Federal probe demanded in Wisconsin election scandal
Republican County Clerk Kathy Nicolaus took the election data off the county's computer network and put it on stand-alone computers accessible only in her office.

Fox dumps Glenn Beck
After 27 months of incendiary right-wing hate rhetoric, Glenn Beck's daily show on Fox News is no more. It's over and Beck is being booted off the air, for now at least.

One Ohio Now: Kasich, you're cutting our future
Hundreds rallied at the Statehouse here Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. John Kasich's plans to gut workers' rights and public services.
Indiana official quits after scheme for fake attack on Walker is bared
Indiana prosecutor Carlos Lam admitted to suggesting that Wisconsin Gov. Walker stage a violent assault against himself in order to win public sympathy.

Right wing woes grow in Wisconsin
Republican elected officials have a lot to worry about as voters increasingly turn away from them in disgust.
Spokane NAACP leader hails arrest of bomb suspect
The FBI later announced that it was a highly sophisticated bomb, rigged to be remotely detonated, and designed to inflict maximum casualties.

Florida congressman stokes Islamophobia
Rep. Allen West became unhinged at a recent town hall meeting in South Florida, where he told a Muslim questioner who defended Islam, "Don't try to blow sunshine up my butt!"

Jobs not a concern at annual conservative gathering
Thousands of conservatives are meeting for the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual convention, but they're not talking about jobs.

The GOP attack on NPR
The Republicans' main interest in the NPR fights is to destroy this nation's only democratically controlled media.

Sheriff, labor leaders: Right-wing extremism spurs violence
The unprecedented vilification of the nation's first African American president on national airwaves contributed to the hateful atmosphere.

