For President, Newt Gingrich  —  This newspaper endorses Newt Gingrich in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary.  —  America is at a crucial crossroads.  It is not going to be enough to merely replace Barack Obama next year.  We are in critical need of the innovative …

Kimberly Webb Joyner, 1970 to 2011  —  My wife, Kimberly Webb Joyner, died this morning in her sleep from unknown causes.  She was 41.  —  She leaves behind two little girls she loved more than anything, Katie, who turns 3 on New Year's Eve, and Ellie, who was born June 21.

An Open Letter to Dr. Phil Jones of the UEA CRU  —  Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach  —  Dear Dr. Jones:  —  You and I have been interacting, albeit at a distance, since I first asked you for your data some five years ago.  I asked for your data in part because I was astounded by your answer …

IMF readying ‘?  600 bn rescue plan’ for Italy  —  ROME — The IMF could bail out Italy with up to 600 billion euros ($794 billion), an Italian newspaper reported on Sunday, as Prime Minister Mario Monti came under pressure to speed up anti-crisis measures.

Powell: Tea Party presidential candidate can't win in 2012  —  Former Bush administration Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday dismissed chances for a Tea Party candidate to win the presidential election, criticizing the hard-line stance taken by the majority of the grassroots movement …

President as Piñata  —  A YEAR before President Obama faces re-election, take a look at what has happened to other Western leaders confronting voters in this economic vortex.  —  Spain's Socialist government was defeated in a crushing landslide vote a week ago, leaving the party …

Muslim medical students boycotting lectures on evolution... because it ‘clashes with the Koran’  —  Muslim students, including trainee doctors on one of Britain's leading medical courses, are walking out of lectures on evolution claiming it conflicts with creationist ideas established in the Koran.

Cain: Confusion has led to drop in support  —  (CNN) - Herman Cain ascribed his recent drop in the polls to false sexual harassment allegations and voter confusion about his positions on abortion and foreign policy, saying Sunday that some of his remarks over the past month had been taken out of context.

What Really Happened to Strauss-Kahn?  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, in the courtyard of their Paris residence, September 2011  —  May 14, 2011, was a horrendous day for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, then head of the International Monetary Fund and leading contender …

Supreme Court hearing on Obama health law sets up lobbying storm  —  Next year's Supreme Court decision on the healthcare reform law could be the most heavily lobbied ever.  —  Corporations, unions, trade groups and advocates are expected to spend millions of dollars over the next few months trying …