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Mary Stegmeir, Dec 30, 2011 Categories: Caucus Insider LeMars, Ia. — Ron Paul used his first campaign appearance of the day here to fight back against the claim that his foreign policy views are “dangerous.” Fellow GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum leveled that criticism against the congressman this morning during …

Jim Garrison In the fine print of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, passed just before the holidays, it turns out that in addition to being now legally able to seize without charge and hold indefinitely without trial any U.S. citizen, the government and the military also have the authority …

Indiana legislators disagree, vote in favor By MICHAEL RESCHKE michael.reschke@newsandtribune.com As a resident of Southern Indiana and an American citizen, if you’re accused of a crime you have the right to a trial, right? Well, some believe a bill that has passed the U.S. House and Senate will allow the …

Posted by Letters editor Stand up for constitutional rights The concept of carte blanche is abhorrent to Americans and the U.S. Constitution. No one should have the power the fill in a name on a blank card and make a person disappear. Now, however, the core of our constitutional rights …

If Obama does one thing for the remainder of his presidency let it be a veto of the National Defense Authorization Act – a law recently passed by the Senate which would place domestic terror investigations and interrogations into the hands of the military and which would open the door …

That said, the Bush administration, and now the Obama administration, have neither admitted nor denied the spying allegations — though Bush did admit that the government warrantlessly listened in on some Americans’ overseas phone calls, which he said was legal. But as to widespread internet and phone dragnet surveillance of …

The longtime chairman of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign in Iowa appeared Wednesday with the congresswoman, and then defected to rival Ron Paul a few hours later. After staying silent at Bachmann’s rally in Indianola — the explanation was “dental work” — State Sen. Kent Sorenson went on stage before …

December 28, 2011, 5:45 pm By NATE SILVER I’m not always a big fan of dissecting individual polls — mostly because there are liable to be a plethora of them in Iowa and New Hampshire over the next several days and their errors will tend to be mitigated as more …

Just days before the critical Iowa caucus, Ron Paul has secured a major endorsement – from Kelly Clarkson. The “American Idol” winner expressed her support for the Republican presidential candidate on Twitter. “I love Ron Paul,” Clarkson wrote on Thursday. “I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination …

By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week’s Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning. His rivals attacked him, …

US Attorney General Eric Holder is feeling the heat over Fast & Furious. His department oversaw a vast gunrunning operation that sent thousands of firearms to Mexican drug cartels. Two members of Americans law enforcement have been murdered with these guns. The Mexican government estimates that over two hundred Mexican …

by Mr. Mortini Most parents and caretakers want the best for their children, and if you’re reading this article, you certainly do, but when given the choice of schools, how does one select the best? If you live in a highly populated city, the options may be overwhelming. Where do …

Roving security teams increasingly visit train stations, subways and other mass transit sites to deter terrorism. Critics say it’s largely political theater. By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau December 20, 2011, 5:03 p.m. Reporting from Charlotte, N.C.— Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent …