With Race Heating Up, Republicans Set To Square Off In Pivotal Iowa Debate  —  DES MOINES — Let the wild rumpus start.  —  Only three weeks from the Iowa caucuses, the top Republican candidates will square off tonight at a pivotal debate in the state capital.

Proposed S. Korean Towers Resemble Exploding World Trade Center  —  The unveiling of pictures of planned luxury residential towers scheduled to be built in Seoul, South Korea, has sparked instant controversy.  The reason is obvious.  The towers, which include a so-called “cloud” …

Newt Year in Jerusalem  —  The Associated Press literally doesn't know the meaning of the word “fact.”  —  At the Republican Jewish Coalition debate the other day, Newt Gingrich declared: “So in a Gingrich administration, the opening day, there will be an executive order about two hours …

Europe's great divorce  —  WE JOURNALISTS are probably too bleary-eyed after a sleepless night to understand the full significance of what has just happened in Brussels.  What is clear is that after a long, hard and rancorous negotiation, at about 5am this morning the European Union split in a fundamental way.

For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying  —  WASHINGTON — Last year, the Obama administration vowed to stop for-profit colleges from luring students with false promises.  In an opening volley that shook the $30 billion industry, officials proposed new restrictions to cut off the huge flow of federal aid to unfit programs.

Internal DOJ Email: Kagan Was Brought Into Loop on Mark Levin's Obamacare Complaint  —  (CNSNews.com) - Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan …

N.J. man dies from penis enhancing injection, authorities say; woman charged with manslaughter  —  EAST ORANGE — Authorities have filed homicide charges against a woman after she allegedly administered a silicone injection into the penis of a 22-year-old man, who suffered a fatal blood clot.

Eurozone banking system on the edge of collapse  —  The eurozone banking system is on the edge of collapse as major lenders begin to run out of the assets they need to keep vital funding lines open.  —  The European Central Bank admitted it had held meetings about providing emergency funding …

Palestinians are an invented people, says Newt Gingrich  —  Republican frontrunner says Israelis have a right to their modern-day homeland but implies Palestinians do not  —  The US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has declared that the Palestinians are an “invented” people who want to destroy Israel.

Grim economic outlook weighs down Obama approval rating  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the economy …

Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia, in Defiance of Putin  —  MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians gathered peacefully in central Moscow on Saturday to shout “Putin is a Thief” and “Russia Without Putin,” forcing the Kremlin to confront a level of public discontent that has not been seen …

Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed  —  Muslim Brotherhood tells regional Asharq al-Awsat daily peace treaty is ‘of great importance’; says Israel generally does not honor the agreement.  —  Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said that the country's peace treaty …

Mitt Romney: Islam is not an inherently violent faith  —  Cedar Rapids, Ia.  - Mitt Romney responded today to a call for a tougher stance against Muslims by saying that most Muslims are peaceful people who deserve respect.  —  The issue came up during a question-and-answer session at a campaign stop here this morning.