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BRIDGEPORT — The stepfather of a 5-year-old boy who brought 50 packets of heroin to show-and-tell was arrested after going to the school in search of the drugs, police say. The student went to kindergarten Monday with his stepfather's jacket and pulled out the drugs in 10 small plastic bags when it came time for his presentation to the class, Bridgeport police told the Connecticut Post (http://bit.ly/HYhtzj ). The teacher grabbed the bags away from the boy, and the principal called police. The boy's stepfather, Santos Roman, 35, was arrested after arriving at the school. Roman was searching the school...

Obama will hang with just about anyone who has a lot of cash for his reelection campaign. (Yahoo! News) —Pop singer Lady Gaga attended a fundraiser with President Obama in Atherton, Calif., Sunday night. And despite the distinguished company, she didn’t tone her attention-seeking image down one bit.According to the White House pool report filed by Carol Lee of The Wall Street Journal, Gaga’s hairdo and heels made her at least eight feet tall: At 8pm pool was brought through the house, where Poker Face by Lady Gaga was playing, and into a white party tent set up in the...

At this point in her career, Lindsay Lohan might have enough star power to land a small film role — as with her upcoming turn in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete" — but it seems some in Hollywood have gotten cold feet about hiring the actress. After firing her from "The Other Side" over the weekend, writer/director David Michaels explained the decision by saying Lohan is "not bankable." "The producers of the movie have reported that financiers have been resistant to finance the movie with Lindsay in the lead role," he told E! News. At press time, a rep for Lohan had...

Lindsay Lohan has been named a suspect in the theft of a $35,000 Rolex watch, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Transgender is quietly becoming a protected class in South Florida as cities vote to prohibit discrimination against a group that faces tremendous challenges fitting in. Palm Beach and Broward counties may extend the protection next, which could leave the broadest imprint by affording civil rights to people for their gender identity or expression. The movement accelerated with the March firing of Largo City Manager Susan Stanton, who transitioned from male to female this year. "It shined a light on what this discrimination is," said Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Stanton's attorney. "It really...

Coming off the Iowa Straw Poll the momentum for the Ron Paul 2008 campaign continues to build. Congressman Ron Paul has finished in the top 5 in 16 of the last 17 straw polls and can claim 1st place victories in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, and Alabama. In comparing results head-to-head, Congressman Paul has blown away most of the field, defeating Rudy Giuliani in 15 of the 17 polls and John McCain in 15 of the 16 polls. There are straw polls coming up all across the country so be sure to check in with your local GOP to...

Ron Paul received 216 votes for a commanding first-place finish in a straw poll today sponsored by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. Mitt Romney came in second with 14 votes. The poll was open to Alabama residents.

10 Reasons Why Ron Paul Should be Vice President August 16, 2007 If Ron Paul fails to win the Republican nomination, it may seem absurd to consider Ron Paul as the vice presidential running mate to any of the other Republican presidential candidates. But before you think so, we have brainstormed this here at our office and found that Ron Paul would make the best choice for Vice President. The major item of concern in choosing a vice presidential running mate is to select someone that can help you win and to find someone whose strength is your weakness. In...

Ron Paul Quietly Converting GOP Believers By John Fout TheStreet.com Political Correspondent 8/9/2007 12:20 PM EDT Why haven't conservatives leaders embraced their own ideals and come out to support Ron Paul in public? I pondered this issue in an article in June. I saw Paul as the one second-tier candidate who might have a chance of a breakout from the pack. It turns out I might have got it right. He has remained the most popular GOP candidate on the Internet. This genuine outpouring of support is rivaled only by that for Barack Obama.

Ron Paul big on 'Net, but media don't notice Clarence Page August 8, 2007 WASHINGTON Of all the interesting little fish swimming beneath the currents of the major candidates in this presidential campaign season, none is making waves as surprising as those kicked up by Rep. Ron Paul. The Texas Republican, who embraces a libertarian point of view, has been riding an unimpressive 2 percent in the polls, but if the presidential election were held in cyberspace, Paul would probably win hands down. Paul's supporters flood online polls, such as the unscientific survey ABC News invited viewers to join after...

Rep. Ron Paul Isn’t Going Away * When he deigned last month to include Ron Paul in his Sunday morning show, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos told the Republican presidential candidate that he’d bet every last cent that Dr. Paul won’t end up in the White House. He’s right, of course. But that doesn’t mean that the 71-year-old congressman from Texas isn’t a surprising force in the 2008 race. He commands far more attention—from the media and from his opponents—than his low standing in the polls seems to warrant, has amassed an ideology-defying army of true believers through the Internet, and actually...

Paul preaches nonintervention, less government By Bret Hayworth Journal staff writer Leave a comment. | Share delicious digg newsvine | Small | Large LAWTON, Iowa -- Pledging a return to constitutional principles, Republican Party presidential Ron Paul contended Tuesday it is time misguided economic, foreign-policy and education moves are turned around. So many policies or programs the federal government has enacted in recent decades don't have an origin in the Constitution, so they should be stopped, said Paul, a congressman from Texas. He cited the Federal Reserve System, federal funding for public education, federal income tax and entitlement programs such...

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul began running television campaign ads Tuesday in Iowa. The spots for the Texas congressman began just days before a straw poll in the first presidential nominating state. The 30-second ads will be in rotation in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City. Campaign spokesman Jesse Benton declined to reveal the cost. The ad features Paul speaking to a crowd of supporters while an announcer repeats the Texan's fiscally conservative campaign themes. Various statements flash across the screen, including "Stop the national I.D. Card." Benton said the ad, the first of two for TV, will be...

Ron Paul Odds Slashed From 15 to 1 to 8 to 1 Following this weekend's Republican debate in Iowa and some extensive mainstream coverage and sound bytes., 2008 US Presidential candidate Ron Paul's odds to become the next Commander-in-Chief have been slashed further from 15 to 1 to 8 to 1.

DOVER — Some voters post candidate signs in their front yards or sport supportive bumper stickers on their cars. They donate money and volunteer to answer phones. Kelly Halldorson is planning a long-distance show of support for her candidate this Saturday — a 38-mile walk to be precise. Halldorson, a 34-year-old political activist, will make the journey on foot from the doorstep of her Dover home to the steps of the statehouse in Concord to raise awareness about the presidential bid of Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. "I've had enough," Halldorson told the Herald about her reasons for making...

Ron Paul: The Internet's favorite candidate By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Mon Aug 06 06:16:00 PDT 2007 ARLINGTON, Va.--Ron Paul is a Republican congressman and U.S. presidential hopeful who, in the usual shorthand of political journalists, is known as a "long shot" for the White House. Paul's poll numbers award him less than 2 percent of the vote among Republican candidates, and he was unceremoniously excluded from an Iowa debate in June organized by a tax watchdog group that happens to share his political views. Even otherwise flattering articles consign his candidacy to "the realm of dreams, not practical...

'Not a pretty sight' A Virgin Mary statue was found hanging at Stewartstown Presbyterian Church. By BRENT BURKEY Daily Record/Sunday News Article Launched: 12/19/2006 06:04:14 AM rd/Sunday News Article Launched: 12/19/2006 06:04:14 AM EST Dec 19, 2006 — Lori Adams went to work early Monday morning and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. But someone else did and told the church secretary that a Virgin Mary lawn ornament was hanging by the neck in the parking lot of Stewartstown Presbyterian Church. "It was not a pretty sight when I came into work this morning," said Adams, who added that...

London, England (LifeNews.com) -- British reporter Matthew Hill has uncovered a grisly practice where babies from Ukraine are killed via infanticide or become victims of abortions for their stem cells for dubious beauty treatments. The practice involves ravaging the babies' bodies for organs and stem cells. As LifeNews.com previously reported, Hill produced a documentary for the BBC showing how a hospital is snatching newborns and aborted babies and giving their parts and cells to stem cell firms around the world for controversial beauty injections.Hill writes in a Monday article in the London Daily Mail newspaper about how he uncovered the...

Saying it insults victims, families, she casts one of just 22 'no' votes Madison's Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin was one of only 22 members of the House of Representatives who voted against a resolution to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The House passed the resolution Wednesday by a vote of 395-22, with 21 Democrats and one Republican voting against. Baldwin and other Democratic critics said the resolution drafted by Republicans praised controversial legislation like the USA Patriot Act and a border security bill.Baldwin contended the GOP "disgracefully politicized what should have been a solemn and...

A MAJOR investigation has been launched at a Dublin hospital after the remains of a British tourist were sent home containing two hearts and four lungs. The organs were discovered inside the body of 55-year-old Louis Selo during a second post-mortem examination in the UK. Mr Selo, from New Malden in Surrey, died of a massive heart attack at Dublin Airport on 2 August. Mr Selo hit the headlines five years ago when he flew his son to Australia for extremely rare brain surgery.