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Running mates? Santorum campaign says Mitt Romney 'has done deal with Ron Paul' By Toby Harnden Last updated at 9:05 AM on 23rd February 2012 After Wednesday's GOP debate, in which Ron Paul and Mitt Romney repeatedly attacked Rick Santorum over his 16-year record in Congress, the former Pennsylvania hinted that something nefarious was going on. 'You have to ask Congressman Paul and Governor Romney what they've got going together,' Santorum told reporters in the spin room in Mesa, Arizona. 'Their commercials look a lot alike and so do their attacks.' Santorum's top strategist John Brabender went even further, charging...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 -- Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nelson Felix Lebron said a number of reasons, aside from serving his country, led him to join the military. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nelson Felix Lebron (center) poses with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (left) at the Pentagon. Lebron is one of 13 servicemembers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan participating in the Why We Serve speaking tour created to respond to the requests of the American people who invite returning veterans to participate in community events and a variety of public affairs activities. Defense Department photo  '(Click photo for...

FORT HUACHUCA — While many 40-year-old soldiers are looking to end a 20-year career in the Army, Brian Esip is just starting his. Some call him the old man, grandpa and other endearing elderly terms because many of them are young enough to be his kids. “Most of the soldiers my age are closer to retirement. It’s a paradox. I’m just beginning my Army career,” Esip said Tuesday. He took advantage of the increase in the age limit for people to enlist. The age limit was changed to 39 in the Reserves in March 2005, and President George W. Bush’s...

Well, it's done. It has taken me 3 months. basically since the US Army Reserve raised its max age limits to 39. Today I raised my hand and took the Oath, completing my enlistment in the US Army Reserves as a Medic. I had originally joined the Navy in 1985 but have been out for quite some time. Following what is going on these days, I wanted to do something. Now that I am in the Reserves, I can start petitioning for temporary Active assignments overseas. Since I was prior service, instead of boot camp, I only have to do...

To avoid "potential harm" to eight people who have joined avowed atheist Michael Newdow in a quest to strike "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, a federal judge agreed Tuesday to allow them to remain anonymous during what is sure to be a closely-watched legal fight over highly-charged issue. Newdow, who filed the lawsuit using pseudonyms for all the plaintiffs except himself, proposed in a motion to keep anonymous the names of the parents and students in Sacramento County and San Joaquin County school districts. Attorneys for the defendants - Congress, the federal government, California, and five school districts...

Determining at what point life begins in the womb. To resolve the issue, then, let us take a look at life as it is born into the world. The new baby, most of the time, is said to be "alive," depending upon various and sundry "vital- signs, "Vital" from "vivus" being LAtin for "life, living." Yet, we do not conclude that the baby "became" alive at the moment of birth, for then we must concern ourselves with the prebirth "kicking" of the babe in the womb. Is it alive? Or is it just "thinking about life to come? ("For lo,...

HUALIEN CITY, Taiwan — Conjoined twins from a poor barangay in Pasil town in Kalinga province were successfully separated at the Tzu Chi Medical Center here by a team of prominent doctors. Conjoined at the upper abdomen and chest, one-year-old Lea and Rachel Awel seemed fated to live under each other’s shadow for the rest of their lives. But thanks to the Tzu Chi Foundation, which shouldered the cost of the operation, the girls now have a chance to live separate and normal lives. The operation, which was undertaken by 60 doctors, nurses and other medical staff headed by...

On Location Martin Sheen, who plays President Bartlet On NBC's "The West Wing," joined a College Democrats rally yesterday on the Hill. Two other would-be presidents were also in attendance: Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle and Sen. Joe Lieberman.