Politics

In the first debate after Newt Gingrich's upset win in the South Carolina primary, the four GOP contenders jockeyed for new momentum heading into Florida's Jan. 31 vote.

The two South Carolina debates featured raucous audiences who cheered on the former House speaker. This time, it was former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney who seemed more comfortable before the more sedate crowd.

Here are five moments that stood out in Tampa.

The non partisan think tank No Labels says over 100 members of Congress will cross party lines and sit with a member from the opposite party for Tuesday’s State of the Union speech. But one Colorado Congressmen won’t even be there.

It didn't take Mitt Romney long to come out swinging in Florida after his stinging defeat in this weekend's South Carolina primary.

At a news conference in Florida, which holds the nation's next contest on Jan. 31, Romney called former House Speaker Newt Gingrich "erratic" and said his work for government-backed mortgage firm Freddie Mac could haunt the GOP in the form of "October surprises."

The battle over Iran's nuclear program escalated Monday as the European Union announced an embargo on importing oil from Iran.

For years, Europe has been reluctant to join the United States in imposing tough sanctions on Iran. The United States years ago stopped buying Iranian oil, while European nations including France, Spain, Italy, and Greece kept up their purchases. European countries right now buy about 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Iran.