Newt the Destroyer  —  Gingrich is now on a single-minded mission to detonate Mitt Romney's presidential prospects.  Will he blow up the GOP in the process?  —  Newt Gingrich has finally reached his destiny: destroyer of the GOP.  —  In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa …

Richard Cordray: Any Legislation Which Has Even “Incidental Effects on the Economy” is a “Valid Exercise of Congressional Authority”  —  President Obama announced today that he was going to take a new step in the expansion of executive authority by recess appointing a head …

Ron Paul May Have Secretly Won The Iowa Caucuses  —  DES MOINES — Ron Paul may have officially come in third tonight, but if the campaign's caucus strategy went off as planned, then Paul may actually be the real winner of the first Republican voting contest.

Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly deported  —  DALLAS - “It's very frustrating,” Lorene Turner said.  —  She has spent hours on Facebook trying to find her granddaughter, Jakadrien.  —  “Once I get home I am up until 3 or 4 in the morning searching and looking,” Turner said.

Kodak Teeters on the Brink  —  Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would cap a stunning comedown for a company that once ranked among America's corporate titans.  —  The 131-year-old company …

Do Musicians Block GOP Candidates From Using Their Songs?  —  When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's team was looking for a theme song for his campaign, Kid Rock's hit “Born Free” hit a chord.  But instead of doing what countless other politicians before him had done …

New Hampshire GOP Bill Mandates That New Laws Find Their Origin In 1215 English Magna Carta  —  New Hampshire Republicans are taking textual originalism to a whole new level: three lawmakers have proposed a bill that requires that all legislation find its origin not in the U.S. constitution, but an English document crafted in 1215.

Keith Olbermann Blasts Current TV; Internal Memo Reveals Tension Over GOP Primary  —  “I was not given a legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions,” Olbermann said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.  “They know it and we know it.  Telling half the story is wrong.”

Romney vs. Obama on job creation  —  “And I'm very happy in my former life; we helped create over 100,000 new jobs.  By the way, we created more jobs in Massachusetts than this president's created in the entire country.  So if the president wants to talk about jobs, and I hope he does …

Santorum has raised $1M since last night  —  Rick Santorum has raised just over $1 million since his eight-vote loss in Iowa last night, his top strategist tells POLITICO.  —  John Brabender, who revealed that their server briefly went down under the crush last night, said almost all of the cash came online.

Meet the Taliban leader Obama wants to release from Guantanamo  —  As Michael notes, the Obama administration wants to open peace talks with the Taliban and reward them before they even come to the table by releasing senior Taliban leaders held at Guantanamo Bay.

Gregoire proposes legislation to legalize gay marriage  —  Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday said she'll put forward legislation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples.  —  The proposal will be introduced during the legislative session that starts Monday.

How Many Stephen Colberts Are There?  —  There used to be just two Stephen Colberts, and they were hard enough to distinguish.  The main difference was that one thought the other was an idiot.  The idiot Colbert was the one who made a nice paycheck by appearing four times a week on …