Report: Beyoncé's still pregnant: Despite the loud buzz that Beyoncé gave birth over the holiday weekend, People magazine reports that the countdown to the baby's arrival is still on. Beyoncé was described as being "enormously pregnant in sky-high heels" on New Year's Eve.
Usher's custody battle continues: TMZ reports that Usher is firing back at ex-wife Tameka Raymond, saying that he's a good father who deserves to see his kids (and he denies canceling her Saks Fifth Avenue credit card, although we're not sure what that has to do with anything).
Michelle Obama praised for support of military families: "Certainly other first ladies and presidents have taken an interest, but to make supporting military families [a priority], and not just to make it one of the things you do, this is a game changer," Joyce Raezer, executive director of the National Military Family Association, told U.S. News & World Report about her work.
Romney looks to fend off Santorum and Paul: Most polls in recent days have put Mitt Romney and Ron Paul atop the field in Iowa, with Rick Santorum in third and gaining ground, the Washington Post reports. More than a third of all potential caucus-goers say they could yet change their minds.
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