BRIAN HOWEY: Move up Indiana's primary election

In April 2008, Hillary Clinton made a campaign appearance at the Wigwam in Anderson. About two hours before she took the stage, a huge line of thousands of people encircled the historic basketball gym, waiting to get in.

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Shaw Thoughts: Geriatric Genius

He walks slowly these days—a kind of stoop-shouldered amble—his face reflecting the aches and pains of a 72-year-old body that’s been invaded by prostate cancer, Lyme disease and a mild stroke that still affects coordination.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Obama-Romney debate important but not decisive

"Are you better off?" Ronald Reagan rhetorically asked the audience during his 1980 debate with President Jimmy Carter. President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney should each take a lesson from Reagan’s performance.

ANDREA NEAL: Why women don't run for political office

One day after Ann Romney’s Republican National Convention speech, the Associated Press devoted an entire article to her “tasteful, conservative and appropriate wardrobe.” Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered an issue-packed endorsement of Mitt Romney, and Wall Street Journal …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Ryan pick can help republic, Republicans – if they’re smart

‘We want to make sure that we preserve and protect Medicare,’ Mitt Romney declared Aug. 13 in Florida, a crucial state where senior citizens are numerous.

McCain, Palin take opposite sides in Ind. U.S. Senate race

INDIANAPOLIS | They ran together in 2008 for president and vice president, but U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin don't agree on who should be Indiana's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

BRIAN HOWEY: Huntsman, Perry and that 'crazy' label

There stood Jon Huntsman, slender and proper, his beautiful wife Mary Kaye nearby, and about 150 Hoosier Republicans gathered in half moon formation around him. His resume is sterling: Two terms as a successful governor of Utah, two years as President Barack Obama's ambassador to China, wher…

I'll huff and puff and blow the mosquitoes out

As I sat on my back porch huffing mosquitoes recently, I read where others apparently are struggling to inhale oxygen that isn't filled with tiny wings and bloodsucking beaks.

MARK KIESLING: Daniels' departure leaves unfortunate void

In one way, I am sorry to see the exit of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels from the Republican presidential contest in 2012.

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Legislature protects guns, not kids

If only the Indiana General Assembly cared as much about kids as it does about guns.

BRIAN HOWEY: Long fuse on Daniels' decision on presidential bid

The past several Mondays have been blue for those of you seeking a Mitch Daniels presidential campaign.

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BRIAN HOWEY: A narrative on the Daniels, Pence dance

Things are beginning to sort out at the executive level of Indiana Republican politics. I predict that Mike Pence is coming home to run for governor. Becky Skillman is going home to Bedford after her term ends in 2012. Mitch Daniels might run for president.

Buzzy week for Gov. (candidate?) Daniels

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels got a bit of a boost in the presidential sweepstakes last weekend, starting with Bill Dolan's story last Friday following Daniels' visit with The Times editorial board.

BRIAN HOWEY: Sentencing reform in Indiana, a reefer state

Driving west on U.S. 12 near Niles, Mich., last summer, one of those highway beautification signs caught my eye. This particular mile of highway was sponsored by the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association.

GOP taps Kinzinger for transition to power

WASHINGTON | House Republicans have tapped two newly elected congressmen who drew tea party backing in their campaigns to help lead the party's transition to power.