CPAC 2012

February 9 - 11, 2012 • Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC

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CPAC Speeches and Panels

Palin Closes Out CPAC Slamming Obama Economics: “His Plan Isn’t winning the Future, It’s Losing the Country”

Sen. Cornyn: “Voter ID Laws Necessary to Safeguard Integrity of the Ballot”

Norquist Predicts Conservative Majority House Will Drive Agenda in Future

Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll

E-Fairness Panelists Discuss Ways to Make Online Sales Taxes Fair

Tea Party versus Occupy

European Parliament Member Daniel Hannan Urges America To Turn Back From Following EU’s Disastrous Path

Panelists Call for More Conservatives to Become Citizen Journalists

It’s Carlson vs. Begala at CPAC’s Fight Club

Social and Fiscal Issues Are Explicitly Linked, CPAC Panel Proclaims

Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech and Lessons for Contemporary Republican Candidates

Gov. Scott: Conservative Economic Policies Have Turned Florida Around

Panel Showcases Diverse Opinions on How to Fix Immigration Debacle

Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis Named “Blogger of the Year.”

Bolton: Obama’s Policy of Defense Weakness is “Provocative to America’s Enemies”

Panel Examines Threat of Vote Fraud

D’Souza Takes a Look at 2016

Jindal: “When You Put Conservative Ideas Into Action, They Yield Great Results.”

Gov. Walker Reflects on Collective Bargaining Battle During Reagan Banquet Address

Breitbart: Support Republican Nominee, Whomever It Is, in “War Against the Institutional Left.”

Gingrich Calls on CPAC Crowd To Choose Path to “World the Works”

President Obama versus the Constitution

Republican National Committee Chairman Rence Priebus: “The Idea of American Is Being Threatened.”

Allen West: Conservatism Still Runs in Americans’ Veins

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Come to Washington – War Stories from the 2010 Freshmen Class.

Panel of Strong Conservative Women Shows CPAC Audience “The RIGHT View”

Panel Explores Damage Obama is Doing to America’s Defense, Security

ObamaCare: Why it’s Unconstitutional

Mitt Romney: We Should Cling To Our Guns, Religion, And Constitution

Carly Fiorina: More Government Is No Longer The Answer

Ann Coulter: Democrats Are Like Your Degenerate Brother-In-Law

Balanced Budget Amendment Panel

CPAC Honors Vaclav Havel As “International Defender of Freedom”

Santorum to Conservatives: “You Are Blessed to Live In a Time When America Needs You.”

Bob McDonnell Endorses Mitt Romney for President

Jay Sekulow: “We are witnessing the the greatest attack on religious freedom and it goes way beyond the Catholic Church.”

Huckabee: “Thank You, President Obama!”

Paul Ryan Tells CPAC Conservatives Must Keep Up the Fight

Rand Paul Asks CPAC Crowd: Who Will Be America’s New Hero?

All-Star Panel: Liberty at Stake in 2012 Election

Panel Calls for End to Obama EPA’s Assault on Economy

Cain: Like the Colonists in 1776, “The American People are Fed Up Once Again.”

Panel: Too Soon to Tell Impact of Arab Spring on America – But Obama Lacks Coherent Policy for Middle East

Cuccinelli: Freedom at Stake if ObamaCare Not Stopped in Court

Kirk Cameron: The Founding of America is “Monumental”

Gov. Perry: It’s Halftime in America – And We Need a New Quarterback

Game On!!! Assessing the 2012 Landscape

McConnell: “Bucking The Trend is In Our DNA”

Sen. Lee: The First Rule of Holes Is, Stop Digging

Obama’s Policies Encourage Anti-American Left in South America

Rubio: Is America Still An Exceptional Nation?

DeMint Urges Return to Founding Principles

Panel “Do We Still Hold These Truths?”

CPAC Begins With Call To Reestablish Conservative Values

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Meet CPAC's Sponsors of the Week: Human Events and Young America's Foundation. Human events has been the nation's leading conservative voice since 1944, with their reporters and contributors being the nation's most influential and powerful conservative voices. Young America's Foundation is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.

SPEAKER UPDATE: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be the closing speaker for CPAC 2012!

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