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Democratic presidential primaries. Can the turtles catch up with the hairs?

Hello again, I'm Oman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

the daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Former Senator John Edward says he's not worried that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are getting all the attention.

But New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's frustrated about it, so are Senators Chris Dodd and Joseph Biden.

On To the Point, with the first primaries 10 months away, poll show 5 also runs way behind the top three.

How did that happen?

Why don't the so-called second-tier candidates just drop out, like Tom Vilsack, Evan Ba, and Mark Warner?

Are they secretly running for vice president or top-level cabinet jobs?

We'll hear about polls, pundits, party activists,

and money. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again. Warman-Aulney, back with To the Point. With 10

months left until the first Democratic voter goes to the poll, has it all come down to just three

out of eight presidential candidates? On To the Point, why are Clinton, Obama, and Edwards getting

all the attention?

What are the prospects for one of them suddenly falling behind or for a dark horse to burst from the pack?

On reporter's notebook, how soon will ordinary Americans need a code of ethics for dealing with robots?

First, this news update. Director Robert Mueller admitted today that the FBI misused its powers under the Patriot Act to get telephone, email, and financial information on American citizens.

Mueller said he was to blame. I should have set up an audit system to assure the accuracy of those

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