MSNBC An Italian prosecutor confirms he's investigating allegations from passengers and others that the captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia abandoned the stricken liner before all the passengers had left. Officials believe the ship's captai… more »

Daily Caller By Steven Nelson Texas Rep. Ron Paul has surged to second place in a new Iowa poll of likely Republican caucus goers, just one percent behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the current front-runner. Paul has consistently placed in… more »

By: Patti DommCNBC Executive News Editor The Fed in the week ahead is widely expected to pull the trigger on a new easing program, as the European debt crisis continues to boil. CNBC.com The housing market will also be… more »

  "The President ruminated further for awhile, but then also made an imperative promise to make sure that everything would transpire in the light of day, and that stewardship of the people's money would be held to account"~A Perfect Liberal Storm, publi… more »

Huffington Post By Amanda Terkel WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, the Waukesha County clerk announced that the vote total announced for Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court race had been mistaken -- and that the corrected numbers… more »