Friday, January 20, 2012

In South Carolina, a Final Blizzard of Appeals Before the Primary

Gingrich holds clear lead in new South Carolina poll - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Gingrich camp: Romney in 'panic' mode as poll suggests collapse

Google Declines After Results Miss for First Time Under Page - Businessweek

Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. fell the most in 20 months after Larry Page delivered his first disappointing quarterly results as chief executive officer, showing that a mobile advertising push and weakness in Europe curtailed growth.

Fourth-quarter sales, excluding revenue passed on to partner sites, of $8.13 billion, falling short of the $8.41 billion average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, a report yesterday showed. Profit before certain costs was $9.50 a share, missing the $10.50 average estimate.

On primary eve, Romney says SC race neck-and-neck - Boston.com

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Mitt Romney sized up the 2012 presidential race in South Carolina as a neck-and-neck contest on the eve of the state's pivotal primary and insisted Friday that he's the one candidate Republicans can trust to "post up well" against President Barack Obama. He trained his criticism on Newt Gingrich, a sure sign of the momentum behind the former speaker's rise-and-fall-and-rise candidacy.

Rick Santorum and Ron Paul argued they were still in the mix as South Carolina's Sen. Jim DeMint declared the state a "two-man race." Santorum said he's finally drawing enough campaign contributions to compete aggressively in next-up Florida and beyond, even if he finishes poorly in South Carolina.

Romney, campaigning in Gilbert, acknowledged Gingrich's recent rise in the polls by singling him out as his chief competitor in the state Romney lost four years ago. In 2008, Romney abandoned South Carolina when it became clear he would lose big.

Etta James, Singer, Dies at 73

Canada Pledges to Sell Oil to Asia After Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline - Bloomberg

Gingrich delivers show-stopper at beginning of South Carolina debate

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1 In 5 Americans With Mental Illness, National Survey

Some 45.9 million, or around 1 in 5 American adults (age 18 and over) experienced a mental illness in the past year, according to the US government's latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released this month.

The survey, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), finds that the rate of mental illness among 18 to 25-year-olds was more than twice as high as among people aged 50 and over (29.9% versus 14.3% respectively).

Republicans Look for Alternatives After Keystone XL Rejected - Bloomberg

BBC News - Hackers retaliate over Megaupload website shutdown

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