Stories tagged with Politics
Paul Pelosi, spouse & football team owner
By Laurie Bennett | November 8, 2009 at 8:33am | 0
Paul Pelosi has decades of experience in avoiding the spotlight.
Club for Growth loses one in NY 23rd
By A. James Memmott | November 5, 2009 at 8:16am | 2
In what was a generally good Election Day nationwide for Republicans and conservatives, Democrats prevailed in a special election in New York’s sprawling 23rd Congressional District.
A bad night for the self-financed
By Laurie Bennett | November 4, 2009 at 8:22am | 0
For rich politicians wanting to hold onto their jobs, Election Night 2009 was unnerving.
After U.N. firing, vindication for Peter Galbraith
By Laurie Bennett | October 26, 2009 at 7:30am | 0
Recent events in Afghanistan haven’t returned Peter Galbraith to his old job, but they have brought affirmation.
Mel Sembler financing Liz Cheney’s new group
By Laurie Bennett | October 24, 2009 at 12:14pm | 3
Wealthy Republican fundraiser Mel Sembler has a new cause.
Center for Security Policy gives Cheney an award and a platform
By Laurie Bennett | October 23, 2009 at 12:01pm | 0
When Dick Cheney took the podium Wednesday to criticize the Obama administration and its Afghanistan strategy, he knew his audience.
Schwarzenegger backs health care reform
By Ric Bohy | October 8, 2009 at 8:59am | 0
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined a rising number of GOP voices to back the Democrats’ current reform bill.
Liz Cheney gains favor among conservatives
By A. James Memmott | September 29, 2009 at 10:49am | 0
Increasingly, Liz Cheney is proving to be her father’s daughter, defending the former vice president’s stands on national security and other issues.
Jeb Bush finds work
By Laurie Bennett | September 24, 2009 at 10:58am | 0
Jeb Bush, who ended his job as Florida governor in 2007, now holds positions with six companies.
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale - of the Minows
By Laurie Bennett | September 11, 2009 at 10:53am | 0
The Minow family is reshaping America.
Joe Wilson’s in the doghouse
By A. James Memmott | September 10, 2009 at 11:53am | 4
Just two words have vaulted Addison G. “Joe” Wilson, a relatively obscure Republican member of Congress from South Carolina, into national prominence.
The short hop between the Fortune 500 and Washington
By Laurie Bennett | September 7, 2009 at 8:45am | 0
The path between American business and Capitol Hill is usually marked by political contributions and lobbying expenses.
Eliot Spitzer takes a teaching job
By A. James Memmott | September 6, 2009 at 10:05am | 0
Continuing to tiptoe back into public life, Eliot Spitzer has taken a gig as an adjunct professor of political science at The City College of New York.
White House adviser Van Jones responds to critics
By Laurie Bennett | September 4, 2009 at 10:04am | 22
Conservatives and the Internet have turned up the the heat on White House adviser Van Jones.
Kennedy’s staff was unequaled
By Laurie Bennett | August 28, 2009 at 8:54am | 0
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy attracted the best and the brightest.
Alec Baldwin won’t make Joe Lieberman’s day
By Ric Bohy | August 25, 2009 at 9:13am | 1
Alec Baldwin has backed off a statement published last week that he might move to Connecticut to run against Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Pre-publication hype builds for Tom Ridge book
By Ric Bohy | August 23, 2009 at 12:11pm | 3
Tom Ridge is the latest member of the Bush administration to talk about deceiving the American public for political reasons.
Nixon deemed Leonard Bernstein a ’son of a bitch’
By Laurie Bennett | August 14, 2009 at 10:22am | 0
Why was Richard Nixon so obsessed with Leonard Bernstein?
Hillary won’t be channeling Bill
By Ric Bohy | August 11, 2009 at 1:12pm | 2
It’s clear that there’s been about enough of the Bubba Factor for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Conservative media monitor attracts the big bucks
By Laurie Bennett | August 11, 2009 at 9:26am | 2
The Media Research Center, an organization whose stated mission is to “bring balance and responsibility to the news media,” is recruiting conservative supporters with deep pockets.
