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Palin’s putting the safety catch on her references to weapons in the wake of Rep. Giffords's shooting. Continue Reading Her speech last night to the Safari Club in Reno was closed press, but thanks to the Reno Gazette-Journal's David Jacobs putting his ear to a closed door, we’re hearing the former Alaska governor’s new line. Palin dropped the "reload" phrase from her routine, telling the audience of hunters "don't retreat, stand tall" — a shift from her now infamous and well-known "don't retreat, reload" line that played on a loop on cable in the after the Tucson shooting.

January 31, 2007 Dear xxxxxx, Thank you for your letter regarding the War in Iraq. I appreciate your input. First, I am extremely proud of our men and women in uniform. Our military has performed bravely in the most difficult of circumstances and they have done a superb job. They and their families deserve our thanks and admiration for all they have sacrificed in service of our country. I have visited Iraq, and I continue to monitor the situation closely. It is vitally important for us, when considering Iraq and the War on Terror, to remember who we are fighting...

Dear xxxxxx: Thank you for contacting me about the current situation in Iraq . As your voice in Washington , I appreciate being made aware of your views. As you know, on May 1 st , 2003, President Bush announced the end of the combat phase of the U.S.-led war in Iraq , and the Administration is committed to doing what is necessary to bring about a stable, democratically elected government to Iraq that respects the rights of all Iraqi citizens. In the aftermath of the war U.S. troops still remain in Iraq and are partaking in reconstruction and stabilization...

On Sunday, as Cpl. Gilad Shalit's terrorist captors in Gaza prepared their ultimatum, in Jerusalem, at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery a crowd stood quietly around a grave, bowed their heads and remembered one of the greatest heroes the State of Israel has produced. The 30th memorial ceremony for Lt.-Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, who was killed on July 4, 1976 while commanding the raid that freed more than 100 hostages held in Entebbe by Palestinian and German terrorists, could not have come at a more significant moment. For Israel's Arab enemies, who today hold Cpl. Shalit, no doubt the decision to...