Archive for May 15th, 2011

Hewitt: GOP Should Exclude Ron Paul from Presidential Debates

Hewitt: GOP Should Exclude Ron Paul from Presidential Debates

Nationally-syndicated radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, whose conservative radio program can be heard in more than 120 cities across the country every weekday afternoon, is urging the Republican National Committee to intervene in the 2012 Republican presidential debates and exclude Rep. Ron Paul and […]

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George Will Says Newt Gingrich is ‘Not a Serious Candidate’

George Will Says Newt Gingrich is ‘Not a Serious Candidate’

During his appearance on ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour,” columnist George F. Will said that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is not a serious candidate for president. “He’s been out of elective office for 12 years,” said Will. “Now, John Quincy Adams […]

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Tommy Thompson Eyes Herb Kohl’s Senate Seat in Wisconsin

Tommy Thompson Eyes Herb Kohl’s Senate Seat in Wisconsin

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is seriously eyeing the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, according to the National Journal.  Thompson, however, isn’t expected to make a final decision on the race until Rep. Paul Ryan — considered one of the GOP’s hottest […]

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Tomblin and Maloney Capture Primaries in West Virginia

Tomblin and Maloney Capture Primaries in West Virginia

Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, who had consistently maintained a double-digit lead throughout the campaign, won the Democratic nomination for governor of West Virginia in Saturday’s special gubernatorial primary. Tomblin, a fiscal conservative who took over as governor when two-term Democratic governor Joe Manchin replaced […]

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