Conservative News--4.4.12

FOCUS: UK Govt Looks To Rebuild Voter Confidence Ahead Of May Elections Wall Street Journal The government--made up of the Conservative Party and junior coalition partners the Liberal Democrats--has four weeks to repair the damage before the May 3 local government elections, which will provide a comprehensive picture of the country's ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney winning over conservatives Christian Science Monitor By Calvin Woodward and Jennifer Agiesta, Associated Press / April 3, 2012 Mitt Romney won the Maryland Republican presidential primary broadly and deeply, besting chief rival Rick Santorum among conservatives as well as moderates and emerging as the ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Romney wins rare conservative majority in Maryland; Wisconsin voters see him ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney won the Maryland Republican presidential primary broadly and deeply, besting chief rival Rick Santorum among conservatives as well as moderates and emerging as the runaway favorite of those who care most about beating ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservatives scramble to save face over fighter-jet plan Globe and Mail The Harper government is scrambling to salvage its reputation for sound fiscal management after the Auditor-General tore into its multibillion-dollar plan for stealth fighter jets, a project that the Conservatives have championed since coming to power ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

US must seek conservative Muslims as allies in fight against Boko Haram terror Christian Science Monitor To combat the rising threat, the West must embrace conservative Muslims in the region as potential allies. By Michael Gubser / April 4, 2012 Imam Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria-based radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, appears in this file image ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Conservatives and Liberals Agree: Medicare for All Would Be Constitutional Huffington Post Conservatives and liberals may disagree about the constitutionality of the individual mandate requiring all uninsured Americans to buy health insurance from private companies or pay a penalty to the IRS. But there is no debate about whether ... See all stories on this topic »

Tories' economic reputation shot to pieces by fighter jets Globe and Mail But the revelations of false estimates and suppressed information, coming only days after an austerity budget, could tarnish the Conservative brand like nothing that has come before. A government that promotes itself as a responsible steward of the ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Conservatives promise F-35 review after scathing AG report Victoria Times Colonist OTTAWA — The Conservative government found itself grappling Tuesday with the fallout from a scathing auditor general's report that found major problems with the Defence Department's handling of the troubled, multi-billion-dollar F-35 project. See all stories on this topic »

Conservative Budgeting Keeps Swakop On Top AllAfrica.com By Adam Hartman, 4 April 2012 A SURPLUS of N$14,8 million in operational savings is proof that "conservative budgeting" and strict financial control are the answer to a successful municipality, especially when it receives a clean audit 24 years in a ... See all stories on this topic »