On Thursday, CNN hosted another Republican presidential debate between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum, and this time Wolf Blitzer was the moderator.

Several of the questions came from the audience or from participants who asked their questions via video, but Blitzer often added his own spin to the question before having the participants answer them.

Blitzer asked several questions that were aimed specifically to the state of Florida, including the future of NASA and space programs (which is a big part of Florida's economy) and about what to do with the housing crisis (which has hit Florida very hard).

Blitzer also was booed by the audience and scolded by the candidates multiple times for his questions. Santorum chewed into Blitzer for asking about Gingrich's and Romney's personal finances in relation to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, insisting that this was not an important issue that they should be focusing on. Blitzer was also booed by the audience for continuing to ask questions about the candidate's personal finances.

Another thing I noticed during the debate was how Blitzer did not constantly interrupt the candidates to tell them their time was up or to get back to the question at hand, he allowed them to talk. He also allowed for back and forth between the candidates, which created a lot of sparks and arguments between the candidates, most notably Gingrich and Romney (although that is nothing new).

President Barack Obama delivered what may be his final State of the Union Address Tuesday night, and the Denver Post was on top it all.

The Denver Post had the State of the Union preview on its home page the whole day leading up to the address, and then had live updating coverage of the address throughout the speech and featured on the homepage for as long as two days after the address.

In addition to its articles covering the address, the Denver Post also posted a State of the Union photo slideshow on its homepage. This slideshow was very impressive, as it had photos of workers preparing for the address behind the scenes, in addition to shots showing the high security for the night.

I live-tweeted the State of the Union (#SOTU), which you can check out from my Twitter account (@Benjsheehan3). As a political junkie, I would have watched the address regardless of any assignment I had with it, but reading some of the Denver Post's articles on it provided me with more knowledge about local reactions to the address.

One of the first things I noticed about the Denver Post was the different things it covers compared to the local newspapers of Chicago and Milwaukee that I traditionally read. The Winter X Games (which typically have but a small article buried in the sports section in the Chicago Tribune) were worthy of the DenverPost.com homepage, as they are held in Colorado.

An article about the lack of snow and its effects on the skiing season also was featured on the homepage, something that is ordinary I'm sure for people in Denver, but something I just am not used to seeing covered prominently.

And of course, Tim Tebow was featured on the homepage. If I had been covering the Denver Post last semester, I can only imagine how much Tim Tebow I would have been reading about. Did you know there is a brewery in Colorado that has started a "Tebrew," which a picture of a him Tebowing on the the beer label?

However, the Post does not only focus on local issues. I was rather impressed with its sections dealing with national and international news, including its political coverage. Politics will be a very important and hot-button issue in the coming months, and I am confident that the Post has the tools necessary to fully cover this news.

Ensuring that the 2012 GOP presidential nomination race was not over yet, Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary Saturday night. Gingrich received over 40% of the votes, while presumed front-runner Mitt Romney garnered  just under 28%.

Rick Santorum and Ron Paul both finished with percentages in the teens, although both will remain in the race for now. The Denver Post did not place too much emphasis on these two candidates in its coverage of the primary.

The Denver Post was on top of the primary, printing an article the day before the primary that previewed the upcoming primary and what was at stake. Its follow-up coverage did a good job of not only giving all the facts but what they meant and why they were important (e.g. "What does it mean for the upcoming Florida primary now that Gingrich has won South Carolina)

I was impressed with the Denver Post's coverage of the primary and its significance, and its "Nation and World" section definitely does a good job of informing its readers on what is going on in the 2012 race for the White House.

Ron Paul is currently one of the four remaining candidates running for GOP presidential nomination and a chance to challenge President Obama this November. While he has had his surges, like many of the candidates, he currently trails Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in total delegates won, only having more delegates than Rick Santorum.

Paul is a libertarian, meaning he believes in as small a federal government as possible, instead focusing on individual liberties, and in the various debates he often cites the Constitution when explaining his views. While his views obviously differ from Democrats, he will disagree with Republicans on certain issues as well, which is why many consider him a potential third party candidate should he fail to win the nomination.

For example, Paul strongly believes in bringing America's troops from all over the world home, something that many Republicans believe would be a grave threat to national security.

Polls show that Paul is particularly popular with young voters, which is something that helped propel Senator Barack Obama to the White House. This means that Paul is important to the Republican party regardless of if he wins the nomination. Personally, I do not think that Paul will be running against President Obama come November, but I do think he will still be in the political spotlight this year.