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Palin Resignation Leaves Republican Party - Weaker'
's decision to quit as Alaska governor makes her the third Republican in less than three weeks who may have derailed a promising political career, adding to the woes of a party struggling to redeem itself with voters.
Palin Resignation Leaves Republicans `Weaker' as They Seek New Leadership
Sarah Palin a s decision to quit as Alaska governor makes her the third Republican in less than three weeks who may have derailed a promising political career, adding to the woes of a party struggling to redeem itself with voters.
COLUMBIA - The Senate's leader said Wednesday that Gov. Mark Sanford had lost the support of the people, and his most trusted friend in the Legislature signaled he might ask Sanford to leave office, clear signs that the governor is facing intense pressure to resign.
Sometimes spending saves lives
On the first Monday of summer, nine people lost their lives when Train 112 careened into Train 214 on Washington's Red Line Metrorail.
Calls grow for S.C. Gov. Sanford to quit
Reporting from Washington -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defied calls for his resignation from GOP leaders Wednesday, insisting he will remain in office even as his political fortunes dimmed in the wake of his admission that he secretly traveled abroad to meet a mistress.
Turmoil in S. Carolina as calls mount for Sanford to quit
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford met Argentina's former vice president, Daniel Scioli, on June 26, 2008, in LaPlata, Argentina, during a trip last year made to see his mistress.
Democrats threw Republicans a curveball in Virginia last month when they nominated state Sen.
What If Diogenes Shined His Lantern On Washington?
Harlingen, Texas, June 28, 2009: It is a tale of ancient Greece. Diogenes, the Cynic wandered the earth most of his life, holding his lantern high and searching for an honest man.
Questions About Political Future of South Carolina's Governor
And that is our top story this midday.Hello, I'm Rosemary Shultz.The friends of South Carolina's disgraced governor believe he can hang onto his job...But calls for his resignation are expected if evidence emerges he spent any taxpayer money on his extramarital affair...Joel Brown reports.The people of South South Carolina are deciding whether ...
NSA's cyber-security grab is a major expansion of web surveillance
With Time magazine reporting that President Obama has narrowed his top choice for the White House 'cyber security czar' position to former Virginia Republican Representative Tom Davis, a leading backer of the Bush administration's surveillance powers over the Internet, comes word from WMR's sources that the National Security Agency has been given a ...
Tom Davis Doesn't Want Cyber Czar Job
Former Rep. Tom Davis , R-Va., said Tuesday that he does not want the job of President Obama 's cybersecurity coordinator despite recent rumblings that he was one of the top contenders for the position.
Olbermann Tags Voters 'Idiots,' 'Buffoons' Who...
On Wednesdaya TMs Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann crossed a line that political commentators and other partisan public figures normally do not traverse as they criticize political figures with whom they disagree -- he engaged in name-calling against the average voters who elected his political targets.
Davis: 'Probably Not' on Cyber Czar Post
By Amy Gardner Tom Davis, the former Republican congressman from Fairfax County and now a director with Deloitte's Federal Government Services division, said he won't take a job as President Obama's new cyber security czar.
Facing questions over whether he used taxpayer funds to pay for trips to Argentina to see the woman with whom he admitted having an extramarital affair, South Carolina Gov.
Political Fallout Of Sanford's Affair Unknown
Jun 25, 2009 8:18 am US/Pacific S.C. Governor's Confessed Affair Represents Remarkable Fall For Man Who Once Preached 'Moral Legitimacy' COLUMBIA, S.C. 1 of 1 South Carolina Gov.
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D.C. Metro accident raises issues over dedicated funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The deadly crash Monday on Metro's Red Line has raised a political question: Do federal, state and local officials have the will to pay for a modernized, safe and expanding subway system? "Hopefully, this tragedy will remind people you can't run things on the cheap," said former Virginia representative Tom Davis, a Republican who ...
'Missing' Governor Mark Sanford admits affair
Mark Sanford, the Republican govenor or South Carolina, finally ended the mystery over a bizarre week-long disappearance by confessing on live television yesterday that he had been having an affair with a woman in Argentina.
Davis Not Interested in Obama's Cybersecurity Job
IT Jobs Still in Decline, Stabilization May Be Near [June 23, 2009] Almost 35,000 IT jobs lost in May.
For the first time since their 2006 election drubbing, top Republicans see signs - however faint - of a political resurgence over the next year.
SC governor to return to work after mystery trip
After a political mystery - "Where in the World is South Carolina's Governor?" - Mark Sanford's aides said he was stunned by all the fuss over his five-day absence and would cut short a secretive hike along the Appalachian Trail.