By EJ Dionne It's utterly appropriate in a campaign that of late has been saturated with religion that tonight's potentially decisive debate is being held on Ash Wednesday. And the Ash Wednesday debate is absolutely critical to Rick Santorum.

Left: Sally Timpner of Rochester Hills, from left, Phyllis Lewis of Windsor and Durene Brown of Detroit attend the Ash Wednesday service. With his right thumb, the Rev. Steven Kelly smudged ashes in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of worshipers

By EJ Dionne It's utterly appropriate in a campaign that of late has been saturated with religion that tonight's potentially decisive debate is being held on Ash Wednesday. And the Ash Wednesday debate is absolutely critical to Rick Santorum.

Christians around the world observed Ash Wednesday. In the small town of Linden, the religious holiday's significance was being felt with heavy hearts. The community came together to heal from the grim search that has put the quiet town on the map: the

CM Punk and Daniel Bryan both put their WWE Championships on the line in Raw and Smackdown Elimination Chamber matches. The PPV had a lot of memorable moments including the surprising rise of Santino Morello. CM Punk defended his WWE Title at the 2012

WWE heavyweight champion CM Punk has a dysfunctional wiener this according to Chris Brown. The two are now in a full on Twitter war after Punk…

VIDEO – CM Punk has posted a video challenging Chris Brown to a fight and threatening to choke him. Brown responded calling the wrestler a fame-seeker. WATCH!

By Jay Calderon | February 22, 2012 | Comments WWE champion CM Punk was interviewed recently in Milwaukee on Kramp & Adler and discussed a number of topics leading up to last Sunday's Elimination Chamber. One of the more interesting moments was when

Hopefully this week will be the "Cry Havoc, and Let Slip the Newts of War" edition, because his team has decided that the reason he's trailing is that he's.

Hopefully this week will be the "Cry Havoc, and Let Slip the Newts of War" edition, because his team has decided that the reason he's trailing is that he's.

Jan Brewer and state tourism and business officials unveiled a new ad pitching Arizona to coincide with the GOP debate. The ad, which features Brewer against the backdrop of the Arizona desert, will air 44 times on CNN this week and next week.

Rick Santorum is looking for another upset or two, while Mitt Romney is hoping to keep his leading rival at bay in the run-up to the 20th debate of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I could do

He submitted to the Roman rule as he persuaded his followers that their journey was not on this earth but toward the kingdom of heaven. Both of these teachers understood that they were taking their followers on a journey that had to continue after

For fellow insomniacs, it seems AMC is airing the directors cut; Not a bad film

"Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." We can be moved to make a better area for children to grow up in. The President's actions speak more reliably of his intentions than his rhetoric!

Free market capitalism believes that if we all pursue our self-interest God (or Adam Smith's “invisible hand”) will transform our collective selfishness into the kingdom of heaven on earth. What is the fate of those who care about someone besides

But trouble could be ahead: Still-struggling Americans are fretting over rising gasoline prices. Just weeks before the summer travel season begins, the Associated Press-GfK survey finds pump prices rising in importance and most people unhappy with how

That is a question uppermost in the minds of many Americans as they warily watch gasoline prices at the pump rise week after week. After all, a spike in gasoline prices early last year helped nearly knock the economy back into recession.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is confronting Americans' anxiety over rising gasoline prices by drawing attention to his energy policies and taking credit for rising oil and gas production, a greater mix of energy sources and decreased

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is confronting Americans' anxiety over rising gasoline prices by drawing attention to his energy policies and taking credit for rising oil and gas production, a greater mix of energy sources and decreased

Danica Patrick knows what it feels like to turn 30. The racer is jettisoning her Lamborghini Gallardo she bought in 2007. "I don't drive it much at all really," Patrick told Dan Wetzel of Yahoo about the first car she ever bought.

(Reuters) – Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday. The 5-foot-2, 105-pound Patrick said she was emboldened by last year's victory by 20-year-old Trevor Bayne,

After a successful career on the Indy circuit, Danica Patrick is switching her full-time attention to NASCAR. At a National Press Club luncheon in Washington DC, she said she would race with the same “will and energy” she always has.

By David Newton The open-wheel racing career is over and expectations for Danica Patrick as she moves to NASCAR full-time are high. Patrick talks to Kevin Negandhi about how she will tackle 2012. Watch Tags: Danica, NSCS, Sprint Cup,

The 20th (and maybe final) debate of the Republican presidential battle is in the books, which means it's time to look at who had a good night – and who didn't. Rick Santorum: The former Pennsylvania senator came into Wednesday night's debate riding

The son, grandson, and great-grandson of Ministers of the Gospel he brings a unique blended background of theology and ideology to the great debates of the day. He believes that Faith, Family, and Freedom is the formula

The son, grandson, and great-grandson of Ministers of the Gospel he brings a unique blended background of theology and ideology to the great debates of the day. He believes that Faith, Family, and Freedom is the formula

Republican presidential candidates got down, dirty and petty on Wednesday night in their last televised debate before next week's Michigan and Arizona primaries, the Washington caucuses and “SuperTuesday.”

By Ralph D. Russo ASSOCIATED PRESS It's the first topic that comes up when Brandon Weeden's NFL draft prospects are discussed. You see, Weeden is 28 — same as NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. At an age when many NFL quarterbacks are peaking, Weeden will just be

NFL Combine 2012: Mike Mayock's Pre-Combine Positional Rankings – Recievers. 284430_601240951600_44900771_32958650_2317286_n_tiny by Danny Kelly on Feb 22, 2012 9:32 AM PST in 2012 NFL Draft · Tweet · 11 comments

By Ralph D. Russo ASSOCIATED PRESS It's the first topic that comes up when Brandon Weeden's NFL draft prospects are discussed. You see, Weeden is 28 — same as NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. At an age when many NFL quarterbacks are peaking, Weeden will just be

The schedule for the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine. The combine begins today in Indianapolis with 328 players invited to participate.

generation — as we enter the Lenten season, Pope Benedict XVI would like your attention, and he and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications think they know just how to get it: with one Papal tweet a day throughout the 40 days of Lent.

By MELISSA M. SCALLAN – mmscallan@sunherald.com BILOXI — Lent is like spring training for Christians, a time to get ready for Easter, the Rev. Patrick Mockler said Wednesday. “We look honestly at ourselves and see if we're going in the right direction

By MELISSA M. SCALLAN – mmscallan@sunherald.com BILOXI — Lent is like spring training for Christians, a time to get ready for Easter, the Rev. Patrick Mockler said Wednesday. “We look honestly at ourselves and see if we're going in the right direction

generation — as we enter the Lenten season, Pope Benedict XVI would like your attention, and he and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications think they know just how to get it: with one Papal tweet a day throughout the 40 days of Lent.

The National Enquirer has published a photo of Whitney Houston in an open coffin on the cover of this week's issue.

by John Blosser, NATIONAL ENQUIRER Missing Utah mom SUSAN POWELL was murdered by her husband – who poisoned her food the night before she disappeared! That's the heartbreaking theory of Susan's family members, who believe Josh Powell killed his

by Murph the Surf, NATIONAL ENQUIRER Rival duffer flicks lit cigarette of rhetoric to rattle once potent putter on the links. The once mighty Tiger, who was taken to the mat by his ex ELIN NORDEGREN, is no easy prey for tough guys looking to make a

by NATIONAL ENQUIRER staff BOMBSHELL testimony! A Georgia man gunned down his co-worker's husband outside a suburban Atlanta preschool because the suspect believed an angel that sounded like OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN ordered him to pull the trigger,