Second, today and in the coming months and years, there will be a lot of soul-searching in the Republican party and the conservative movement over what went wrong in the 2012 elections.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The party of victory

The state Republican Party is now searching for candidates for the three statewide offices of governor, attorney general and comptroller in 2014.

WSJ: Prosecutor was GOP pick for NY attorney general

Now the chair of her party in Parliament, she can expect searching questions about how the fall-out from this most acrimonious period since the General Election a year ago will impact on the government partners.

BBC: England

Police are searching for a teenager who went missing after a birthday party in Cheshire at the weekend.

BBC: Nathan Taylor

Since the departure of Gov. George Pataki four years ago, New York Republicans have been searching in vain for a charismatic figure who might restore the party to power in Albany.

WSJ: Paladino's Influence in Question

She inspected herself in front of any mirror, searching for flaws like a teen-age girl before a big party.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

Meanwhile, Romney and Huckabee are vowing to stay in the GOP race despite trailing McCain, who may still be searching for the magic formula to forge a truly "Big Tent" Republican party.

NPR: Conservative Vote Reflects Hurdle for GOP

Police searching for an Indian student, last seen at a New Year's Eve warehouse party, have appealed at the Manchester United v Liverpool match.

BBC: Souvik Pal: Police appeal at Man Utd v Liverpool match

The Democratic Party has passed through long and arduous months of primary campaigning, soul- and identity-searching and reinvention, to emerge on this stage tonight stronger and truer to its ideals than ever before.

BBC: Democratic Convention diary