Colin Powell said on CNN Wednesday that he had "no problem" with gay marriage, but after a week of talk show appearances he's made it clear he's still not ready to back its latest champion, Barack Obama.
Herman Cain hosted a somewhat random press conference Wednesday to announce (for the second time!) that he's endorsed Mitt Romney, a man who has no Republican competitors in his race for president.
Reports from Fox News, The Washington Post, Politico, and others are saying that Newt Gingrich will suspend his campaign next Tuesday.
Four environmental groups simultaneously endorsed Barack Obama for president on Wednesday because what, were they going to go for Romney?
Rick Santorum might have gone off the Republican rails a little bit on Thursday when he appeared to suggest that it might be better to stick with Barack Obama as president than to elect Mitt Romney, so on Friday he and his campaign tried hard to walk that back.
The former Florida governor and brother of former President George W. Bush has endorsed Mitt Romney, giving what The New York Times called "the biggest catch of all" to the Republican favorite.
Scarlett Johansson's new ad executive boyfriend is a "real life Don Draper" (with sleeve tattoos), The New York Times editorial board reportedly considered endorsing John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, and human growth hormone is the fancy new in Hollywood.
In a shameless bid for attention, they offered to pay a star not to wear their clothing
Peddling products has been hip-hop's true path to wealth
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