Musicians have to spend money and a lot of time to hit their crowd-funding goals, so failure is expensive. But for some people, at specific moments in their careers, crowd funding can be a piece of the puzzle.