Salena Zito is a political analyst, reporter and editorial page columnist. She has also reported on Pennsylvania politics for The Weekly Standard. A board member of the Center for Media & Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation, Salena Zito honed her skills working on the campaigns of George H.W. Bush, Senator Rick Santorum, Bush2000, Bush-Cheney 2004 served on the senate staff of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. Salena Zito has interviewed one on one Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, CIA Director General Hayden, Homeland Security Director Chertoff, Attorney General Gonzales and First Lady Laura Bush. Zito spends a third of her time on the road interviewing legislators as well as current policy makers. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ LAIRD, Colo. - This small Great Plains town is the terminus of a journey across the Rocky Mountain State on U.S. 34, greeting travelers from Nebraska and bidding farewell to Coloradoans. On either side of the highwa http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/10/14/colorado_swings_towards_romney 45d6677d-f677-44fc-9d55-330fb970dcb1 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT SHARPSBURG, Md.- Just past dawn on a brisk September morning, a couple in their 30s walked along the sunken road known as “Bloody Lane” with a toddler sleeping soundly in her stroller and a newborn... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/10/07/americans_still_believe_in_our_unique_destiny da407e2a-087e-45f2-93c1-81f50fe83b77 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:49:00 GMT MOUNT HOREB, Wis. - At first, Jeff Millard was undecided about who to vote for in November. "I am not particularly happy with Obama," the retired auto-parts storeowner said of the man he supported in 2008. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/09/23/why_wisconsin_is_in_play 8924c093-10fc-4052-bf03-270401378a85 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT GLIDDEN, Iowa - William J. Clinton and three other locals - Tim, Jeff and Jack, who declined to give their last names - sat at the Dairy Mart lunch counter, a Carroll County roadside staple on the Lincoln Highway for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/09/16/iowa_dems_put_obama_on_notice 0b9b1df2-8ac8-42af-82a8-a75ed766a829 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:39:00 GMT Ann Romney said on Wednesday that she felt welcomed and energized when she stepped onto the stage here at the Republican National Convention to introduce her husband, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/09/02/ann_romney_energized 4c416763-e84a-4fd0-864e-ebb00c4bc249 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Wanda Snead wants the same thing for her family, her community and her country: “Someone who will take charge of this mess that is happening in our economy and get the country moving... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/09/02/virginia_moves_toward_romney 847e811e-68df-4096-8173-9d5bbccf30fc Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT BEALLSVILLE, Ohio – Seventy-plus men walked out of the ground, overalls and hardhats covered in coal dust, and onto the risers of a stage built for a Mitt Romney speech. To onlookers, mostly press and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/08/19/voters_want_a_champion cbea6fe4-ae21-4e97-9233-66142d9c91db Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says he wants "to bring on" the Medicare debate with the Obama administration in the campaign for the White House. "We are heading towards a European-like debt... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/08/19/ryan_bring_on_medicare_fight 83653ab8-6d5c-46e6-bb9b-2bb2f056f6f8 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Barack Obama does not want this election to be about Barack Obama. If it is a referendum on him, Obama knows that he loses. Instead, he needs to make it a "choice" election between him, the guy who will take the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/08/13/obamas_flailing_goal ed2bf9b7-376a-4efb-a2fe-0ef59f4e304c Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT MANASSAS, Va. - U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan spent his first day as the likely Republican vice presidential candidate in this key political state, pledging to help running mate Mitt Romney "restore the greatness of this... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/08/12/restore_the_greatness d4025588-f483-41c6-bcb8-a97c9c0e3c95 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:02:00 GMT For a striking number of Democrats, May 31, 2008, is a day that lives in infamy. It marked the moment that the national party's rules committee dealt a deathblow to Hillary Clinton's bid to win the presidential... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/08/06/the_striking_disconnect_of_clinton_democrats 4e4b3135-b644-4a4f-92c2-bdb257c9ff2d Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:47:00 GMT NORTH HUNTINGDON - Mitt Romney was fired-up. "The president actually said, if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen." He paused and threw his hands up before adding:... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/07/22/mitt_romneys_moment 8c188891-0e3e-466a-95f9-a08000d5c63a Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Joseph Sites found bleak job prospects in Western Pennsylvania when he graduated in 2000 from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in chemical engineering. "I had to uproot myself and my family to North Dakota... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/07/21/shale_company_backdrop_for_romney_event_great_look_at_pas_new_frontier d2adbc8f-d7e7-4c36-8dd4-f4f88083d04d Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Mitt Romney repudiated President Obama's attacks on his personal finances on Tuesday, calling it "a sad day when that is the course that the president takes." "I think it is beneath the dignity of the presidency for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/07/20/elect_a_choice_on_job_creation_not_clever_attack_lines 53be868b-238c-4fa0-a7ab-87b955df8dc4 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Mitt Romney sharpened his attacks on President Obama's economic and health-care policies in appearances at a Westmoreland County business and a Pittsburgh fundraiser on Tuesday. "He has to recognize that his policies... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SalenaZito/2012/07/19/romney_obama_out_of_touch 90e28d04-93bf-4d5f-8060-4592e7b9b293 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:36:00 GMT