Vermont became the first state to ban the controversial natural gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. FOXNews.com [Continue]

Sydney Morning Herald The National Security State Wins (Again)Huffington Post (blog)Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, the media is already handicapping the presidential election big time, and the neck-and-neck opinion polls are pouring in. But whether President Obama gets his second term or …Obama camp [Continue]

‘Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process’ to win additional delegates Will Rahn The Daily Caller » Politics [Continue]

While much of the talk following President Obama’s endorsement last week of same-sex marriage has focused on how it may impact his re-election chances, advocates on both sides of the heated issue are claiming it could help their cause at the state level.  FOXNews.com [Continue]

U.S. News & World Report (blog) Oklahoma Republican state convention turns raucousShawnee News StarBy Anonymous Oklahoma's State Republican Party convention turned raucous with supporters of Texas congressman Ron Paul taking the convention outside the Norman hotel where it was held after the convention adjourned and following a physical [Continue]

U.S. News & World Report Oklahoma Republican state convention turns raucousTimes Record NewsAP OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's State Republican Party convention turned raucous with supporters of Texas congressman Ron Paul taking the convention outside the Norman hotel where it was held after the convention adjourned and following a [Continue]

USA TODAY Oklahoma Republican state convention turns raucousOnline AthensBy Ken Miller – AP OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's State Republican Party convention turned raucous with supporters of Texas congressman Ron Paul taking the convention outside the Norman hotel where it was held after the convention adjourned and following …Ron [Continue]

In an interview with Greenville, N.C. NBC affiliate WITN on Friday, North Carolina’s outgoing Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue ripped her own constituents for voting to restrict legal unions to heterosexual couples. FOXNews.com [Continue]

Republican state officials stall on setting up health insurance marketplacesWashington PostIn about two dozen states across the country, the insurance marketplaces at the heart of the 2010 health-care law remain in limbo, with Republican governors or lawmakers who oppose the statute refusing to act until the Supreme Court decides its …and [Continue]

In an interview with Greenville, N.C. NBC affiliate WITN on Friday, North Carolina’s outgoing Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue ripped her own constituents for voting to restrict legal unions to heterosexual couples. The gay marriage ban passed by an overwhelming 62-to-38 percentage point margin, but that didn’t stop Perdue from attacking [Continue]