UBL Dead & Gone

There has been so much coverage of the Sunday, May 1, killing of Usama bin Laden that we're not covering it here. The changes in details issued from the White House are disturbing, however. It was announced today that President Obama will not allow pictures of bin Laden to be be shown. Read More......

Ron Paul wins presidential straw poll at CPAC 2011

Representative Ron Paul (R-14th District, TX) at CPAC 2011 (Video 21:04)
Ron Paul's Full Speech at CPAC 2011: The Brushfires of Freedom Are Burning! (2/11/2011)

LATIMES.COM, Washington Bureau, 2/12/1011 by Michael A. Memoli - Ron Paul of Texas wins CPAC presidential straw poll: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) got 30% of the vote to win the straw poll for the second year in a row at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Mitt Romney was second with 23%. Reporting from Washington — Ron Paul again triumphed in the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, overwhelming the support for most other potential Republican candidates at the annual gathering of conservatives in the nation's capital. ∴ Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008, edged former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 30% to 23%. The result was barely changed from last year's, when Paul won 31% to 22%. Read More......

Rockefeller Says Public Option Legislation Could Return Next Year

Sen Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., discusses the recently-signed health care reform legislation – including the possibility of introducing public option legislation as soon as next year – with constituents at Shoney’s Restaurant in Charleston, W.Va. Watch video at West Virginia Watch Dog... Read More......