Dick Cheney is back rallying the GOP faithful, three months after undergoing surgery to treat a heart ailment. The former vice president appeared frail and noticeably thinner during a weekend Q&A at the Bakersfield Business Conference in California, ABC News reported. Cheney, 69, took questions from his wife, Lynne. “She’s been my nurse, my negotiator [...]
Rahm Emanuel faced voters in his Northwest Side Chicago House district three times before going to work behind the scenes in the White House as President Barack Obama’s chief of staff. But Sunday, Emanuel launched his mayoral candidacy with a YouTube video featuring a kinder and gentler Rahm (at least, for now) compared to his [...]
Sarah Palin has established a big footprint in the nation’s politics by making herself a force behind conservative candidates, but most voters say her activities since she resigned as Alaska’s governor last year — including her role as a Fox News commentator — have made it less likely they would vote for her for president, [...]
In a 30-minute interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s “Today” show, President Obama made the case for nationwide public education reform, defending his administration’s “Race to the Top” program, addressing charter takeovers of low-performing schools, and advocating for better teacher pay and benefits. He also announced a new goal of recruiting 10,000 science and math [...]
Korea National Oil Corp. said it had taken control of Dana Petroleum, paving the way for the biggest hostile acquisition by a South Korean firm, and boosting the country’s oil reserves, Reuters reports. State-run K.N.O.C., which has a substantial war chest to spend on cutting Asia’s No.4 economy’s almost total dependence on imported oil, said [...]
Good morning, Capitolists! The House and Senate may be out of session, but there’s more than enough going on today to keep any curious Capitolist entertained. In the next 60 seconds, read all about that and what’s happening in Washington. – Murkowski Makes Her Move. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who lost her primary to Tea [...]
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