Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Mitt Romney Tax Records Released ENTERTAINMENT Oscar Nominations Revealed POLITICS Romney, Gingrich Hit Each Other On 'Leadership,' 'Misinformation' POLITICS State Of The Union Address: Obama's Pivot Into Campaign Mode MEDIA Lara Logan's Harrowing Confession About Assault WORLD Gaddafi Loyalists Seize Key Town BLOG POSTS Robert Reich: The State of Our Disunion: A Globalized Private Sector, A Corporate-Dominated Public Sector Who should have the primary strategic responsibility for making American workers globally competitive -- the private sector or government? This will be a defining issue in the 2012 campaign. Paul Rieckhoff: It's Time for the President to Prove He's Brady or Eli for Vets As all eyes turn to Capitol Hill tonight for the State of the Union address, I'll join 20 fellow Iraq vets on the House floor and millions nationwide and overseas who are looking for crucial promises from the president. Keli Goff: Are You Smart Enough to Be a Religious Bigot in the Voting Booth? If most of us are not knowledgeable enough of our own faiths, how can a vote based in part on someone else's religion be rooted in anything other than prejudice? Religious prejudice has become one of the last bastions of voter bias. Cullen Murphy: The Top 10 Questions Everyone Has About the Inquisition In talking with audiences about my new book, "God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World," I've found that the same questions come up over and over. Here are the Top 10. Alon Ben-Meir: The Egyptian Revolution: A Year Later The United States and its allies, especially Israel, must accept the fact that in the wake of the Arab Spring, Islamic governments are likely to dominate the Arab political landscape.

MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM Diane Lane's Classy Looks Doutzen Kroes' Glamorous Style The 10 Worst College Towns ON TWITTER McDonald's Hashtag Promotion Goes Horribly Wrong WATCH: Violinist Interrupted By Nokia Ringtone, Gives Best Reponse Ever Little To Celebrate: Osama's Legacy Is American Drift ON FACEBOOK Mitt Romney Releases Tax Returns Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases Of Rape Tea Party Group Pushes For Sunnier Side Of Slavery In Textbooks