<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title type="text">Townhall's Featured Blog</title><id>uuid:4f9de022-a9c9-4c64-b743-b9b6c5bb6215;id=80</id><rights type="text">Copyright © Townhall.com. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you </rights><updated>2012-02-10T04:11:53-05:00</updated><logo>http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif</logo><author><name>Townhall.com</name><uri>http://townhall.com</uri></author><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/ErikaJohnsen/2012/02/09/good_news_china_and_canada_deepening_economic_relations_after_keystone_fail"><id>0fb75c49-f27f-4f66-bac1-2b407d773f44</id><title type="text">Good News: China and Canada 'Deepening Economic Relations' After Keystone Fail</title><summary type="html">
	The internal watchdog at the State Department released an audit today clearing -- the State Department -- of any impropriety in reviewing the...</summary><published>2012-02-09T19:36:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Erika Johnsen</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/ErikaJohnsen/2012/02/09/good_news_china_and_canada_deepening_economic_relations_after_keystone_fail" /><content type="html">
	The internal watchdog at the State Department released an audit today clearing -- the State Department -- of any impropriety in reviewing the...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/09/more_government__more_potential_for_government_abuse"><id>37110ec3-7238-4198-afd8-5733b3484a3b</id><title type="text">More Government = More Potential for Government Abuse</title><summary type="html">Pastor Rick Warren and Richard Lane -- two of the  most influential evangelical Christians in the country -- are standing in solidarity with the...</summary><published>2012-02-09T19:19:49-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Carol Platt Liebau</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/09/more_government__more_potential_for_government_abuse" /><content type="html">Pastor Rick Warren and Richard Lane -- two of the  most influential evangelical Christians in the country -- are standing in solidarity with the...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/matthews_scolds_heilemann_for_regurgitating_incorrect_wh_talking_pts_on_catholic_contraception_issue"><id>aebe48e1-cf45-4cbc-bba8-8fc9365e60b1</id><title type="text">Matthews Scolds Heilemann For Regurgitating Incorrect WH Talking Pts On Catholic Contraception Issue</title><summary type="html">
	It looks like Matthew&amp;#39;s leg thrill has been overridden by his Catholicism or something.

	The look of shame on John Heilemann&amp;#39;s face...</summary><published>2012-02-09T17:37:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Greg Hengler</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/matthews_scolds_heilemann_for_regurgitating_incorrect_wh_talking_pts_on_catholic_contraception_issue" /><content type="html">
	It looks like Matthew&amp;#39;s leg thrill has been overridden by his Catholicism or something.

	The look of shame on John Heilemann&amp;#39;s face...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/video_rubio_hammers_obamas_reelection_strategy_at_cpac"><id>82279c53-5294-44a0-842c-914dfb244f93</id><title type="text">Video: Rubio Hammers Obama's Re-Election Strategy at CPAC</title><summary type="html">
	Regular readers are likely aware that I am a card-carrying member of the Marco Rubio fan club.  Earlier today, I was privileged to be among a...</summary><published>2012-02-09T14:56:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Guy Benson</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/video_rubio_hammers_obamas_reelection_strategy_at_cpac" /><content type="html">
	Regular readers are likely aware that I am a card-carrying member of the Marco Rubio fan club.  Earlier today, I was privileged to be among a...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/02/09/obama_administration_shamefully_antichoice"><id>7110b6cb-2765-4243-998f-cee7974e2592</id><title type="text">Obama Administration: Shamefully Anti-Choice</title><summary type="html">The Obama administration’s insistence that Catholic hospitals and clinics must provide contraceptive services, including sterilization and...</summary><published>2012-02-09T14:53:22-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Michael Medved</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/MichaelMedved/2012/02/09/obama_administration_shamefully_antichoice" /><content type="html">The Obama administration’s insistence that Catholic hospitals and clinics must provide contraceptive services, including sterilization and...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/crumble_democrats_abandoning_obama_on_unconstitutional_birth_control_mandate"><id>09a7834a-031c-4b2e-8815-30e80a9e2477</id><title type="text">Crumble: Democrats Abandoning Obama on Unconstitutional Birth Control Mandate</title><summary type="html">
	Pressure is mounting on the White House to reverse its appalling decision to force religious institutions to violate core doctrinein order to...</summary><published>2012-02-09T13:02:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Guy Benson</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/crumble_democrats_abandoning_obama_on_unconstitutional_birth_control_mandate" /><content type="html">
	Pressure is mounting on the White House to reverse its appalling decision to force religious institutions to violate core doctrinein order to...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/msnbc_panel_mocks_catholics_contraception_like_water_to_them"><id>998fb442-69d2-4689-87d7-45e093138c49</id><title type="text">MSNBC Panel Mocks Catholics: Contraception "Like Water" To Them</title><summary type="html">
	Democrats.
</summary><published>2012-02-09T12:43:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Greg Hengler</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/msnbc_panel_mocks_catholics_contraception_like_water_to_them" /><content type="html">
	Democrats.
</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/flashback_santorum_stumps_for_romney_in_08"><id>a69dacc5-db10-4a03-8daa-18fa65114a3c</id><title type="text">FLASHBACK: Santorum Stumps For Romney In '08</title><summary type="html">
	And the hits just keep coming:

	
</summary><published>2012-02-09T11:09:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Greg Hengler</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/flashback_santorum_stumps_for_romney_in_08" /><content type="html">
	And the hits just keep coming:

	
</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/nbc_talking_point_romney_only_uses_50s__hundies_cause_germs_on_small_currency"><id>08c7df5c-55c9-46e0-877a-47432eb594f1</id><title type="text">NBC Talking Point: Romney Only Uses 50s &amp; Hundies 'Cause Germs On Small Currency</title><summary type="html">
	Expect your neighbor, relatives, and co-workers to regurgitate this genre of talking points for the rest of the year (think Palin&amp;#39;s Russia...</summary><published>2012-02-09T11:05:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Greg Hengler</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/nbc_talking_point_romney_only_uses_50s__hundies_cause_germs_on_small_currency" /><content type="html">
	Expect your neighbor, relatives, and co-workers to regurgitate this genre of talking points for the rest of the year (think Palin&amp;#39;s Russia...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/romney_santorum_gingrich_are_republicans_who_acted_like_democrats"><id>61057f4c-6447-4d42-a071-c22ff41337d0</id><title type="text">Romney: Santorum, Gingrich Are "Republicans Who Acted Like Democrats"</title><summary type="html">
	Yes, yes, Mittens really did say this:
</summary><published>2012-02-09T10:14:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Greg Hengler</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GregHengler/2012/02/09/romney_santorum_gingrich_are_republicans_who_acted_like_democrats" /><content type="html">
	Yes, yes, Mittens really did say this:
</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/white_house_on_legallymandated_budgeting_no_opinion"><id>d6ff0c4b-a890-4368-844e-54ac1d1621e7</id><title type="text">White House on Legally-Mandated Budgeting: "No Opinion"</title><summary type="html">
	Capitol Hill Republicans are circulating this clip, and for good reason.  Watch in wonder as our Law Professor President&amp;#39;s top spokesman...</summary><published>2012-02-09T09:37:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Guy Benson</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/white_house_on_legallymandated_budgeting_no_opinion" /><content type="html">
	Capitol Hill Republicans are circulating this clip, and for good reason.  Watch in wonder as our Law Professor President&amp;#39;s top spokesman...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/paul_ryan_we_must_defeat_obama_and_status_quo_to_save_america"><id>74148327-1d89-4554-9079-17a49f2b5751</id><title type="text">Paul Ryan: We Must Defeat Obama and Status Quo to Save America</title><summary type="html">
	It was quite an opening day at CPAC 2012, as two emerging superstars of the movement offered compelling critiques of Obamaism, and laid out a...</summary><published>2012-02-09T09:21:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Guy Benson</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/GuyBenson/2012/02/09/paul_ryan_we_must_defeat_obama_and_status_quo_to_save_america" /><content type="html">
	It was quite an opening day at CPAC 2012, as two emerging superstars of the movement offered compelling critiques of Obamaism, and laid out a...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/09/abortion_obamas_constant_principle"><id>37f86013-08d5-43db-b901-e8fce5be5036</id><title type="text">Abortion: Obama's Constant Principle</title><summary type="html">NRO's Jim Geraghty has documented the list of broken Obama promises.  It's a long list, encompassing almost every conceivable area of governance...</summary><published>2012-02-09T09:11:21-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Carol Platt Liebau</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/09/abortion_obamas_constant_principle" /><content type="html">NRO's Jim Geraghty has documented the list of broken Obama promises.  It's a long list, encompassing almost every conceivable area of governance...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/polar_ice_caps_actually_not_really_melting_at_humanity_destroying_rates"><id>6f11115b-a1c2-49ea-9961-6c8f7726ef6c</id><title type="text">Polar Ice Caps Actually Not Really Melting at Humanity Destroying Rates</title><summary type="html">
	I won&amp;#39;t go so far as to say the global warming movement is dead, however the real science, rather than the science made up by many global...</summary><published>2012-02-09T08:12:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Katie Pavlich</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/polar_ice_caps_actually_not_really_melting_at_humanity_destroying_rates" /><content type="html">
	I won&amp;#39;t go so far as to say the global warming movement is dead, however the real science, rather than the science made up by many global...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/disgusting_planned_parenthood_executive_suppots_gender_based_abortions"><id>c08d63c8-00ac-44ff-abde-f9e9b895b52b</id><title type="text">Disgusting: Planned Parenthood Executive Supports Gender Based Abortions</title><summary type="html">
	But don&amp;#39;t worry folks, they aren&amp;#39;t really an organization dedication to abortion. From the Susan B. Anthony list:

	
		The horrific,...</summary><published>2012-02-09T07:56:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Katie Pavlich</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/disgusting_planned_parenthood_executive_suppots_gender_based_abortions" /><content type="html">
	But don&amp;#39;t worry folks, they aren&amp;#39;t really an organization dedication to abortion. From the Susan B. Anthony list:

	
		The horrific,...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/the_donald_is_no_fan_of_rick_santorum"><id>2f4a2d43-4331-489e-8aa6-9b72780f5b19</id><title type="text">The Donald is No Fan of Rick Santorum</title><summary type="html">
	Donald Trump, who recently endorsed Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination, had some choice words for the former Senator after he swept Missouri,...</summary><published>2012-02-09T07:47:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Katie Pavlich</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/the_donald_is_no_fan_of_rick_santorum" /><content type="html">
	Donald Trump, who recently endorsed Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination, had some choice words for the former Senator after he swept Missouri,...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/live_from_cpac_2012"><id>ca56e73c-f2c5-420f-9654-c80072744bfe</id><title type="text">LIVE From CPAC 2012</title><summary type="html">
	Believe it or not, 2012 is here, and today kicks off the 39th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriot Wardmam...</summary><published>2012-02-09T07:00:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Katie Pavlich</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2012/02/09/live_from_cpac_2012" /><content type="html">
	Believe it or not, 2012 is here, and today kicks off the 39th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriot Wardmam...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/08/a_little_bit_pregnant"><id>245a3f63-1683-4c39-a6ce-9df794e43f6f</id><title type="text">A Little Bit Pregnant?</title><summary type="html">As the old saying goes, "It's impossible to be a little bit pregnant."  When it comes to the Obama administration floating a "compromise" for...</summary><published>2012-02-08T19:17:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Carol Platt Liebau</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/08/a_little_bit_pregnant" /><content type="html">As the old saying goes, "It's impossible to be a little bit pregnant."  When it comes to the Obama administration floating a "compromise" for...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KevinGlass/2012/02/08/inevitable_no_more_everythings_in_play"><id>263f3887-7332-4046-8e7f-3ee9de2d5220</id><title type="text">Inevitable No More: "Everything's In Play"</title><summary type="html">
With a surprising sweep last night, Rick Santorum has jumped into second place in the race for Republican delegates and put substantial pressure...</summary><published>2012-02-08T18:25:00-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Kevin Glass</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/KevinGlass/2012/02/08/inevitable_no_more_everythings_in_play" /><content type="html">
With a surprising sweep last night, Rick Santorum has jumped into second place in the race for Republican delegates and put substantial pressure...</content></entry><entry xml:base="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/08/crony_government"><id>2c73baa1-f12a-4ea4-bea0-ceedfe0060e3</id><title type="text">Crony Government</title><summary type="html">How often do people get to use other people's money -- taken from them by force of law -- to benefit (directly or indirectly) the places where...</summary><published>2012-02-08T13:51:11-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T09:11:53Z</updated><author><name>Carol Platt Liebau</name></author><link href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/CarolPlattLiebau/2012/02/08/crony_government" /><content type="html">How often do people get to use other people's money -- taken from them by force of law -- to benefit (directly or indirectly) the places where...</content></entry></feed>
