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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.

Taking the international rhetoric on the Armenian genocide to the next level, the French government has approved a bill making it illegal to deny that the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in the first quarter of the last century was genocide.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, succumbing to public pressure, released his tax returns for the year 2010 and estimated returns for the year 2011, early on Tuesday, according to a Washington Post report. His disclosures show he earned $21.7 million in 2010, for which he paid tax at the rate of 13.9 percent - therefore he paid approximately $3 million in taxes. According to the report, his income will stand at $20.9 million in 2011, for which he will pay tax at the estimated rate ...

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has started a Twitter account in an effort to have better connect with the masses and make his office more transparent.

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.

While global financial markets have calmed down in the waning days of 2011 and early 2012, debt problems in eurozone, China's real estate problem and oil price pressure are three big concerns which haunt the near-term outlook according to a leading macro-economy guidance organization.

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.

President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address 2012 on Tuesday night and a live stream is available online. The State of the Union Address will be delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. EST in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The theme is, America Built to Last.

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday reached a landmark decision in a case pitting privacy against law enforcement use of GPS technology. But does the ruling go far enough to prevent George Orwell's 1984 scenario?

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.

If Mitt Romney's 15 percent estimate is accurate, his effective tax rate is below average even among the wealthiest Americans. He may face criticism from his peers among the top1 percent in income as well as the middle class when he releases his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday.

Where's my refund? The IRS knows, of course, since millions is owed to taxpayers by the federal government in refunds. That's why it's time to check out the IRS' where's my refund site in 2012.

Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work Monday, with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that enjoyed by the now defunct party of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers that forcing the two mortgage firms to write down loan principal would require more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds.

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.

U.S. intelligence agencies have unique capabilities that can help protect American companies from cyber espionage and attack, but it will probably take a crisis to change laws to allow that type of cooperation, a former spy chief said on Monday.

Eurozone finance ministers have rejected an offer by private bondholders to help restructure Greece's debts, officials said Monday, sending negotiators back to the drawing board and raising the threat of default.

Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload and Megavideo last Thursday, accusing the Website's executives of mass copyright infringement. But not all of the site's 50-million daily users were breaking the law during their access.

Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' resignation has opened the door to a special election process, as her successor will be chosen by June.

Learn why the ACTA treaty's opponents compare it to SOPA.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley's Twitter account was hacked on Monday with bogus tweets attacking his stance on Internet anti-piracy legislation, his office said.

Turkey's ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuoglu told reporters he was saddened by the vote.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky alleged he was “detained” by officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at a Nashville airport on Monday morning.

On the same day that it imposed new sanctions on Iran, the European Union dropped some of its restrictions against the government of Burma.

Jake Burris, campaign manager for Arkansas Democrat Ken Aden, came home Sunday night to find his murdered cat on his doorstep and the word LIBERAL scrawled out in black marker.

Animal lovers across America will be thrilled to hear that Animal Planet is bringing the Puppy Bowl back for the eighth consecutive game on Super Bowl Sunday 2012. The starting line-up has been announced and pictures have been released of the adorable pups.