“Idaho” on The Daily Caller

There’s no runaway favorite for the May 25 Republican nomination in Idaho’s 1st district and Rep. Walt Minnick (D) would begin the general election as the favorite, according to a survey conducted May 5-8 by the Idaho-based Greg Smith and Associates. (more)

At first it might seem that Democratic Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) and Republican Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah) don’t have much in common ideologically. (more)

In a politically naïve attempt to appear non-partisan, the Tea Party Express recently endorsed freshman Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho), the only Democrat in the nation (so far) to land the backing of this group that is vying for a leading role within the Tea Party movement. (more)

When the Tea Party Express last week endorsed Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick — the only Democrat to receive the backing of the conservative grassroots group — one of his Republican challengers said he was simply baffled to learn the news, considering Minnick’s past votes that line up with Democrats on the estate tax and Guantanamo Bay. (more)

In a move, that is no doubt based on the Tea Party Express’ desire to be seen as non-partisan rather than merely a Republican front, they have endorsed one lone Democrat. The trouble with their selection is that he seems to be a rather odd choice. Why Walt Minnick was chosen seems to be a mystery to both Tea Party members and Democrats alike. (more)

The joint lawsuit led by Florida and now grouping 18 states was filed on March 23 by mostly Republican attorney generals. (more)

Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. This week, the authors’ reflect on events of the past few days. (more)

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Men’s hats went to eclipse in 1960. Until then, no gentleman would leave the house in the summer or winter without his fedora, coconut straw or homburg. Any photo of a sporting event from the 1920s to the late ’50s — from baseball to horse racing — show men in the stands with proper headgear. Lots of neckties too. Men knew how to dress in public. (more)

Eight American missionaries charged with child kidnapping in Haiti were back in the U.S. Thursday and looking forward to homecomings, even as two others remained in a Haitian jail in an ordeal sparked by the group’s attempt to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country. (more)

The U.S. government has determined that the 10 American Baptist missionaries detained by the Haitian government on kidnapping charges and held in squalid conditions without medical care for days had no “malicious intent” in trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. (more)

The parents of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot a Mountain Home, Idaho, teen Wednesday afternoon could face felony child endangerment charges, police said. The boy was playing with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and shot a 16-year-old boy who was walking to lunch with a group of friends around 11 a.m. (more)

How do you get your hair all awesome like that? – John P (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s budget chief says the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation may survive, after all. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As 400 Tea Party activists rallied outside the Idaho Capitol on Monday to shout down federal government, more than a dozen lawmakers have quietly formed a smaller but equally conservative new group inside the building to pursue similar goals: promote gun rights, kill health care reform, maybe even abolish the Federal Reserve. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s push to eliminate Idaho Public Television’s state funding is as much philosophical as financial: In an era of private networks, cable and Internet, government should exit the TV business. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an online cigarette marketer who claimed his company was immune from state laws regulating tobacco sales. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican House leaders fear Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s budget projections may be too optimistic because tax revenue isn’t shaping up as robustly as some had hoped. (more)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Public Television faces losing all state funding by 2014, but it’s due to get a nearly $100,000 lift in the current year as part of $25 million in federal grants being divvied up nationwide by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (more)

The White House on Thursday quickly took away the possibility of Boise State University’s football team joining the national champions Alabama at an honorary Rose Garden ceremony. (more)