If you're a conservative Mitt Romney apparently doesn't want you / Update Romney Camp cries false  —  Matt Lewis in the daily caller reports that in an attempt to make the case that Newt Gingrich as unacceptable to conservatives proceeded to insult conservatives by taking no questions from conservatives outlets.

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.

Oops: Perry Forgets Justice Sotomayor's Name  —  Echoing his devastating “oops” moment in an earlier GOP debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) forgot the name of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in an interview today with the Des Moines Register editorial board.  He had to be assisted by a reporter who offered the jurist's name.

Rick Santorum's Iowa endorser: ‘I tend to like the underdog’  —  JOHNSTON, IOWA — Rick Santorum picked up a key Iowa endorsement Friday as he tries to gain steam in a campaign that has focused almost solely on the Hawkeye state.  —  Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz became …

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.

NLRB Acting General Counsel announces close of Boeing case  —  NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon made the following announcement today:  —  I am very happy to announce that my office has approved the withdrawal of a charge by the Machinists union against the Boeing Co., which brings our case in this matter to an end.

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 …

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.

Romney Previously Said Iraq Withdrawal Is An ‘Astonishing Failure,’ Now It's ‘Appropriate’  —  When President Obama announced in October that he was ordering all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of the year, Mitt Romney's campaign issued a statement assailing the president, calling his decision an “astonishing failure”:

Repeal of sodomy, bestiality ban sparks fight on Defense bill  —  One surprising issue is riling both social conservatives and animal rights activists: the repeal of a ban on sodomy and bestiality.  —  As the final Defense authorization bill gets hammered out in conference committee …

Army slashing 8,700 jobs as budget cuts begin  —  Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has warned that the federal budget cuts could be “devastating” for the Pentagon.  (Jonathan Ernst - Reuters)  —  With deeper budget cuts looming, the Pentagon is starting to cut back by trimming the Defense Department's civilian workforce.