Perry ballot petition rejected in Virginia  —  (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will not appear on the Virginia primary ballot after submitting a petition that didn't meet the commonwealth's requirements, the Virginia Republican Party announced Friday.  —  In an announcement on their Twitter feed …

Two's Company, is Three a Crowd?  —  CORRECTION FROM EARLIER VERSION— Gingrich has not yet been certified as qualifying  —  The Virginia State Republican Party has indicated that of the seven candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the only two GOPers to qualify for their March 6 GOP primary ballot as of mid-Friday evening.

Gingrich fails to qualify for Va. primary ballot  —  WASHINGTON - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has failed to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary, a development that complicates his bid to win the GOP presidential nomination.  —  “After verification …

Gingrich, Perry won't make ballot in Virginia  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have failed to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary, a setback in their bids for the Republican presidential nomination.  —  The state Republican Party determined Friday …

Perry knocked off Va. primary ballot  —  Rick Perry has been knocked off the Virginia GOP primary ballot, a key bar for candidate credibility past the early states - and a surprising state of affairs for the only campaign other than Mitt Romney that has had the resources with which to organize.

Christmas greetings replace partisanship in weekly addresses  —  (CNN) - After weeks of squabbling over extending the payroll tax cut, Republicans and President Barack Obama turned their focus on the holidays in their weekly addresses Saturday.  —  The addresses, which typically ding …