On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul along with three bipartisan co-sponsors, Sen. Wyden (D-OR), Sen. Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Sanders (I-VT), introduced the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1831, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011. Both bills would legalize industrial hemp cultivation.

While the terms are often used interchangeably, not all independent voters are swing voters, and not all swing voters are independents. Senior Columnist Alan I. Abramowitz, with Sabato's Crystal Ball, delves deeper into the subject as campaigns search for the elusive swing voter.

The Concerned American Voters (CAV) Super PAC is a newly formed PAC that "seeks to elect principled constitutionalists to public office." It's most notable supporters are Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Representative J

I started writing for the Presidio Sentinel in 2005. I did so at the invitation of Chuck Fox.

Last night he passed away. He was a lovely man, who somehow dealt with the adversity of ill health with pluck and humor.

His friendship enriched my life.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chuck-fox/7/738/139.

As RNC Chairman Reince Priebus finalizes his list of speakers for the Republican National Convention in August, Democrats are doing what they do best: developing mobile apps. The Democratic National Convention team came out with an official mobile app today, chalk full of features benefiting both attendees and supporters from afar.

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A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal by Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, lays out the threat of Iran and urges diplomatic action as "time is short". This follows recently announced sanctions by the Obama administration on banks doing business with Iran.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming Republican National Convention, along with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, and Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. The RNC Chairman Priebus released these names today, following Monday's first wave of speakers.

The item that follows is more than a baseball note. Baseball teams that play in ballparks funded in whole or part by public money are thereby inherently fair game for political comment and judgment: