“North Dakota” on The Daily Caller

It’s Super Tuesday, which means today is the busiest day yet of the 2012 Republican race for president with 419 delegates up for grabs in 10 states across the country. (more)

University of North Dakota teams risk forfeiting any post-season games if their athletes, cheerleaders or band wear or display the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname and American Indian head logo, an NCAA official said Wednesday. (more)

We Americans view our homes as our castles, but it’s easy to feel like a serf, instead of a lord or lady of the manor, when we are forced to pay “rent” to the government for our abodes (even when we have no mortgage) in the form of a property tax. The scheme has managed to change “home sweet home” into government-owned housing. (more)

1.) Obamacare = Obamajobkiller — With all the talk about Solyndra and Fast & Furious, it’s easy to forget about the biggest Obama administration scandal of all: Obamacare. TheDC’s Neil Munro reports on the latest unintended-but-long-predicted consequence of the unpopular utopian legislation: (more)

In the coming days, President Obama is expected to unveil another plan to create jobs, spur economic growth and revive our stagnant economy. This is critical, as the nation’s unemployment rate continues to hover above 9.0% and nearly 14 million Americans are out of work. Those caught in this economic malaise need help and they need it now. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Rick Berg says he’s running for the U.S. Senate. (more)

This should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been on I-94 after a Packers game. (more)

In 2010, Obama euphoria dwindled and made way for the Tea Party. From Alaska’s Joe Miller to Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell, upsets over establishment candidates have swept the nation. But there’s another type of candidate that may gain Republicans seats this election cycle: the mavericks. (more)

A majority of likely voters in the most competitive House districts support repealing the Democrats’ health overhaul, according to recent polling data. (more)

There may be 435 House races neck-deep in battles across the country this year, but the magic number on everyone’s mind come election day is “39.” That’s the number of seats the Republicans must net to switch party leadership in the new session that will begin in 2011. At this point, no honest political observer can say they know for certain that victory is in the bag for either party. (more)

Robert Gates, possibly the best secretary of defense in our nation’s history, may leave office next year bequeathing not only legacy but legend. Assuming of course that he survives. Already famed for taking on the Pentagon’s stud ducks, he has now touched the dreaded third rail of American politics: military manpower. Wednesday, in a speech at Duke University, he suggested that there is a widening gap between American society and the military that protects it. The reason: at elite colleges like Duke, military service is as rare as a Republican on the faculty. Our best and brightest are sent there to be educated by the ungodly and the politically correct: our wars are fought by Other People’s Kids. (more)

WILLISTON, N.D.—Cliff Wehrman has a new Dodge pickup and the remnants of a tan from a Mexican beach vacation. (more)

Senate Democrats who blocked an immigration bill in 2007 say they are undecided on how to vote on the measure this week. (more)

Speeders, beware: That innocent-looking Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Fusion or SUV you’re about to blow past just might be the law. (more)

While there is a smörgåsbord of Democratic energy bills floating around Congress, the common thread they all share is a yearning to further tax oil and natural gas producers. Expected to be voted on today, H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 (CLEAR Act) levies a tax of $2 per barrel of oil and 20 cents per million BTU of natural gas. Thursday the House voted on H.R. 5893, the humorously named, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, a bill which would tax oil and natural gas producers and raise gas prices for consumers. (more)

Two more Senate Democrats called for extending tax cuts for all earners—including those with the highest incomes—in what appears to be a breakdown of the party’s consensus on the how to handle the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts. (more)

A man and woman were cited for indecent exposure Monday for allegedly fornicating on the Frisbee golf course in Moorhead’s Davy Park. (more)

Happy hour – the light at the end of the tunnel that is the work day. Though it seems some states have happier hours than others. (more)

According to Democratic leaders in the Senate, the 60 votes needed to pass a climate bill may be a lot more difficult to come by than they originally thought. Last weekend, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said, “If you actually have a bill that puts in place a cap-and-trade system or a limit on greenhouse gases and a mandatory reduction in greenhouse gases, I think it’s difficult to see where we get the 60 votes to pass that legislation.” (more)

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its review of the American Power Act proposed by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT). The analysis is conveniently rosy, and the sponsors are eagerly promoting the EPA’s finding that the average household will face an average estimated cost increase of only $79, to $146. (more)