A conservative U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado will launch a provocative new ad that compares illegal immigration to an overflowing toilet and Washington dysfunction to a proctology exam while promising if he can’t deliver substantial results by the end of his first term, he’ll throw himself out of office.
The following is a first-hand account from the Missouri caucuses. Missouri imploded today. After investing millions in a primary that was ultimately meaningless, the binding caucuses began this morning. Some caucuses went without a hitch, while others were plagued
(AP) Obama marks St. Patrick’s Day with brew in a pubWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is sipping a Guinness at an Irish bar to observe St. Patrick’s Day. At the White House, the main South Lawn Fountain is burbling green water. Obama
(AP) Romney would support statehood for Puerto RicoBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressBAYAMON, Puerto RicoMitt Romney is courting voters in Puerto Rico ahead of the island’s primary as he looks toward voting in Illinois next week. Romney on Saturday shopped for tropical
(AP) GOP preps for budget battle with Democrats, ObamaBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONAfter a few months of relative peace on the budget front, Democrats and Republicans are readying for a party-defining, election-year fight over trillion dollar-plus deficits and what to do
(AP) A look at long-shot strategy by long-shot SantorumBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressBILOXI, Miss.Rick Santorum’s strategy for becoming the Republican presidential nominee comes down to this: prevent Mitt Romney from winning enough delegates to arrive at the GOP convention this summer
After his passing, conservatives around the world were quick to claim Andrew Breitbart as one of their own. The website Irish Central said: Andrew was adopted by Jewish parents who raised him in the upscale neighborhood of Brentwood California, but
(AP) NJ spycam case stirs debate over hate crime lawsBy DAVID CRARYAP National WriterNEW YORKThere was a verdict in the wrenching Rutgers webcam spying case, but no resolution to a broader question that hovered over it: To what extent are
(AP) Obama seeks halt to tax subsidies for oil industryBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is calling anew on Congress to end tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry, saying the nation needs to develop alternative sources of energy
(AP) Santorum says Illinois ‘can shake up’ GOP raceBy BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.Playing for another upset, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum urged conservatives Friday to further upend the nominating contest by putting Illinois in his column. Swamped in the
(AP) US consumer prices up because of higher gas costsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in February. But outside higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild. The Labor
(AP) Gas prices still climbing, top $4 in 6 statesBy The Associated PressGasoline prices rose again Friday and are now averaging more than $4 in six states and Washington, D.C. Oil had its biggest gain in three weeks and natural
(AP) Higher gas prices threaten economy if they persistBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONInflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. Those higher prices haven’t derailed a steadily improving economy. But if they surpass $4
With an election coming up in November, rather than re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with bi-partisan support, as has been the case since it was first enacted in 1994, Senate Republican sources claim Democrats laced the bill with
To listen to the so-called “political strategists” on any number of Conservative-leaning news outlets, you would think that moving beyond June without a locked-in Republican presidential nominee would be tantamount to inaugurating Barack Obama to a second term. “It would
Graphs derived from a LinkedIn and Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) project paint a picture of American industry some may see as very troubling. When one views the industries that are expanding, versus those contracting, the sense is that we are seeing
The Connecticut Senate is considering a bill which would require all government school students to learn “labor history” as a part of the curriculum. The bill would add language to existing law which stipulates the types of subjects schools shall teach. Currently, the law
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – Officials in Jacksonville School District 117 might be a little too eager to see Morgan County voters approve the one-cent sales tax increase next Tuesday. Dennis Collins serves as the chairman for Morgan County Citizens Acting for
The Obama administration announced on Friday a new proposal that will extend a mandate, already in place in ObamaCare, to require universities, including religious universities, to provide contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs to their students, as well as their employees, free of charge. The
(AP) Delegate-rich Illinois the focus of GOP next weekBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressCHICAGOAfter two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest _ a friendly region for him _ in hopes of regaining his
(AFP) US President Barack Obama, juggling dual roles as fundraiser extraordinaire and commander-in-chief, piled up a cool five million dollars in a lucrative single-day campaign blitz. In no other country is a leader expected to tend to a deteriorating war
