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Conservatives torn over defending, opposing Romney (AP)

WASHINGTON ? Torn between reality and their political dreams, leading conservatives are defending Mitt Romney against attacks on his work in the private sector even as they search for a more palatable candidate amid a growing sense that his nomination may be certain.

Romney is marching steadily through South Carolina, a state still uncertain about him, and picking up a prominent conservative's endorsement while sending a message to his party: It's time to stop the bickering.

Not just yet, some conservative leaders say.

"Honestly, it looks like Governor Romney's nomination is inevitable," said the Rev. Robert Jeffress, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas. "Evangelicals, come November, might have to hold their noses and vote for the lesser of two evils. But it's not November yet."

Just over a week before South Carolina's first-in-the-South vote, there are signs that conservatives are struggling with their goal of finding what some would call "the anti-Romney." They appear no more organized in their search for a credible challenger than they were before former Sen. Rick Santorum raised their hopes with his second-place finish in Iowa.

More than 100 conservative leaders, many of them evangelical in their faiths, were set to converge this weekend at the Texas ranch of former state appeals court Judge Paul Pressler to consider their options, if any. Surrogates for each campaign were expected to make presentations and take questions.

In spite of their reluctance to embrace Romney as the GOP nominee, some conservatives have been drawn into defending him against charges of "vulture" capitalism from rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry. Both are potential recipients of conservative backing in the effort to oppose Romney.

Trying to tap into populist sentiment, Gingrich and Perry accused Romney of being a fat-cat venture capitalist during his days running the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying he laid off workers as he restructured companies and filled his own pockets.

That strategy boomeranged. A long list of conservative leaders who have not endorsed Romney are nonetheless sticking up for his success ? former Bush adviser Karl Rove, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Club for Growth, an array of conservative talk show hosts and even Santorum. Conservative leaders say the attack amounts to an assault on capitalism and the free market system at the heart of their movement.

"It's a sad day in South Carolina and across this country if Republicans are talking against the free market, let me tell you that," said South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a tea party star who has endorsed Romney.

"It's just been foolish," said Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which does not endorse presidential candidates. "They're not doing anything other than setting up the ad base for their (Democratic) opponents."

On that point, the anti-Romney conservatives agree.

"I've not talked to many conservatives that support these attacks on Romney," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. Evangelicals, he pointed out, support a free market with moral restraints and generally wouldn't object to Romney's success at Bain. "I don't think they see that as the real issue. It sounds more like something the Democrats might bring up."

It's a stark turnabout from last week, when speculation crackled through conservative ranks over whether Santorum could capture support from the large chunk of Republicans who aren't behind Romney.

Post-Iowa, things went sour for this group. Romney's second-in-a-row win in New Hampshire on Tuesday solidified his standing atop the GOP field. He was followed in that race not by Santorum but Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Gingrich and Perry also drew only tepid support in the opening contests.

Now, everyone's looking to South Carolina's Jan. 21 primary as potentially the last stand for the anti-Romney crowd.

"He is not anything near conservative enough," said Rock Hill, S.C., resident Carlene Madison, 54, shaking her head and making an unpleasant face.

Polling shows Romney gaining ground in South Carolina. He won Iowa with only 25 percent of the vote and New Hampshire with a more robust 38 percent. A poll conducted Jan. 4-5 by CNN/Time/ORC International showed Romney with the support of 37 percent of the state's likely Republican primary voters, up from 20 percent a month earlier.

He also won the endorsement this week of former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a favorite of conservatives for his consistent criticism of President Barack Obama's foreign policy.

Romney has a difficult history with South Carolina's Republican voters, who are some of the nation's most conservative. In exit polling from the state's 2008 Republican presidential contest, 60 percent of primary voters said they were born-again Christians. Romney, whose Mormon faith is not considered a Christian denomination by some, carried just 11 percent of their votes, fewer than his 15 percent tally overall. Mormons consider themselves Christians.

Conservatives looking to back someone else have a heavy workload in a compressed period of time. Romney's closest rival, Santorum, is 18 points behind in South Carolina, followed by Gingrich, Paul, Perry and Huntsman, according to the CNN/Time/ORC International poll. Six percent are undecided, the survey found.

Jeffress, the Baptist minister, who once called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a cult and doesn't consider it a Christian faith, said he is skipping the Texas conference of conservatives but might eventually recommend voting for the former Massachusetts governor.

His rationale: "It's probably better to embrace a non-Christian like Romney, who embraces biblical values like the sanctity of life and the sanctity of marriage, rather than a professing Christian like President Obama, who embraces unbiblical positions."

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Associated Press writers Shannon McCaffrey and Rachel Zoll in South Carolina contributed to this report.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120113/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_conservative_angst

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William And Kate's Wedding Gifts: Strangest Presents From The Commonwealth

The Duchess of Cambridge was gifted "three pairs of shoes" -- though it's unclear what style or brand -- by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Duchess of Cambridge was gifted "three pairs of shoes" -- though it's unclear what style or brand -- by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/11/william-and-kates-wedding-gifts_n_1199969.html

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Beyonce And Jay-Z's Baby 'Will Be Loved,' Fans Say1676912

'I have a cousin who's named Indigo, so Blue Ivy sounds pretty cool,' one NYC fan tells MTV News about the baby's name.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Steven Roberts


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NEW YORK — After Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed their first baby, daughter Blue Ivy, into the world late Saturday, MTV News took to the streets of Jay's hometown to talk to the power couple's fans. "I'm very excited for Jay-Z and Beyoncé's baby," Becky Bristol told us. "I hope it's really healthy and beautiful."

Another set of new parents, Janese Brown and Randell Ferguson, had some words of wisdom for the twosome. "We have a child also. It's gonna be tough, but I know you guys got it; all that money, you got it," they said. "You know she's going to be in entertainment somehow — actress, music — it's gonna be something big." Even though the baby has already been given the name Blue Ivy (or Ivy Blue, according to other reports), Trevorlyn Gilford and Rocki Skeete had a new suggestion. "Congratulations, Bey and Jayonce — is that her new name? Jayonce?" the ladies laughed. "Sounds like a rock-star baby. We're loving it. That's cute. Shout-out to Brooklyn!" The baby's actual name also got rave reviews from sisters Clara and Lucy Harrison. "All the celebrities usually choose quite odd names for their children, but that's a really cool name. I really like it," they said. "She'll inherit some amazing musical talents." Lisa Warren applauded their slightly eccentric pick for a name. "I have a cousin who's named Indigo, so Blue Ivy sounds pretty cool. I think the kid is going to grow up to be loved," she said. "So hopefully she can do whatever she wants to do." In addition to fan reactions, many of the couple's famous friends and fans took to Twitter to send love and "congrats" to the family. Share your congratulations for BeyoncĂ© and Jay-Z on our Facebook page!

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In Pictures: North Korea's 'Supreme Leader' visits military

Pictures of the year: Moments that touched us

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 6:31PM EST

?If it bleeds, it leads? is an old clich? in journalism that to a large degree still hold today. When looking through photos of 2011 news events, you would be hard pressed to conclude that it was a very news year. But there were, wonderful, touching and uplifting moments that we all can recognize and share.

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 120 - 01.06.2012

Can you simply not wait another day for an avalanche / flood / tsunami of mobile news to arrive on your doorstep courtesy of the yearly Gathering of the Juggalos Tech Bloggers and Enthusiasts? It's a good thing the industry didn't shut down this week, and we didn't forget to podcast at you, Engadget Mobile Podcast listener. Stick with us. These next couple of days are going to get weird.


Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen, Joseph Volpe
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:34:05 - Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile review
00:52:30 - Leaked memo details Verizon's $2 fee for paying your bill; autodraft or ACH the only way out (update: confirmed)
00:55:30 - Verizon's $2 convenience fee inconveniences the FCC
00:58:30 - Verizon backs down from convenience fee, values your two cents
01:03:25 - Eldar Murtazin gives RIM six months to win back customers, says Nokia is selling its soul to Microsoft
01:10:10 - RIM reportedly scraps the Colt and Milan, leaving London as sole BlackBerry 10 device?
01:16:55 - AT&T expands LTE coverage to eleven new markets, including NYC, San Francisco and Los Angeles
01:17:20 - HTC Radiant tipped for AT&T: don't call it an LTE-enabled Titan
01:17:35 - AT&T-branded Nokia Ace possibly leaked in holiday card
01:19:30 - Engadget's CES 2012 Preview
01:22:02 - Samsung outs revamped Galaxy Ace Plus: bigger screen, worse resolution


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Gingrich under fire on race, Freddie Mac contracts

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gestures during a campaign stop in Newport, N.H. Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gestures during a campaign stop in Newport, N.H. Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds a rifle that he signed for Tom Sullivan, left, vice president of plant operations at Sturm, Ruger & Co., the maker of Ruger firearms, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in Newport, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

(AP) ? Working to reboot his presidential bid, Newt Gingrich is on the defensive in New Hampshire, under fire for a remark on race and facing fresh questions about his work for mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

That's pulling Gingrich off message just as he scrambles to build momentum after a disappointing fourth-place finish in Iowa's caucuses. The former House speaker is campaigning in New Hampshire in advance of the state's Jan. 10 primary, and he's already looking toward South Carolina, hosting a telephone town hall on Friday with voters in the state that will host the first Southern primary.

Gingrich came to New Hampshire with a singular mission: contrast himself with Republican front-runner Mitt Romney to undercut the former Massachussetts governor's conservative credentials while casting himself as the bold heir to Ronald Reagan. Instead, as he appeared at a gun manufacturer in Newport, N.H., reporters battered him with questions far off his script.

Gingrich drew a harsh rebuke from the NAACP and the National Urban League for a comment on Thursday at a senior citizen center in Plymouth, N.H., linking food stamps and African-Americans.

"Now there's no neighborhood I know of in America where, if you went around and asked people would you rather your children have food stamps or paychecks, you wouldn't have a majority saying they'd rather have paychecks," Gingrich said.

He has routinely criticized President Barack Obama as a "food stamp president" while predicting he would be a "paycheck president." He has also said in the past that, in a move toward inclusiveness, he'd attend the NAACP convention if he were invited. On Thursday at the senior citizen center, he merged those points.

"And so I'm prepared, if the NAACP invites me, I'll go to their convention to talk about why the African-American community should demand pay checks and not be satisfied with food stamps."

The remark trickled out in blogs Thursday and rapidly picked up steam. On Friday, Benjamin Jealous, head of the NAACP, issued a statement blasting Gingrich.

"It is a shame that the former speaker feels that these types of inaccurate, divisive statements are in any way helpful to our country," Jealous said.

Jealous also said Gingrich had been asked to attend the NAACP convention when he was House speaker and declined.

Marc Morial, of the National Urban League, called Gingrich's comment insulting and accused him of "dredging up the discredited racial stereotypes of the past."

Federal data shows that the majority of people using food stamps are not African-American. Gingrich's critics say he was perpetuating a stereotype that blacks rely heavily on government help.

Still, Gingrich wasn't backing down Friday, saying his words had been subjected to a "grotesque reinterpretation."

"I think you'd have to be nuts to read those two paragraphs and conclude anything except that I was saying that ... every young American deserves a chance to have a job. Every neighborhood deserves a chance to have paychecks instead of food stamps," he said.

Gingrich also faced questions Friday over whether he would release contracts with Freddie Mac, which he says earned two of his companies more than $1.6 million over eight years. He said he only pocketed about $35,000 a year himself.

Gingrich said he is "perfectly happy" to make his contracts with the mortgage giant public but the decision must be made by lawyers for the Center for Health Transformation, which he founded.

"I don't have any control over that," he said. "Because I don't work there, I don't own it, it's not my company."

There was no immediate comment from the Atlanta-based Center for Health Transformation about whether they would release the contracts.

Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said Gingrich sold his interests in the Center for Health Transformation in May 2010 as he prepared to enter the presidential race.

Gingrich's work for Freddie Mac has come under scrutiny because of its role in the housing meltdown. The former Georgia congressman was routinely quizzed about it at town halls across Iowa, where he was pounded by a barrage of negative advertisements.

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Cisco enlists NCR in Middle East, Africa server push

Hoping to get a bigger slice of the server racket in the Middle East and Africa ? you know, the part of EMEA that is still showing some signs of life ? Cisco Systems has tapped The Cash to peddle its Unified Computing System blade and rack servers.

The Cash, of course, refers to National Cash Register, the provider of ATM, point-of-sale, kiosk, and other solutions that used to be a server seller in its own right a couple of different times and which a few years back spun out its Teradata data warehousing business.

NCR recently jumped through the hoops required to sell, deploy, and support UCS gear. As it turns out, NCR has been authorized to sell other Cisco wares and integrate them in its own solutions for the past two decades, and ? according to Cisco ? is one of a handful of third-party maintenance providers for Cisco gear that is authorized to provide support for its networking, UCS, and telepresence wares in all five regions into which Cisco has carved the globe.

As El Reg reported back in December, in the third quarter of 2011 revenues for servers sold in the EMEA region were up a fraction of a per cent to $3.2bn, and shipments were off a point to 546,883 units, according to statistics from IDC. Western Europe ? more or less the same thing as the Eurozone ? was off, but taken together the Middle East and Eastern Europe had a 34 per cent jump in sales and double-digit shipment growth for servers.

Cisco's other global services partners include Dimension Data, IBM, and Orange Business Services, and the company has Accenture, Capgemini, CSC, EMC, Hitachi, Fujitsu, and a number of other companies on its strategic partnership short list. AT&T, BT, and Verizon Wireless are the networking giant's service-provider alliance partners. ?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/05/cisco_ncr_mea_server_deal/

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Fines pending for Ind. House Dems in labor battle (AP)

INDIANAPOLIS ? Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work legislation.

Democrats stalled business Wednesday, the first day of the 2012 session, when they did not report to the House floor. They continued Thursday to block action on a right-to-work measure that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to bar private unions from collecting mandatory fees.

Inside the 40-member caucus, lawmakers are split over how much they can afford to keep stalling in order to block the bill. Some strode out of Thursday's caucus meeting saying that if they suffered through last year's five-week stay in Urbana, Ill., they can stand on principle now.

But others said new $1,000-a-day fines established by Republicans after last year's walkout have raised the stakes much higher than some can afford.

"Last year they were taking my bank account, this year they're taking my home," said Rep. David Cheatham, D-North Vernon. Cheatham was one of three Democrats who has joined Republicans in the House chamber each day. They say they oppose the right-to-work measure but don't agree with the stall tactics.

House Democratic Leader Patrick Bauer said Thursday that Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma told him in a private meeting he would begin fining Democrats on Friday.

"It's a significant issue. We think it's another assault against free speech," Bauer said as he walked into the House Democratic caucus meeting.

But Bosma said he had not decided whether to begin implementing the fines Friday and that no legal paperwork had been started.

"We're just counting on folks having some common sense and showing up for work eventually," Bosma said.

Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, joined the three Democrats Thursday for a quorum vote that placed Republicans very close to getting the numbers they need to push the bill forward. He said he is asking Republicans to give them more public hearings on the issue.

He also noted there is little Democrats can do to stop the measure.

"That's the quandary, and we have to decide: What we can we do?" DeLaney said. "We have limited resources and we have a limited number of votes."

National right-to-work advocates say they see Indiana as their best shot at passing the labor bill into law. Despite a slate of statehouse wins across the nation in 2010, Republicans have been unable to move the measure yet. They came closest in New Hampshire, but lawmakers could not find the votes to overturn Democratic Gov. John Lynch's veto.

Bauer and other Democrats would not say Thursday how long they planned to stall. Instead, Bauer said, they plan to hold public hearings on the proposal around the state as soon as this weekend. The first hearings could happen in Fort Wayne and Evansville.

The new law levies a fine of $1,000 per day against each lawmaker who sits out more than three days in a row. Republicans established the new penalties after Democrats left the state last year to block the right-to-work measure.

The House Democratic caucus meanwhile opened an account on the Democratic fundraising website ActBlue and sent out an appeal Wednesday on Facebook seeking donations of between $5 and $250. "The Indiana House Democrats NEED YOUR HELP! Please support our caucus as we fight another battle against the Republicans as they try to push RTW legislation through without listening to working Hoosiers," the Democrats wrote in their appeal.

Indiana Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Wagner said her group did not pay for any of the penalties accrued last year and did not plan to pay any fines this year.

A lawsuit challenging fines from last year's session filed by Rep. Bill Crawford, D-Indianapolis, is still being weighed by a Marion County Superior Court judge.

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Associated Press writer Tom Davies contributed to this report.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120105/ap_on_re_us/us_indiana_right_to_work

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Conn. man gets 70 years for kidnapping ex-wife (AP)

HARTFORD, Conn. ? A former advertising executive has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for kidnapping his ex-wife, holding her hostage for nearly a dozen hours and burning down the Connecticut home they once shared in 2009.

Sixty-two-year-old Richard Shenkman was sentenced Wednesday in Hartford Superior Court. A jury convicted him in October of 10 charges including kidnapping, arson, assault and threatening.

Shenkman abducted his ex-wife, Nancy Tyler, from downtown Hartford and forced her at gunpoint to drive to the home in South Windsor. The two were in the middle of divorce-related court hearings.

Tyler testified that Shenkman threatened to kill her, fired a gun near her head and threatened to blow up the house. She escaped unharmed. He was arrested after running out of the burning house.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/crime/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120104/ap_on_re_us/us_divorce_hostage

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