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Wyoming Congresswoman Barbara Cubin will face more competition to keep her job next year. Retired naval officer Bill Winney of Sublette County says he plans to seek the Republican Party nomination for Cubin's seat. Cubin last year received 60 percent of the primary vote to beat Winney in the Republican Party primary. Other Republicans ...

Wyo. Dems rally for a victorious November election By Jennifer Frazer rep8@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Wyoming Democrats seem to be an endangered species at times, so it was with a palpable sense of excitement that they gathered for the Wyoming Democratic Convention at the IKON Center Saturday. But there was more than just a feeling of solidarity. There was the scent of opportunity - or blood - in the air. Whatever it was, the 259 delegates and seven alternates were in a jubilant mood, singing democratic songs, cheering their candidates and greeting old friends. "I believe...

A self-described "ultra-conservative," Kathleen Meade of Cheyenne didn't vote for Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal in 2002. But if the 2006 election were held today, he would get her vote. "I really do not fault a majority of what he has done," said Meade, 74, a retired teacher. "I think he's sincere. I don't have negative thoughts against him." When it comes to Republican U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin, however, Meade speaks more critically. "There are some things I've been disappointed with," the longtime Cheyenne resident said. "At this point, it seems that she mostly does what the Republicans in Washington want...

Ladd's uphill run Candidate hopes to be the first Wyoming Democrat since 1978 By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Sticking closely to a schedule that has been worked out days in advance, Ted Ladd arrives at VFW Post 1881 here at about 11 a.m. The wood-paneled function hall on the main floor stands mostly empty, but men and women fill the seats at the bar off to the right, watching TV and talking among themselves. They're not paying attention to the lunch that is being laid out on tables in the back of the hall,...

Torrington man stages another run for House By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Al Hamburg, notorious in Wyoming for his bids to seek federal elected office, has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission signifying his intent to run for Wyoming's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. This year the Torrington man is running as a Democrat; he changed his party registration last week. He also has run as a Republican, an independent and as a member of the New Alliance Party, under whose banner he won his greatest success. "I made it...

Laramie Democrat running for House John Hanks said he thinks Bush is a suspect behind the Sept. 11 attacks. By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - For John Hanks, his bid to run for Congress is David v. Goliath. He's David, and he's pretty sure Goliath is going to win. "Sometimes," he said, "you have to do the impractical." Hanks, a Laramie Democrat, identifies himself as both a thought criminal and a conspiracy theorist. "The main reason I am running is that I want the Democrats to take a stand on 9-11 and look for an...

Blame Clinton for terror Posted: March 19, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern by Joseph Farah © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com It has taken more than two years for some people to realize who was responsible for the massive national security breakdown that led to the terrorist attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001. Bill Clinton. This week NBC News reported the Central Intelligence Agency not only knew where Osama bin Laden was a year before the biggest, most devastating terror attack in history, the CIA videotaped him strolling through one of his Afghanistan camps. Bin Laden had already attacked U.S. military facilities in...