- Polls: Romney leading Obama, Santorum rising (Daily Caller)
- Rand Paul kicks Newt Gingrich while he’s down (The Ticket)
- Jonathan D. Fitzgerald: The Necessary Mix of Religion and Politics
- South Tampa religion calendar
- Religion and royals: TODAY.com's 11 most-watched videos of ’11
- Michael Jordan engaged to model Yvette Prieto (AP)
- NASCAR's Kahne sorry for breastfeeding comments (AP)
- New details rekindle HP-Hurd flap (Reuters)
- For Iran, cost of closing strait may outweigh gain (AP)
- Foreign monitors energize Syrian protests (AP)
- NYC mayor says work on 9/11 museum has stalled (AP)
- Vt. reopens last highway destroyed by Irene (AP)
- U.S. mulls transfer of Taliban prisoner in perilous peace bid (Reuters)
- North Korea's new leadership lashes out at South Korea (Reuters)
- Appeals court revives Countrywide homeowner case (Reuters)
- Insight: Breast implant scandal shows regulators in dark on risk (Reuters)
- Inside the Iowa caucus poll numbers: Good news for Romney, bad for Gingrich (The
- Virginia: If it's wrong to exclude Gingrich and Perry, can they get on ballot? (T
- GOP voters focus on nation economy, not Iowa's (AP)
- Romney's ride stays remarkably smooth in GOP race (AP)
- Iowa voters hold sway over how president is chosen (AP)
- Walker punts on 2012 question (Politico)
- Chavez: Maybe U.S. gave me cancer (Politico)
- Snow church opens in Bavaria (AP)
- New Year's Resolutions for Obama, Bachmann, Perry and More (ContributorNetwork)
- Huntsman takes aim at Paul over â
- Religion News: 2.8 billion Christians in the world
- Many say 'So what?' to religion, atheism
- The year in religion and ethics
- Stanford archives offer window into Apple origins (AP)
- North Korea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader' (AP)
- Unemployment claims rise after steady declines (AP)
- Syrians fire on protesters near monitors, kill 4 (AP)
- AP-GfK Poll: In 2012, it can only get better (AP)
- Advocates: More gay-friendly senior housing needed (AP)
- Worst year in decades for endangered elephants (AP)
- Jobless claims rise, but labor market healing (Reuters)
- Syrian forces kill 17 protesters, monitors reach 2 cities (Reuters)
- Italy seeks bigger euro fund after tough debt sale (Reuters)
- Russian nuclear submarine catches fire at dockyard (Reuters)
- Could Romney score an early knockout? (Reuters)
- Turkish official says Iraq air strike killed civilians (Reuters)
- Iran warns U.S. over Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)
- Paul gets front-runner's welcome in Iowa (AP)
- Fearing split, pastors urge GOP candidates to quit (AP)
- Perry: Abortion allowed if woman's life at risk (AP)
- In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars, then departs (AP)
- Romney, sensing opening, makes big push in Iowa (AP)
- Gingrich campaign raises about $9 million (AP)
- Bachmann loses Iowa campaign chairman to Paul (AP)
- Wacky rules complicate race for GOP delegates (AP)
- Mitt looks to lock down Iowa (Politico)
- Top 10 pundit do-overs of 2011 (Politico)
- Perry asks judge to order he be put on Va. ballot (AP)
- Running strong, Paul back on Iowa campaign trail (AP)
- Hungarian state TV staffers on hunger strike fired (AP)
- Obama would trounce Romney, Perry among Latino voters, survey finds (The Christia
- Obama's recess dilemma (The Week)
- Michael Bublé beats out youngsters on Billboard 200 (Daily Caller)
- Rick-mentum: Iowa voters knee deep in Santorum (Daily Caller)
- Proposed bill would ban cheery SC greeting mandate (AP)
- Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of Religion
- Religion Notes
- Pitching Iowa Evangelicals, Candidates Pack Religion Into Ads
- Alibaba hires U.S. lobbying firm as it eyes Yahoo (Reuters)
- NKorea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader' (AP)
- Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws (AP)
- AP sources: US to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia (AP)
- Family 'devastated' by Conn. Christmas house fire (AP)
- Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn (AP)
- Avastin disappoints against ovarian cancer (AP)
- Muslims upset by NYPD to boycott mayor's breakfast (AP)
- Retail sales resilient in final holiday stretch (Reuters)
- Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon (Reuters)
- Iowa's moderate Republicans: an edge for Romney? (Reuters)
- Analysis: Manning's legal strategy could lead to plea deal (Reuters)
- Santorum to Iowa diners: 'We've got momentum' (AP)
- Paul's surge prompting a new look from GOP voters (AP)
- Gingrich sharpens attacks on Romney, Paul (AP)
- GOP's Santorum fighting to contend in leadoff Iowa (AP)
- Johnson to make party switch Wednesday (AP)
- Mount Newt erupts! (Politico)
- Newt goes negative (Politico)
- Strong quake shakes Siberia (AP)
- Religion news in brief
- Schultz: Religion a part of how athletes deal with pressure
- Religion still poison in China
- Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools
- Church of the Nativity Clergy Brawl 2011 Goes Well [Religion]
- RELIGION: Christmas is time to remember gift of reunion of mankind with God
- RELIGION: Friday is Muslims’ day to learn and get closer to God
- Religion News: Top 10 stories of 2011
- US warns Iran not to disrupt oil route (AP)
- Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not (AP)
- Last-minute holiday shopping gives lift in finale (AP)
- Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus (AP)
- Cranky croc steals Aussie zoo worker's lawn mower (AP)
- Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe (Reuters)
- Analysis: China needs new policy course as capital tide turns (Reuters)
- Iran navy chief says closing Gulf "really easy" (Reuters)