Perry drops out of the GOP race; Indiana House Democrats rally in protest of a right-to-work bill; and more severed appendages have been found near the Hollywood sign. Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert will rock South Carolina like a Herman Cain, Sundance’s must-see movies are previewed, and President Obama asks Betty White for her birth certificate.
Caitlin
CRUCIAL:
Indiana Democrats boycott state House, face fines, http://reut.rs/AjgT5p
Indiana House Democrats have been boycotting legislative sessions over a right-to-work bill that Republicans call job-creating and Democrats call union-busting. The bill would not require workers at union-represented workplace to pay dues. Instead of attending yesterday’s session, House Democrats held a rally in the House rotunda in protest of the bill. In response, Republicans voted to fine Democrats $1,000 a day until they return back to work. House Minority Leader Pat Bauer said they would go to court over the fines.
(via POLITICO) Texas Gov. Rick Perry will end his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday and endorse Newt Gingrich, POLITICO has confirmed.
Grim Discovery in Hollywood Sign Crime: Hands, Feet Found Near Head, http://bit.ly/A8lf9A
The LAPD has found two hands and two feet not far from the severed head discovered near the Hollywood sign yesterday. Police think the head belonged to a man in his 40s and will further identify him by dental records. The site where the severed appendages were found is a popular filming location; although, the LAPD says they haven’t found any evidence that the crime was committed in the area.
Kodak, photography pioneer, files for bankruptcy protection, http://wapo.st/zbQWZ4
Eastman Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Kodak’s revenue has been halved since 2005 when it started to compete with new digital technologies. The company tried breaking into the digital printer business but saw little success. The bankruptcy allows Kodak a $950 million credit lifeline for 18 months so it has time to sell its 1,100 digital patents.
2012 GOP caucus count unresolved, http://dmreg.co/xLeMMD
Republican Party officials have said that we will never know if Rick Santorum or Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus. The final count shows Santorum ahead by 34 votes, but the results from eight precincts are missing while the GOP found inaccuracies in 131 precincts. As a result, Chad Olsen, the party’s executive director, has officially declared it a “split decision.”
New Bid to Stifle Iran Aid to Syria, http://on.wsj.com/xe563w
U.S. officials have found more evidence that Iran is supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria has been shipping oil to Iran in order to avoid the American and European embargo. The oil has then been sold on the international market with the revenue going back to Damascus. Before the embargo, a third of Syria’s revenue was from oil exports. Officials also believe that Assad is the revenue to buy weapons from Russia. This week Moscow confirmed that a ship from St. Petersburg delivered weapons to Syria.
Murdoch to Pay Jude Law and Others Hacking Damages, http://nyti.ms/yhL3qV
In an admission of guilt, Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World will pay damages to 36 people whose phones were hacked by the now defunct tabloid. Most of the victims will receive settlements in the tens of thousands, except for Jude Law, who will receive $200,000, and his ex-wife, Sadie Frost, who will receive $77,000. Other payouts include $46,000 to Chris Bryant, a former government minister, $62,000 to former deputy prime minister John Prescott, and $62,000 to Guy Pelly, a friend of Prince William.
CULTURAL:
Barack Obama demands to see Betty White’s birth certificate (video clip), http://bit.ly/zLb3NL
Mark Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments, http://usat.ly/w0YTat
Sundance 2012′s must-see movies: ‘Sleepwalk With Me,’ ‘Bachelorette,’ ‘Safety Not Guaranteed,’ more, http://bit.ly/xPhZqf
Rihanna and Coldplay, McCartney to play Grammys, http://bit.ly/A0OrYJ
Stephen Colbert, Herman Cain to rally in SC, http://bit.ly/AeaE3z
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