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Jamie Chandler, a political scientist at Hunter College in New York, spoke with the International Business Times about who will win in Iowa, who will drop out afterward and what various outcomes would mean as the primary season continues.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) lost a key ruling against MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), which granted the latter company court permission to pursue further legal action against Bank of America, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

An analysis released Tuesday by Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Parker suggesting U.S. equities will finish the year more than 8 percent lower than where they began is making those who follow the American stock market nervous. And for good reasons.

Wesley Durden isn't the first reality star who died by suicide. Many others have fallen under the bright light of reality television only to commit suicide after the television cameras leave.

The U.S. office market improved in 2011, but continued growth in 2012 is expected to be slow, according to two separate reports released on Tuesday.

The latest threat comes days after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law sanctions against Iran's central bank which processes most of the country's oil-export payments. Obama and other leaders, including European Union foreign ministers set to meet in Brussels on Jan. 30 to consider a oil-export ban on Iran, hope more sanctions will slow the country from further developing its nuclear weapons program.

Actress Ellen Barkin went on a Twitter rant early New Year's Day, claiming that she had been pushed by an NYPD officer just for walking down the street to her West Village townhouse in the midst of an Occupy Wall Street protest.

When it comes to the Iowa caucuses, who loses is almost as important as who wins. Iowa doesn't often vote for the eventual nominee, but it does tend to weed out non-viable candidates. Who will be weeded out tonight?

At first shiver, visiting Montréal out of season may seem crazy, but cast your fears aside and you'll find this French Canadian hub really heats up in the dark days of winter.

Reports are that a very pregnant Beyonce, who was seen on New Year's Eve, could possibly be giving birth on Wednesday Jan. 4. However, the location of the birth is being kept a secret.

Supermodel Irina Shyak posed semi-topless for the February 2012 issue of Esquire UK but insists that she would never bare it all for Playboy.

The Montana Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn a state ban on corporate political spending in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

Bridesmaids was a surprise nominee in the Theatrical Motion Picture category

This Tuesday, Citi launched a Facebook application that allows its customers to team up in order to use their points for charity, a group gift or personal goal. The Citi Facebook app builds on the function that Citi released last year that allows customers to transfer there points to others via the bank's homepage.

Manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in six months in December, capping a late-year upswing, but a European slump and rising oil prices posed threats to the U.S. economy in the new year.

Shares of troubled BlackBerry developer Research in Motion leaped as much as 9.3 percent Tuesday on reports the company would elect an outside director as chairman.

JPMorgan Chase & Co has been sued for $95 million by the trustee for securities marketed in 2005 by the former Bear Stearns Cos over alleged misrepresentations regarding the underlying mortgage loans.

The tech giant Apple will reportedly hold an event that's important but not large-scale in the Big Apple (New York) at the end of January.

54 Canal Street, the former site of Jarmulowsky Bank in Manhattan, has sold for $36 million, according to city records.

The Atlanta Falcons will face the New York Giants in the NFC wild card round next Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Both teams have never faced each other in the postseason and are looking to accomplish more than they did last season with a win.

The FDA decision ignores intensifying scientific evidence suggesting the overuse of antibiotics in feed given to animals intended for human consumption can lead to the development of potentially fatal antibiotic-resistant superbugs.