Gingrich, Perry disqualified from Va. primary ballot  —  Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, state GOP officials said Friday evening and early Saturday.

Gingrich Defends South Carolina's Decision To Fly Confederate Flag At Capital  —  At an event in South Carolina yesterday, Newt Gingrich was asked by a town hall participant to offer his views regarding the state's decision to fly the Confederate flag at the statehouse in Columbia.

The Big Lie  —  So this is how the Big Lie works.  —  You begin with a hypothesis that has a certain surface plausibility.  You find an ally whose background suggests that he's an “expert”; out of thin air, he devises “data.”  You write articles in sympathetic publications …

Obama says he's not bound by Guantanamo, gun-control provisions  —  President Obama said Friday he will not be bound by at least 20 policy riders in the 2012 omnibus funding the government, including provisions pertaining to Guantanamo Bay and gun control.  —  After he signed the omnibus …

Dems believe payroll tax victory bolsters chances of taking House  —  Democrats believe their chances of recapturing the House have improved significantly after what was widely seen as a GOP meltdown in the payroll tax debate.  —  Democrats believe the messy fight has helped narrow …

Barbara Walters' Slobbering Interview With Obama: What Super Power Do You Want?  —  Barbara Walters, who famously asked Katherine Hepburn what type of tree she was, may have outdone herself in a slobbering interview with Michelle and Barack Obama.  In previews of Friday's “20/20” segment …

Gingrich Gets An “A” From Niall Ferguson  —  I get that self-avowed “neo-imperialist” historian Niall Ferguson relishes his gig as academia's most celebrated colonial nostalgic/conservative reactionary.  But this is too much: … This nugget of praise, apparently written in all seriousness …

Obama's worst error  —  President Obama missed the boat on tax reform.  He put politics above entitlement reform.  He worsened already-tense relations with Israel.  But the worst error, in large part because it was both avoidable and is not irreversible, was to pull all troops out of Iraq.

Black Eye Friday: Shoppers throw punches over new Air Jordans … PINEVILLE, NC (WBTV) - Dozens of police officers had to break up fights and restore order at a local mall while shoppers were waiting for an overnight sale of a popular basketball shoe.  —  The disturbance started inside Carolina Place Mall just after 5am.