With Race Heating Up, Republicans Set To Square Off In Pivotal Iowa Debate  —  DES MOINES — Let the wild rumpus start.  —  Only three weeks from the Iowa caucuses, the top Republican candidates will square off tonight at a pivotal debate in the state capital.

Proposed S. Korean Towers Resemble Exploding World Trade Center  —  The unveiling of pictures of planned luxury residential towers scheduled to be built in Seoul, South Korea, has sparked instant controversy.  The reason is obvious.  The towers, which include a so-called “cloud” …

Europe's great divorce  —  WE JOURNALISTS are probably too bleary-eyed after a sleepless night to understand the full significance of what has just happened in Brussels.  What is clear is that after a long, hard and rancorous negotiation, at about 5am this morning the European Union split in a fundamental way.

Newt Year in Jerusalem  —  The Associated Press literally doesn't know the meaning of the word “fact.”  —  At the Republican Jewish Coalition debate the other day, Newt Gingrich declared: “So in a Gingrich administration, the opening day, there will be an executive order about two hours …

For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying  —  WASHINGTON — Last year, the Obama administration vowed to stop for-profit colleges from luring students with false promises.  In an opening volley that shook the $30 billion industry, officials proposed new restrictions to cut off the huge flow of federal aid to unfit programs.

Court to Hear Texas Dispute on Drawing New Districts  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday evening agreed to hear a tangle of lawsuits over how Texas should conduct elections for its Legislature and for Congress next year.  —  The court stayed orders from a special three-judge court in San Antonio …

Internal DOJ Email: Kagan Was Brought Into Loop on Mark Levin's Obamacare Complaint  —  (CNSNews.com) - Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan …

N.J. man dies from penis enhancing injection, authorities say; woman charged with manslaughter  —  EAST ORANGE — Authorities have filed homicide charges against a woman after she allegedly administered a silicone injection into the penis of a 22-year-old man, who suffered a fatal blood clot.

Grim economic outlook weighs down Obama approval rating  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the economy …

Eurozone banking system on the edge of collapse  —  The eurozone banking system is on the edge of collapse as major lenders begin to run out of the assets they need to keep vital funding lines open.  —  The European Central Bank admitted it had held meetings about providing emergency funding …

Palestinians are an invented people, says Newt Gingrich  —  Republican frontrunner says Israelis have a right to their modern-day homeland but implies Palestinians do not  —  The US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has declared that the Palestinians are an “invented” people who want to destroy Israel.

Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia, in Defiance of Putin  —  MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians gathered peacefully in central Moscow on Saturday to shout “Putin is a Thief” and “Russia Without Putin,” forcing the Kremlin to confront a level of public discontent that has not been seen …

Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed  —  Muslim Brotherhood tells regional Asharq al-Awsat daily peace treaty is ‘of great importance’; says Israel generally does not honor the agreement.  —  Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said that the country's peace treaty …

Mitt Romney: Islam is not an inherently violent faith  —  Cedar Rapids, Ia.  - Mitt Romney responded today to a call for a tougher stance against Muslims by saying that most Muslims are peaceful people who deserve respect.  —  The issue came up during a question-and-answer session at a campaign stop here this morning.