Hot Breaking News about American Idol 2012 Phillip Phillips sings Volcano by Damien Rice good

Phillip wowed the judges with his take on Damien Rice's "Volcano" in the second round. And Hollie Cavanagh? Well, she didn't have any train wreck moments, but singing two ballads likely wasn't the best move at this stage

Phillip Phillips, 21, of Leesburg, Ga., also won raves for Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and "Volcano" by Damien Rice. Only Hollie Cavanagh, 18, of McKinney, Texas, got a split decision from the judges.

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The music, which we had never heard before but are totally buying the soundtrack to, was so moving! It's like One Republic meets Damien Rice. It's rooted in the folk earnestness of Rice but also has the commercial appeal of One Republic.

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Hot Breaking News about Wisconsin voters fiercely evenly split as recall vote looms

By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hopes for a chance at a rematch against Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as Democrats vote Tuesday on who will take on

By Hal Weitzman in Chicago Wisconsin faces a bruising month of political campaigning after the Democratic party selected its candidate to face Scott Walker, the state's Republican governor, in a recall election on June 5. The electoral showdown will

A man who tried to block his estranged wife from driving to the polls to vote in the Wisconsin recall elections was hospitalized with head, neck and back injuries when she struck him with her sport utility vehicle. Jeffrey Radle, a Gov.

CHIPPEWA FALLS — An argument over Wisconsin's recall primaries has landed a Chippewa Falls husband in the hospital. Chippewa Falls police say 36-year-old Jeffrey A. Radle and 30-year-old Amanda M. Radle argued Tuesday over the ongoing recall primaries.

Related Wisconsin recall in dead heat, new poll shows, also: Obama leads Wisconsin recall in dead heat, new poll shows, also: Obama leads Mitt Romney sweeps Wisconsin, Maryland and DC primaries Romney addresses 'out-of-touch' label, federal budget in

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Hot Breaking News about Did North Carolina kick the hornets nest by passing Amendment One

By Jonathan Capehart In the lead-up to last night's results out of North Carolina on Amendment One, there were two things to watch for: the percentage of the vote and the percentage of those voting. The results for the measure that etched

I couldn't help but think of this scene as I watched the campaign ads produced by Protect All NC Families, the campaign opposed to North Carolina's Amendment 1. Rarely, if ever, were lesbian, gay, or bisexual North Carolinians mentioned.

North Carolina voters went to the polls Tuesday and voted to pass a referendum — Amendment One — that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples. In April, HuffPost's Lila Shapiro explained the many

The Obama campaign reacted to passage last night of Amendment One in North Carolina with language we've heard many times in the past weeks and months. Politico reports: “The President has long opposed divisive and

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, about the passing of North Carolina's amendment one, and whether it could be the next Loving v. Virginia. >>> topping the agenda today, apparently some same-sex

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Hot Breaking News about Group rallies against North Carolina gay marriage ban

I'm not particularly pleased with the outcome of the North Carolina Amendment One vote last night, but neither am I particularly surprised. And as I noted on Twitter last night, my impulse to tut-tut North Carolina voters is well

I couldn't help but think of this scene as I watched the campaign ads produced by Protect All NC Families, the campaign opposed to North Carolina's Amendment 1. Rarely, if ever, were lesbian, gay, or bisexual North Carolinians mentioned.

Richard Lugar was routed by the right flank of his own Republican Party on Tuesday, and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban. It was a double-barreled show of conservative enthusiasm and strength six

CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) – Football players at North Carolina made up more than a third of enrollments in suspect classes within a department the school investigated for academic fraud. By Gerry Broome, AP North Carolina running back Giovani Bernard

As predicted, voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that, due to its vague language, will also make other domestic arrangements such as civil unions and domestic partnerships illegal — for both

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Hot Breaking News about Inside the Flyers Flyers will have to rally without Giroux

The N.H.L. said it penalized the Flyers' Claude Giroux, who delivered a late hit on the Devils' Dainius Zubrus, in part because he had displayed signs of frustration on the ice.

DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, AP In this book cover image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, "Havana Requiem," by Paul Goldstein, is shown. Photo: Farrar, Straus and Giroux / AP "Havana Requiem: a Legal Thriller" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux),

And, now, as they try to stave off elimination in Game 5 on Tuesday, they have no Claude Giroux, the star center who leads the NHL with 17 points in this year's playoffs. Can the Flyers overcome the loss of Claude Giroux and beat the Devils in Game 5?

Center Claude Giroux was suspended one game on Monday by the NHL for his hit on New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus during Sunday night's 4-2 Devils win at the Prudential Center in Newark. Late in the second period, Giroux argued with officials over what he

Claude Giroux was suspended one game by the NHL today. You probably disagree with that, and given the NHL's general lack of cojones when it comes to suspending players in this postseason, you're absolutely right to be

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