Gingrich Tells ABC News: 'I'm Going to Be The Nominee'  —  WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee.  —  “I'm going to be the nominee,” the former Speaker told ABC News.

Cain: Wife didn't know about friendship, ‘financial assistance’ to Ginger White  —  MANCHESTER - Herman Cain acknowledged Thursday that he repeatedly gave Ginger White money to help her with “month-to-month bills and expenses” without telling his wife.  —  In fact, the embattled presidential candidate …

Group calls for Bush arrest  —  Amnesty International is calling for the arrest of former President George W. Bush while he is travelling overseas in Africa.  —  The human rights group issued a statement Thursday calling for the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia to take the former president into custody.

Google Targets Amazon's ‘Prime’ With 1-Day Delivery  —  Google Inc. is aiming to challenge the e-commerce supremacy of Amazon.com Inc. by diving deeper into the fast-growing world of Internet retailing.  —  The Web-search giant is in talks with major retailers and shippers about creating …

Cancer Patients Win Bone Marrow Legal Fight Against U.S. Attorney General  —  Cancer Patients in California and Elsewhere May Now Offer Modest Compensation for Bone Marrow Donors  —  Nearly 3,000 Americans Die Each Year Waiting to Find a Bone Marrow Donor Match, Minorities Hit Hardest by Lack of Donors

Another renewable energy loan recipient hires lobbyists, has fundraising ties to Obama  —  Abound Solar, another participant in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, which is facing scrutiny, has hired Washington lobbyists because of that attention, a company spokesperson said.

Ex-Governor Bill Richardson Is Said to Be Under Investigation  —  PHOENIX — Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico who ran for president in 2008, is being investigated by a federal grand jury for possible violations of campaign finance laws, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry.

New Gun Company Advertisement Compares Obama to Hitler, Stalin  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS Washington) — A gun company advertisement that warns of impending gun control compares President Obama to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.  —  The USAAmmo ad shows side-by-side pictures of Obama with Hitler …

Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer  —  It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes are raised on the rich, job creation will stop.  —  Trouble is, sometimes the things that we know to be true are dead wrong.

Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood  —  OVERVIEW  —  Nearly two-thirds of the 10.2 million unauthorized adult immigrants in the United States have lived in this country for at least 10 years and nearly half are parents of minor children …

Senate Blocks Tax-Cut Bills  —  The Senate late Thursday blocked competing Democratic and Republican proposals for extending the current payroll-tax break, but that could clear the way for the two parties to negotiate a broader deal on that and other crucial items by year end.

APNewsBreak: GM willing to buy back Volts … NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO said Thursday.  —  In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, CEO Dan Akerson insisted …

Saudis fear there will be ‘no more virgins’ and people will turn gay if female drive ban is lifted  —  Repealing a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia would result in ‘no more virgins’, the country's religious council has warned.  —  A ‘scientific’ report claims relaxing the ban …

Gingrich Backed Freddie Mac in 2007 Interview  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich touted the virtues of Freddie Mac's business model in an interview he conducted with the company in April, 2007, remarks that appear at odds with the candidate's recent statements that he had warned the company of impending financial disaster.