Romney to Speak About His Religion  —  After months of internal deliberation, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) has decided to give a speech directly addressing his Mormon faith, much like then-candidate John F. Kennedy did about his Catholicism before the 1960 election.

Dubuque's Got the 'Joe Mo'!  —  Should Clinton lose Iowa, the door might open for second-tier candidates to start getting competitive.  —  "America is still ready for a white male!" an overcaffeinated, white female Iowan shouted at me after a Joe Biden event in Mason City, Iowa, last week.

Doing the Marxist Slide— Venezuela Votes on Chavista Rule... Update: CHAVEZ WINS!... Update 2: Maybe Not?... Update 3: CHAVEZ GOES DOWN!!  —  Final Results— Hugo Chavez loses election:  —  NO- 51%  —  SI- 49%  —  The Marxists at HovReferendum must be very sad. boo-hoo  —  Earlier Updates...

Voters reject Chavez's referendum  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a constitutional referendum that would have bolstered President Hugo Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president, the National Electoral Council reported early Monday.

Chavez loses constitutional vote  —  CARACAS, Venezuela - Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state.