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Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, wish a happy birthday to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (left) at Romney's campaign headquarters in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday.

In Backing Romney, Haley Seen As Political Enigma

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley swept into office on a wave of Tea Party enthusiasm. One year later, her approval numbers are slumping, and her endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has drawn criticism from many of her core supporters.

Joseph Nixon, attorney for the Rick Perry campaign, speaks to the media outside federal court in Richmond, Va., last week. A federal judge refused Perry and other candidates' request to be added to the Virginia ballot.

GOP Candidates Appeal To An Adversary And Lose

Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are all Republicans who've bashed federal judges for meddling with states' rights. But when none of them got on the Virginia primary ballot because of the state's strict ballot access laws, where did they turn? To a federal judge in Richmond.

Talk Nerdy To Me: Three Reads For Your Inner Geek

Smart, scintillating reads are hard to find — especially when you like your protagonists nerdy. Author Lev Grossman offers three great reads for the geeks in all of us.

Families displaced by drought line up for food this week in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Feeding The World Gets Short Shrift In Climate Change Debate

Weather changes wreak havoc on the global food supply. But efforts to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture haven't gotten much attention in climate change talks.

From left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, at a debate Thursday in Charleston, S.C.

How South Carolina Has Worked Its GOP Crystal Ball

Every year since 1980, the winner of South Carolina's Republican primary has gone on to win the party's nomination. Republican strategists and political scientists say the reasons are pretty simple.

Academy Award Nominations Are Announced Tuesday

Renee Montagne talks with reporter Kim Masters about some of the likely nominees when the Oscar nominations are announced later in Beverly Hills. Masters is editor-at-large for The Hollywood Reporter, and host of The Business on member station KCRW.

Mitt Romney worked hard to raise doubts about Newt Gingrich at the Tampa GOP presidential debate.

Romney Attacks, Gingrich Doesn't As Both Give GOP Voters Reasons To Doubt

Mitt Romney, true to his post-South Carolina promise that he would aggressively make sure to tell Florida Republicans of Newt Gingrich's character defects as he sees them, delivered a scathing indictment of his rival. Gingrich seemed exasperated and gave no sustained counterattack.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, seen at a weekend campaign event in Ormond Beach, Fla., released 2010 tax returns showing he is among the top 1 percent of taxpayers.

Mitt Romney's Tax Returns Show $43 Million Income In Past Two Years

In 2010, the former Massachusetts governor paid an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent. Romney and his wife also gave $7 million to charity.

Competitive Eater Creates Twinkie-Eating Record

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is best known for eating hot dogs. He once ate 69 in 10 minutes. Now he's on to a different food. TV host Wendy Williams invited Kobayashi on her show to set the Guiness record for most Twinkies consumed in a minute. There was no previous record for Twinkie eating.

A Syrian boy stands in front of a damaged armored vehicle belonging to the Syrian army in a street in Homs on Monday.

Gulf Arab States Pull Monitors From Syria, Will Ask UN For Support

The pan-Arab body said it was ending its mission, because Syria has not stopped its attack on protesters.

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