RON PAUL RALLY DRAWS LARGE CROWD

CONGRESSMAN RON PAUL SPOKE BEFORE AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF AROUND 300 SUPPORTERS AT SIOUX CITY'S STONEY CREEK INN FRIDAY NIGHT.

PAUL DREW LOUD APPLAUSE ON MANY OF HIS COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, INCLUDING HOW HE WANTS TO CUT FEDERAL SPENDING TO HELP GET THE NATION OUT OF DEBT:

PAUL SAYS HE WOULD ALSO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY ELIMINATING SOME DEPARTMENTS:

PAUL ALSO SAYS HE WOULD BRING MANY AMERICAN TROOPS HOME FROM OVERSEAS, INCLUDING SOUTH KOREA.

AFTER HIS SPEECH, HE FLEW HOME TO TEXAS TO SPEND THE WEEKEND WITH HIS FAMILY.