Same song, different verse: A conservative, Republican woman is suddenly in the national political spotlight and her detractors use what they know about her religion to paint her as nuts. Happened to Sarah Palin in 2008 when she ran for vice president. Happening now to Christine O’Donnell, the GOP’s surprise Senate candidate in Delaware. In [...]
The market has been abuzz over the last 24 hours with speculation over the new mystery bidder for Casey’s General Stores – and whether this offer is real. But there’s a second, perhaps more important, issue raised by Tuesday’s announcement: What legal obligation to sell the company does this now place on Casey’s? Alimentation Couche-Tard [...]
All quiet in the Gulf Friday. An oil platform fire that forced 13 workers to abandon the huge facility in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday was safely extinguished and there was no sign of oil in the water. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough told the New Orleans Times-Picayune a helicopter flyover would double-check the [...]
All quiet in the Gulf Friday. An oil platform fire that forced 13 workers to abandon the huge facility in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday was safely extinguished and there was no sign of oil in the water. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough told the New Orleans Times-Picayune a helicopter flyover would double-check the [...]
A retired Air Force general, who also weighs in as a Fox News contributor, has joined the ranks of “birthers” by defending Army doctor Terrence Lakin, who refused to serve in Afghanistan because he does not believe President Obama was born in the United States and therefore has no authority to deploy him. Lt. Col. [...]
Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist Sunday ducked questions about whether he would line up with the Democrats or Republicans if he wins Florida’s three-way Senate race against GOP nominee Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek. The question could potentially increase in importance if the Democrats lose significant ground in the midterm elections. An analysis by polling [...]
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