A man planning to run in the Republican primary for the West Virginia state Senate has withdrawn after accidentally registering himself as a Democrat, ten years ago. Ronald Jean Moltere, 64, recently discovered the mistake he made a decade ago. He explained that he never found out about the mistake because he had always voted in the general elections, and never in the primaries.

Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker claimed that the Democratic nomination race is over and Barack Obama is to be the successful nominee of the Democratic party. In the early payout, a whopping $75,000 payday will go lucky bettors who backed Obama over the recent number of weeks at various odds ranging from 4/1 to 4/9.

For the first time, anyone can get a message printed on a piece of the multicolored confetti dropped during New Year's Eve in Times Square. One can use the internet to type the message on a "Wishing Wall Online. "

A couple was united on Christmas day by a minister dressed in a Santa outfit. The nuptials were that of Dave Hauck Jr. and Cathy Spencer, who met during a company Christmas party, and got engaged while visiting Santa at the local mall. The couple was dressed in red, and the ceremonies were held at the second-floor art studio/chapel located at the home of the minister Gary Michael, who that day was dressed as Santa while uniting the couple.

Germany's brewing industry suffered its eighth decline in the last nine years. Beer consumption plummeted to a record low of 29. 7 gallons (112. 5 liters) per person for 2007. In the 1980s, Germans guzzled down 41. 2 gallons (156 liters) of beer. However, Brewery Association managing director Peter Hahn attributed the decline in beer consumption to changing demographics and a poor summer.