Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination  —  Voters have the chance to choose one of the most broadly and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history.  —  For the past painful year, the Republican presidential contenders have been bombarding Americans with empty propaganda slogans …

GOP braces for Trump Iowa result  —  Republican senators, the pillars of the party establishment, are anxiously awaiting the Iowa caucuses on Monday to find out if Donald Trump is the real deal or simply a media-hyped mirage.  —  GOP strategists expect between 150,000 and 185,000 voters will turn out …

He Said He Was An Undecided Iowan Until He He Received This Controversial Mailer From Ted Cruz.  —  Sarah Rumpf is a journalist, attorney, and caffeine addict living in Austin, Texas.  Follow her on Twitter @rumpfshaker.  —  ShareTweetEmail  —  Independent Journal Opinion is an opinion platform …

Why does Sweden have more boys than girls?  —  There is something odd going on with the ratio between boys and girls in Sweden.  The latest estimates suggest there are 123 boys for every 100 girls among 16 and 17-year-olds.  That's an even greater imbalance than in the same age group in China.

Stockholm train station mob on rampage beating up refugee children  —  A mob of black-clad masked men went on a rampage in and around Stockholm's main train station last night beating up refugees and anyone who did not look like they were ethnically Swedish.

Hillary's lame excuses for her e-mail misconduct are crumbling  —  The State Department just knocked a gaping hole in Hillary Clinton's happy e-mail fable.  —  State, the Associated Press reports, won't release 22 of Clinton's messages to the public because they contain too much most-secret information.

Why I still believe Donald Trump will never be president  —  As Donald Trump continues his pundit-defying dominance of the national polls, with early primaries just days away, the once-unthinkable has become all too thinkable: Could Trump actually pull this off?  Could he become president?

Obama to visit Baltimore County mosque, marking first visit to a U.S. mosque as president … President Barack Obama will visit a mosque in Baltimore County next week amid growing concern about hostility directed toward Muslim Americans — marking the first time Obama has visited a U.S. mosque as president.

At least 9 people taken to area hospitals  —  Multiple shootings and a stabbing were reported at the Denver Coliseum Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.  (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)  —  Multiple shootings and at least one stabbing have been reported at the Denver Coliseum Saturday afternoon.

Gay man reacts to Military Spouse of the Year nomination  —  For the first time, the military spouse of the year nominee at Naval Base Coronado is gay.  —  “I was the kid who didn't want to be gay,” Brian Alvarado said.  “I was scared.”  —  But, there was no denying it.

Three Somali men who gang-raped white 16-year-old girl in bathroom of hotel where they had stayed to celebrate Eid are jailed for 30 years  —  Three Somali men who gang-raped a white 16-year-old girl in the bathroom of a hotel where they went to celebrate Eid have been jailed for 30 years.