Rainier Park Combed For Suspect In Ranger's Death

A Mount Rainier National Park ranger was fatally shot following a New Year's Day traffic stop. The 368-square-mile park in Washington state was closed as dozens of officers searched snowy and rugged terrain for the 24-year-old "person of interest."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/02/144570245/mt-rainier-ranger-shot-to-death-gunman-sought?ft=1&f=1003

al sharpton

Iowa: Theater of the Conservative Absurd

Frank Bruni, New York Times
Coralville, Iowa Frank Bruni AS the hour of actual caucusing drew closer, Ron Paul’s campaign trumpeted his endorsement by a pastor who, as it happens, has spoken of executing homosexuals. Rick Perry pledged to devote predator drones and thousands of troops to the protection of the Mexican border, making the mission to keep every last illegal immigrant from crossing sound as urgent as rooting out terrorists in Pakistan. And Rick Santorum, bringing his “Faith, Family and Freedom” tour to this eastern Iowa town on...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/01/01/iowa_theater_of_the_conservative_absurd_270265.html

john mccain

Obama Would Eat Romney Alive Over His Taxes

Josh Marshall, TPM
So what’s the deal with Romney’s tax returns? Or more specifically, what’s the deal with Mitt Romney letting himself get more and more nippy press by refusing to release his tax returns when virtually every serious presidential candidate of the last 40 years has done it? Allow me to explain.We already know Mitt Romney is a really, really wealthy guy. But there have been a lot of rich presidential candidates. And, though he was born to wealth, Romney also made a lot of money himself. He’s also said he’ll release information about his wealth,...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/12/31/obama_would_eat_romney_alive_over_his_taxes_270214.html

hillary clinton

Dusting Off A Gritty, Glamorous California Classic

As it turns out, Raymond Chandler isn't the only writer who can channel the dark charisma of deceptively sunny California. Author Hector Tobar recommends John Fante's Ask the Dust, a novel that captures the grit and glamor of Los Angeles' past.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/28/142310625/dusting-off-a-gritty-glamorous-california-classic?ft=1&f=1057

newt gingrich

Rick Santorum Finds His Moment

Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to buck the establishment and rise in the polls, and his campaign thinks he’s well-positioned to capitalize on a surge that may be perfectly timed.Until this week, the former senator from Pennsylvania had been an afterthought in Iowa voters’ search for a conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, but that changed when a CNN-Time poll released Wednesday showed him in third place with 16 percent support of likely Republican caucus-goers.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/12/30/rick_santorum_finds_his_moment_270165.html

bill oreilly