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WATCH: Gingrich First Wife Didn't Want Divorce (VIDEO)

Newly released court documents claim it was Newt Gingrich, not his first wife, who wanted divorce. WATCH: 

JACQUIE HOOD MARTIN: Make the Most of Every Opportunity | Home for the Holidays: Help, Hope, & Healing Series

Home for the Holidays: Help, Hope, & Healing Series It is amazing how in everyday life we have the opportunity to make change or make a difference. It is our humanitarian duty and our Christian concern to care for others and our own personal welfare. In no small dose do we spend much of our [...]

Exchange Proposes New Election 'Betting' Market‎

Source: Josh Boak / Politico More Americans may soon be able to openly wager in the markets about whether President Barack Obama wins re-election or Republicans gain control of the Senate. Political junkies have previously placed "bets" on the presidential race through the Iowa Electronic Markets and the Irish exchange Intrade. But the federally regulated [...]

7 Dead In Dallas-Area Apartment; Cops Don't Know Why

Source: AP / CBS News GRAPEVINE, Texas — Investigators believe that seven people who were found dead Christmas Day were cleaning up holiday wrapping paper when they were shot inside a suburban Fort Worth apartment, but a motive remains unclear. All of the victims appeared to be related, and Grapevine police said they believe the [...]

Clippers Run Away From Warriors (VIDEO)

Chris Paul scores 20 points and hands out nine assists in debut, as Clippers run away from Warriors, 105-86

Bulls Rally Late As Derrick Rose's Jumper Finishes Lakers (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN LOS ANGELES – Derrick Rose drove the lane and lofted home a smooth floating shot for the winning points in the Chicago Bulls' opener, just in case anybody doubted the youngest MVP in NBA history can shoulder the expectations that come bundled with that shiny new trophy and a huge contract extension. Yet [...]

Mike Huckabee Says Ron Paul Will Win Iowa If Weather Is Bad

Source: The State Column Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee predicted that Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will win the Iowa Caucuses on January 3rd if the weather is bad. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace," Mr. Huckabee said that "if the weather is bad and it's real [...]

Gingrich And Perry Not On Virginia Ballot (VIDEO)

Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry did not submit enough signatures to get on the Virginia primary ballot. WATCH:

Gingrich Questions Ron Paul On Racist Newsletters

Source: Harriet McLeod / Reuters Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich on Friday urged rival Ron Paul to explain his links to newsletters two decades ago that carried the Texas congressman's name and contained racist, anti-homosexual and anti-Israel rants. "I think that Congressman Paul has to explain his own situation and how he could have had a [...]

Gingrich Out Of Virginia Primary Election

Source: Sam Youngman / Reuters Leading Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has failed to meet the requirements to be in the primary election in his home state of Virginia, the state's Republican Party said. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives defiantly pledged to run a write-in campaign for the March 6 primary. Texas [...]