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Markey ad hits Gomez for opposing higher taxes
Seeking to turn Republican opponent Gabriel E. Gomez’s resistance to raising taxes into a political liability, US Representative Edward J. Markey’s has begun airing a television ad playing up the congressman’s advocacy for higher taxes on corporations and millionaires. The 30-second spot, entitled “Tax Fairness,”...
boston.com (22 days ago)
Chafee's final nominee to EDC board wins Senate committee approval
PROVIDENCE -- Governor Chafee's final nominee to fill seats on the board of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation won unanimous approval Tuesday from the Senate Commerce Committee, Senate spokesman Greg Pare said. Maeve Donohue, 41, and president of Nami Studios, now faces the approval of the full...
providencejournal.com (22 days ago)
Isn’t it relevant that Bob Dole is an active corporate lobbyist on K Street?
Timothy P. Carney “Bob Dole still goes to the office each day to push a number of causes,” said "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, signing off his interview with the former Senate majority leader and GOP presidential nominee.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
washingtonexaminer.com (22 days ago)
Six Months Later: Gary Johnson In A Candid Conversation On Post Campaign Life
Immediately after Gary Johnson took his seat outside of Jake’s Saloon, a pub in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, the former Libertarian presidential nominee made it clear how he felt once his campaign ended. “On election day,” he told me. “It was kind of like being let out of prison.”
forbes.com (22 days ago)
McLeod says no to congressional run
Count Wright McLeod officially out of the 2014 race for U.S. Congress. McLeod, who placed third last year in a grueling 12th District Republican primary eventually won by unsuccessful nominee Lee Anderson, informed The Chronicle he and his family decided Sunday he will not seek the seat again in 2014. “What is best...
chronicle.augusta.com (22 days ago)
Gomez to hit Markey over tax votes
Republican Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez will attack Democratic US Representative Edward J. Markey on Tuesday for voting nearly 300 times in favor of higher taxes, a Gomez campaign adviser said. At an afternoon event in Mattapan, Gomez will argue that Markey’s voting record during 37 years in Congress, including...
boston.com (22 days ago)
Florida GOP launches attacks on Crist
Fifteen months before Democrats choose a nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican Party of Florida has launched attacks on undeclared Democratic frontrunner Charlie Crist.
palmbeachpost.com (22 days ago)
Best Male Celeb Hair Makeovers
We don’t normally make business predictions here at HuffPost Canada Style but it seems inevitable that the manufacturer of Spiker Hair Gel will go out of business now that “Jersey Shore’s” DJ Pauly D has given himself a hair makeover. The hair that rocked the world and incredibly took only 25 minutes to sculpt, was...
huffingtonpost.com (23 days ago)
The other GOP candidate for governor
By Seth Grossman Gov. Christie is not yet running for reelection against state Sen. Barbara Buono (D., Middlesex). He is not officially the Republican party nominee until he defeats his GOP opponent in the June 4 primary election. That opponent is me.
philly.com (24 days ago)
Sunday show roundup: Bob Dole gives Republican Party low marks
Former Senate majority leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole offered a bleak assessment of the current Republican Party, saying on "Fox News Sunday" the GOP ought to be "closed for repairs" and expressing doubt today's party would welcome him.
washingtonpost.com (24 days ago)
PolitiFact N.J.: New Barbara Buono TV targets Chris Christie on job creation, property taxes,...
A new TV ad out by likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee Barbara Buono goes after Republican Gov. Chris Christie on a variety of themes stated previously by her campaign and other Democratic organizations. Job creation in New Jersey isn't great,...
nj.com (24 days ago)
Milbank: Revenge of the 1 percent
WASHINGTON - Call it the revenge of the 1 percent. President Obama bested Mitt Romney by portraying his Republican opponent as a rich businessman who used offshore tax havens and ran enterprises into the ground without regard for working people. On Thursday, senators held a confirmation hearing for President Obama’s...
sltrib.com (25 days ago)
SEASON IN BRUINS: Year comes to disappointing end for Rangers with loss
The Garden officially can go dark for summer renovations now, as the high-priced Rangers mirrored the Knicks in getting unceremoniously bounced in the second round of the playoffs. Lundqvist mostly was spectacular again throughout with 29 saves, but Boston’s two second-period goals were enough to send the five -time...
nydailynews.com (25 days ago)
Booker Expects Unity In Christie Fight
ROSELLE, N.J. -- Newark Mayor Cory Booker is calling on Democrats in New Jersey to unite behind the party's gubernatorial candidate in an effort to stop party infighting that has become a dominate theme in the campaign. Booker told The Huffington Post Friday that with a Democratic enrollment advantage in the Garden...
huffingtonpost.com (25 days ago)
Kokura gains a vote, O'Brien weighs options in district judge race
WILKES-BARRE - Alexandra Kokura, the apparent Democratic nominee for Pittston area district judge, gained a vote Friday in an official vote count, stretching her lead to nine in the Democratic primary. James "Red" O'Brien, who is in second place in the
citizensvoice.com (26 days ago)
Officials tallying up write-ins in Luzerne, Wyoming counties
Votes are rolling in WILKES-BARRE - Alexandra Kokura, the apparent Democratic nominee for Pittston area district judge, gained a vote Friday in an official vote count, stretching her lead to nine in the Democratic primary. James "Red" O'Brien, who is in
thetimes-tribune.com (26 days ago)
Peduto wants to work with Ravenstahl
Bill Peduto, the Democratic nominee for mayor, hopes the Ravenstahl administration will work with him in his transition into the office.
post-gazette.com (26 days ago)
John McCain, Lindsay Graham Praise Obama Nominee Involved In Benghazi Talking Points
Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham released a statement supporting Barack Obama's new nominee for assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department-which is odd, as Victoria Nuland was instrumental in crafting the Benghazi talking points, over which McCain and Graham have savaged the...
mediaite.com (26 days ago)
In Virginia, Nominee Tests GOP Message
The Republican pick for lieutenant governor in Virginia is stirring dissent and debate within the party as it attempts to burnish its standing nationally with women, minorities and moderate suburban voters.
wsj.com (26 days ago)
Markey’s tax returns show large deductions, social security benefits
US Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate, reduced his federal tax rate to under 20 percent over the last eight years by taking large deductions, including about $9,000 a year in work-related deductions.
boston.com (26 days ago)
Mass. Senate race heats as angry GOP nominee calls Ed Markey ‘pond scum’
Massachusetts Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is outraged at how his Democratic contender, Rep. Ed Markey, is portraying him, accusing Ed Markey of low-blow politics that cross ethical lines. "You know, I've got four young kids and they gotta sit there and gotta see an ad with their dad, who's a ...
washingtontimes.com (26 days ago)
Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love
Tony-nominated designer David Rockwell on how to get 'surprise and astonishment and delight'
msn.com (26 days ago)
Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love
NEW YORK (AP) -- One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes....
ap.org (26 days ago)
Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love
NEW YORK (AP) - One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.
yahoo.com (26 days ago)
Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love
One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.
miamiherald.com (26 days ago)
Anne Heche talks about redemption and religion in 'Save Me'
In the comedy series "Save Me," Emmy nominee Anne Heche stars as Beth Harper, who is in a not-so-ordinary Midwestern family. After choking on a hero sandwich in her kitchen and suffering a dramatic near-death...
examiner.com (27 days ago)
U.S. District Court nominee picked
Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:32 GMTBy TRICIA L. NADOLNY Monitor staffPresident Obama has nominated Judge Landya McCafferty to fill the judicial vacancy at Concord’s U.S. District Court. If confirmed, she would become the first woman to serve in the position. McCafferty is a magistrate judge at the court where she has now...
concordmonitor.com (27 days ago)
Obama judicial nominee wins easy confirmation
After the GOP blocked previous nominees, the Senate votes unanimously to appoint Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.WASHINGTON - Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation...
latimes.com (27 days ago)
Obama nominates former campaign aide to head OPM
President Obama has nominated Katherine Archuleta, a top official in his 2012 campaign, to head the Office of Personnel Management. Archuleta, the second Hispanic nominee for a political appointment during Obama’s second term, served as national political director on his reelection team and helped organize the...
washingtonpost.com (27 days ago)
Obama Pick Faces Scrutiny Over Risky Loans
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those were minor bumps in an otherwise smooth Senate confirmation hearing Thursday....
huffingtonpost.com (27 days ago)
