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    Newt Gingrich makes anti-Romney ad buy in early primary states

    PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- After months of holding his tongue, Newt Gingrich released an anti-Mitt Romney ad in New Hampshire and South Carolina, which will hit the airways before the primary election next Tuesday.

    "Timid won't create jobs, and timid certainly won't defeat Barack Obama," the ad says.

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    • Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

      COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman who quit her job to care for her elderly mother felt at a loss to support herself when the older woman died so she buried her in the yard of their Florida home and lived off her mother's Social Security checks for 14 years, her lawyers and federal authorities say.

    • Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship

      SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.

    • These Stupid Heat Fans Missed History and Tried to Get Back in Last Night

      Regardless of the situation, leaving a big game early to beat traffic is one of the deadly sins of sports fandom (unless maybe you're a Dodgers fan). ...

    • Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

    • Kim and Kanye's Baby Name Is Not That Strange

      It's being reported that rapper Kanye West and his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian have named their brand-new baby, born this weekend, Kaidence Donda West. Donda was Kanye's late mother's name, so that makes sense, but, um, Kaidence? What's going on with Kaidence?

    • Brothers run at bear to save younger sister

      A family had a close encounter with a bear while celebrating Father's Day during a camping trip in Wyoming, NBC-2 reports. The Kelly family had a relaxing Sunday morning breakfast, but apparently they didn't clean up as well as they initially thought. According to NBC-2, a bit of bacon grease was still on the campground [...]

    • Kickstarter Won't Take Down 'The Guide to Getting Awesome With Women'

      Remember when feminist pop critic Anita Sarkeesian ran a Kickstarter to fund a video series that would empower girls and women everywhere? Yeah, this is not that. This is the opposite of that.

    • Father sentenced for binding kids outside Wal-Mart

      LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children a year ago in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas.

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