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Democrats could face a new electoral landscape in 2012 because of new voter laws that tightened rules on voting, like requiring photographic identification or proof of citizenship. These laws proliferated after Republicans made massive gains in statehouses across the country after the 2010 midterm elections.

Florida QB John Brantley was injured Saturday but his status for the season is still unknown.

Perhaps proving they've had it up to here with depressing movies at the box office about illness, murder and failed romance, audiences embraced family films Friday with inspirational messages.

Rosie O'Donnell has confirmed via Twitter that Russell Brand, who she's called her current celebrity crush, will be the first guest on The Rosie Show, her OWN network talk show that debuts October 10.

After months of denying any possibility that he would run for president in 2012, advisers to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are actually considering it seriously, an anonymous aide told The New York Times. But he faces an uphill battle.

A new teen sexting law took effect Saturday in Florida, still making it illegal for teenagers to send sexually explicit photos, but first-time offenders will get lighter penalties.

The Tampa Bay Rays, riding high on confidence and form, extended their incredible late season surge to six consecutive wins when they thumped the Texas Rangers 9-0 in the first of their best-of-five division series playoffs on Friday.

A video of Casey Anthony that was recorded at the Orange County, Fla., Jail in December 2008 has been released after a Florida Judge ruled on Friday that the video that was sealed because it was considered inflammatory be released to the public. The decision was given out two days after hearing.

Fifteen people are now confirmed dead and another 84 sickened in the recent listeriosis outbreak in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.

California-based True Leaf Farms is recalling 90 cartons of chopped romaine lettuce as it may be contaminated with listeria, though no related illnesses have been reported.

Republican appropriators in the House of Representatives released a draft spending bill that blocks funding to Planned Parenthood unless the group certifies that it will stop providing abortions.

With Kobe Bryant leaving to play ball in Italy during the lockout, other superstars might follow.

Republican New Jersey governor Chris Christie will reportedly announce his candidacy for the Presidency on Monday,

Two separate mood studies conducted by researchers at Cornell, Harvard, and Northeastern University reveal people are happiest in the early morning and late at night, during the weekends, and on the west coast.

With his allegations that Planned Parenthood has misused federal funds, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., is taking out his frustration by lobbing malicious, unsubstantiated allegations, just like an elementary school bully who's angry that he lost a game.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain believes he can win the support of many Southern black voters. Don't believe for a minute that he can't.

During an interview that aired on CNN's The Situation Room Wednesday night, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain made the suggestion that members of the African American community, might, maybe, have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view.

Coffee enthusiasts have reasons to be happy not only on the National Coffee Day -- Sept. 29 -- but for the entire week following the day. While most coffee chains are sticking to giving away free coffees only on Thursday, some have extended the free deals upto Oct. 5.

Missouri Republicans have backed down from their threats to hold their presidential primary in February, electing to hold a caucus on March 17 instead -- but in other states, the mad rush for early primaries continues, to the detriment of voters.

As of Sept. 27, 72 people from 18 states have been infected with a rare illness called listeriosis stemming from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Wednesday said voters in the African American community have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view.