Insiders: South Carolina GOP primary like a soap opera

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• Insiders: South Carolina GOP primary like a soap opera
• Romney: 'It's neck and neck'
• Avlon: 3 things to watch for in S.C.
• New York native arrested in Syria
• Wrecked cruise ship searched again
• Singing legend Etta James dies
• Dad accused of locking child in cage
• Victim in Calif. body parts case ID'd

Insiders: South Carolina GOP primary like a soap opera Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST The primary is often a free-for-all, but this year's contest may set a new standard for volatility, and insiders see a close finish, according to a CNN survey.

Romney: 'It's neck and neck' Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:38 PM PST Since 1980, the winners of the South Carolina GOP primary have won the Republican presidential nominations.

Avlon: 3 things to watch for in S.C. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:41 PM PST John Avlon asks whether Newt Gingrich's momentum will continue, at the expense of Mitt Romney

New York native arrested in Syria Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:00 PM PST The U.S. government is looking into reports of an arrest of a U.S. citizen in Syria, a senior State Department official told CNN on Friday.

Wrecked cruise ship searched again Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST Rescue workers have suspended their search of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship moved, making it too risky for divers to operate, the Italian coast guard said Friday.

Singing legend Etta James dies Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as "The Wallflower," "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and the wedding favorite "At Last," has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73.

Dad accused of locking child in cage Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:55 PM PST A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was in court Friday after authorities say he disciplined his daughter by twice tying her up with duct tape, then locking her in a dog cage.

Victim in Calif. body parts case ID'd Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST Los Angeles police completed their biggest search in recent memory Friday, with 120 investigators scouring seven acres in the Hollywood hills looking for additional body parts of a man whose severed head, hands and feets were discovered earlier this week, authorities said.

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