GOP MIDDAY REPORT 04/11/2014

Militiamen make their presence felt in protest of BLM livestock grab The militiamen rolled in to draw a line in the dirt. About 70 miles northeast of Las Vegas, they set up camp on a sun-baked patch of land next to a bend in the Virgin River, keeping supplies -- like rucksacks and sleeping bags -- in neat piles under the roof of an abandoned shack.

Obama Focuses Civil Rights Push on Eliminating Identification at the Polls A day after hailing the Civil Rights Act as a lasting legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, President Barack Obama is using another civil rights forum to issue an election-year warning against erosion of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 law that helped pave Obama's path in politics.

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Rand Paul Calls for all Pilots to be Armed Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says that he would like to see "100 percent" of pilots armed in order to prevent another terrorist attack like 9/11. "The president has zeroed this out of his budget. He's advocated for getting rid of the program," said Paul on Fox News.

Motive behind stabbings remains a mystery A Westmoreland County teenager accused of going on a stabbing spree in Franklin Regional High School met Thursday with his parents for the first time since the attack, which still had investigators baffled.

Internet Activists Try to Force Dropbox to Remove Condi Rice from Board A petition is demanding users ask Dropbox to remove Condoleeza Rice from its board; she was appointed Wednesday to help with privacy and expansion plans. Her appointment has generated controversy in the last 24 hours, as she was central to the Bush administration's assertion that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, which led to the the U.S. deciding to go to war with Iraq.

Glimmers of Journalistic Integrity? The screeching polarization of American political and cultural life in recent years is exacting a toll. Debate has been debased. Contempt and hatred for those with opposing views is now the norm. While some on the right have criticized their own side -- think of Rick Perry and Jeb Bush challenging immigration opponents, or conservative columnists taking on some talk radio hosts -- liberals have been shamefully silent about the excesses committed by Democrats.

Detroit Prosecutor Files Ethnic Intimidation Charges Against One A 16-year-old has been charged with ethnic intimidation in connection with the brutal beating of Steven Utash, the motorist attacked in Detroit last week when he got out of his pickup truck to check on the 10-year-old he hit when the child stepped into the street.