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The U.S. economy is expected to have expanded in the fourth quarter of 2011 at a 3 percent annual rate, the fastest pace in a year and a half and well above third-quarter growth of 1.8 percent, as consumers loosened their purse strings, companies rebuilt inventories and housing construction perked up.

Mitt Romney criticized Newt Gingrich's tax plan on Monday by saying that he wouldn't pay any taxes under it. But Romney wouldn't pay any taxes under his own plan, either.

Lilly Pulitzer finally announced the winners of the Sorority Prints contest. On Tuesday, Lilly Pulitzer congratulated the five sororities the brand will design prints for, based on Facebook votes. The announcement had some sorority girls squealing with delight; while others were left downtrodden.

Opposites attract - and instantly repel - in Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel's collaborative novel Lunatics.

Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a transformational leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.

Mitt Romney elaborated on his immigration policies during Monday night's debate in Florida by calling for a system of self-deportation, embracing a concept that was tested and subsequently discarded under President George W. Bush.

Wald Disney Co. has a message for potential bearded and goateed theme park employees: we accept you.

U.S. News released its 10 worst cities for finding a job and flagrant similarities appeared between cities’ job markets and real estate markets. The cities where housing prices remain depressed directly correlate to the cities with the worst employment problems.

A new study suggests that women may feel pain more intensely than men do.

As Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum prepare for the 2012 Florida primary, the Internet has been heating up with searches looking for where to watch last night's NBC debate. But if you missed the first Florida 2012 debate, or any of the debates in the past, just click here, and get complete video footage of all the Republican primary debates so far.

Click here to get the full 2012 Republican primary debate schedule, including likely participants, networks and sponsors, start times and on-site locations.

Looks like the South Carolina Republican verdict has taught some good lessons to Mitt Romney. The NBC-Florida debate saw a different version of Romney, who was at his aggressive best.

Mitt Romney was desperate for a strong debate performance in Florida's Republican debate Monday night to restore momentum for his campaign, and delivered repeated sharp attacks on rising rival Newt Gingrich.

Following a big win in South Carolina and momentum building in Florida, Newt Gingrich suddenly seems poised to be a strong contender as the Republican Presidential Candidate.

The four remaining candidates running for the GOP presidential nomination came together in Florida for the third debate in one week--vote here for the winner

In an attempt to deflect attention over his involvement with Freddie Mac, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's former consulting firm on Monday released a contract he had with the troubled mortgage firm.

The four presidential candidates remaining will gather for the 18th debate of the cycle on Monday, in Tampa, Fla. Tonight's NBC/National Journal/Tampa Bay Times debate will air at 9 p.m. ET on NBC's Rock Center and will be moderated by NBC's Brian Williams. Watch the live stream here.

With the Florida primary just eight days away, GOP candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul will meet at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. tonight for the first of two debates before the Republican primary. After Gingrich's upset in South Carolina, the race is no longer Romney's to win, making the Southern state a battleground for the four remaining candidates.

Newt Gingrich's 2012 campaign is showing signs that the former House Speaker may pull off a win in the Nevada GOP caucus, as preliminary polls and news reports show him surging in the Silver State.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum will face off tonight in the first of two debates before the Florida primary on Jan. 31, 2012. Find out where to watch live footage of the debate, how to follow it on Twitter, and when the debate begins here.

With Newt Gingrich, you throw out the baby and keep the bath water, Coulter told Fox & Friends. The outspoken conservative pundit, who supports Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination, claimed that the very fact the Gingrich won South Carolina was proof that the state was going back to its Democratic roots, and condemned the former House Speaker as both the least conservative and the least electable in the primaries.