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US Sen. Rubio and Gov. Scott no shows at Romney rally in Ormond Beach

Ann Romney, Pam Bondi, Mitt RomneyNSBNews.net photo by Sera Frederick / Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi introduces Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, to 2,500 supporters in Ormond Beach on Sunday evening.

ORMOND BEACH -- State Attorney General Pam Bondi was here Sunday night to support Mitt Romney at the big rally, but where were other Sunshine State Republican office holders? NSB News reached out to the offices of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Congressman John Mica, Congresswoman Sandy Adams and Gov. Rick Scott.

Both the Rubio and Scott camps said they were remaining nuetral -- at least for the time being.

No. 1: U.S. Navy Seals take out Osama bin Laden

May 2, 2011, may not be rembered as much as Sept. 11, but Osama bin Laden didn't get to rejoice on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks he masterminded. That's because American Navy Seals took him out. Bin Laden was shot to death. Payback is a son-of a-bitch.

Mitt Romney asks Ormond Beach crowd: 'Are you ready to send Barack Obama home?

Frontrunner calls Gingrich 'Washington insider'

Mitt RomneyNSBNews.net photo by Henry Frederick / Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi claps as Mitt Romney fires up the crowd in Ormond Beach on Sunday night.

ORMOND BEACH -- Like clockwork, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney arrived at 6 p.m. to a raucous crowd 2,500 supporters with an opening question: "Are you ready to send Barack Obama home to Chicago?" The crowd roared with a yes.

"This is a decision point for this country," Romney said, adding Obama represents big government while he supports one that is small and simple. "If I'm president of the United States, we'll get rid of Obamacare," Romney said, drawing an even bigger roar.

Newt Gingrich South Carolina's conservative champion

Mitt Romney has a fight on his hands with Jan. 31 Florida primary

Stan EscuderoBy Stan Escudero
Chief Political blogger for NSB News
 

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- Conservatives rule in South Carolina, which explains Newt Gingrich’s stunning double-digit victory Saturday in the Republican primary election.

What the media outlets are hoping for is a knock down/drag out struggle in Florida between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich and they are likely to get it. Florida, with its Jan. 31 primary, is a whole different game from anything the candidates have faced so far in this election. It is the most important state among the early GOP primary contests.

No. 2: 9/11 a decade later: We will never forget

We can't forget. We won't forget. We will never forget. The 10th anniversary of 9/11 was marked again by the reading of the names of the victims, but mostly the comfort of knowing Osama bin Laden was taken out by U.S. spcial forces on orders of President Obama.

4. Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in the head

Gabrielle GiffordsArizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head during a Jan. 8 rally outside of Tuscon by a lone gunman who killed six people, including conservative federal Judge John Roll.

Twelve ohers besides Giffords were wounded. The 22-year-old gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was arrested on scene.

On May 16, Giffords recovered enough to travel to Kennedy Space Center

5. Penn State, Syracuse sex scandals hurt college sports programs

Joe Paterno

Joe Paterno's longstanding career came to a halt at Penn State at mid-sean when he was fired amid shocking allegations in early November that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had sexual contact with at least 10 boys dating back to 1998, including lewd activity in the men's shower.

The 67-year-old Sandusky admitted to showering and horsing around, but maintained his innocence. A Pennsylvania grand jury handed up indictments with 50 charges against him.

Snoopy the Deltona pit bull with a bite not quite as big as his bark released to owner

Snoopy is reunited with his owner, Bob Johnson, on Friday.

DELTONA -- Snoopy the pit bull made a lot of friends on Facebook during his nearly month-long quarantine for nipping at another dog -- more than 24,000 of them -- and on Friday he was sprung from doggie jail to his Deltona owner.

Daytona 500 greats Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip head up NASCAR's 2012 Hall of Fame

Five of NASCAR's legends of the track -- Richie Evans, Dale Inman, Darrell Waltrip, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough -- are inducted in NASCAR's Hall of Fame on Friday night in Charlotte, the third such class.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip, a pair of three-time NASCAR champions,  led the field of five among racing's greats for this year's NASCAR Hall of Fame.