U.S. Senator Rand Paul is reportedly suffering five broken ribs and lung contusions after being assaulted at his Kentucky home by a neighbor. Linda So reports. Continue reading
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Trump is center of attention in feisty first Republican debate
Donald Trump says he won’t rule out an independent White House bid at the first Republican presidential debate.
U.S. Senate votes spell uncertain fate for domestic surveillance program
A bill to end U.S. spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone data, called the “USA Freedom Act”, is blocked in the United States Senate. A follow-up vote to extend for two months the current “USA Patriot Act” program which authorizes the collection of so-called telephone “metadata” also fails to pass.
Jeb Bush greeted at CPAC with cheers and boos
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is greeted at a conservative political conference in Maryland to cheers and boos, as Tea Party members walk out during his speech. Bush says the United States needs to “put ISIS (Islamic State) around a noose.”
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