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Gingrich Shows Some Emotion, Tears Up Over Mom (VIDEO)

Newt Gingrich wipes tears as he recalls his mother's late-life health problems. WATCH:

Blues Singer Etta James Taken Off Respirator, Breathing On Own, Blood Pressure Normal

Source: AP / The Washington Post RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Etta James' manager says the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator. Lupe De Leon says Friday that the change in her condition is great news and that the singer's blood pressure is normal. De Leon says James [...]

Verizon Wireless To Scrap Proposed $2 Fee For One-Time Payments

Source: Brett Molina / USA Today Verizon Wireless is backing off plans to charge customers for one-time payments made online or by phone with their credit cards. In a statement released Friday, the wireless carrier cited customer feedback as the reason for cancelling the fee. "Based on their input, we believe the best path forward [...]

Verizon's $2 Bill Payment Fee Sparks Outrage Online

Source:  Ian Paul / PC World Verizon customers are in an uproar after discovering that the carrier will start charging a $2 "convenience" fee to process one-time credit and debit card bill payments made by phone and online. The new fee goes into effect Jan. 15, and will only be charged to people making one-time payments directly [...]

Michigan Supreme Court Reverses Rosa Parks Estate Ruling

Source: The Detroit Free Press The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision ordering a nonprofit group funded by Rosa Parks' estate to pay money to her relatives. The high court released an order Friday reversing a Michigan Appeals Court decision in favor of heirs to the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott instigator. The [...]

Kevin Durant Nails 3 At Buzzer To Beat Mavs (VIDEO)

In Western Conference Finals rematch, Kevin Durant's three at the buzzer lifts Thunder past Mavericks, 104-102.

WATCH Alamo Bowl Highlights: Baylor Tops Washington 67-56

Baylor tops Washington, 67-56

Mitt Romney: President Obama Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette

Source: Jon Ward / The Huffington Post MASON CITY, Iowa — Mitt Romney on Thursday sought to portray President Barack Obama as out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans — a charge he himself has often faced — by comparing the president to a former French queen who was overthrown during the French [...]

Bachmann Stands Firm On Bribery Allegation Against Paul Campaign

Source: John McCormick and Lisa Lerer / The Washington Post Michele Bachmann pressed her allegations that the former head of her Iowa presidential bid was bribed by the campaign of rival Ron Paul to endorse him, even as one of her own aides denied the charge. The aide who issued the denial later quit Bachmann's [...]