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COPS have arrested two people after a reveller was shot dead and two others injured at a raucous pool party organised by a reggae star. Surrey Police found the body of a 34-year-old at huge bash at a £1m bungalow in a pretty village of Headley. The victim has not yet been formally identified. Speaking outside the party venue, Detective Superintendent Bex Smith revealed two people have been arrested, including one on suspicion of murder. She said: "This is a shocking turn of events at what had been billed as a private pool party and would has been witnessed by...

With the Republican presidential primary appearing to have narrowed into a two-man contest, Human Events and Red State moved quickly to lock down a date for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The two organizations went so far this past Monday as to firm up the Annenberg Theater at the Newseum in Washington as the venue on Dec. 19 after another debate originally scheduled that day was canceled. For its part, the Newseum was excited to host the pre-primary forum. There was just one problem. While Gingrich was ready to take his place on the stage, the...

<p>I learned recently of tentative plans for a friendly softball game between two rival political groups in Allegheny County -- the Young Republicans and the Young Democrats. The game was suggested at a friendly mixer attended by members of both groups.</p>

Over the weekend, it was determined by Senate Republicans that the best way to approach a Lott removal was by calling for a new round of elections for leadership positions. Lott had made a point of calling for early caucus elections after the November general elections, in part to avoid a challenge from the likes of Don Nickels and Mitch McConnell. 'Lott is trying to avoid a caucus meeting a caucus vote at all costs,' says a senior leadership staffer.'He knows that if the caucus gets together, all that is required is a motion and several seconds from the floor...