GOP USA - THE EAGLE 04/23/2014

Message to Obama: Liberate the West Senators and governors from nine western states held a first-ever summit on Friday, April 18, in Salt Lake City, to win more control over the vast swaths of federal land within their borders. The summit had been planned before the standoff between the federal Bureau of Land Management and Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy a week earlier focused national attention on the plight of the federally occupied West. Allen West to Republicans: 'We have to unify' A conservative leader believes there needs to be "resolute leadership" to bring the various factions of the Republican Party together to win in this fall's midterm elections.

News, Commentary, Discussions The IRS scandal: The gun smokes Were they simply discussions of procedural matters in advance of prospective legal action against real rules violations? Or are those discussions evidence of a conspiracy against conservative critics? Black market for pot alive and well in CO county In the effort to make recreational marijuana legal in Colorado, proponents argued legitimizing the sale of pot would hurt drug dealers by ending the consumer demand that feeds the black market. Miners to protest EPA overreach Suction dredge miners angry at new Environmental Protection Agency permit requirements that shut them out of many of their favorite streams are planning to occupy the Salmon River this summer.