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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Gov. Nikki Haley to guest at Mark Sanford fundraiser

    The State
    The former Republican S.C. governor running for Congress finally is getting help from the state's current GOP governor. Gov. Nikki Haley will be the special guest at a fundraiser Wednesday in Charleston for Mark Sanford, the GOP nominee in the May 7...

    Tags: Politics, Heritage Foundation, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Government

    2. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. The State (Columbia, S.C.) THE BUZZ column

    The State
    Feel like you have seen and heard a lot of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham lately? You have. The name of South Carolina's senior senator was mentioned more often on cable news outfits than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and U.S. Sen....

    Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, Republican Party, Clint Eastwood

    3. Apr 22, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. One to watch from Michigan

    WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash, 33, may seek the Senate seat being vacated by six-term Democrat Carl Levin, who was elected in 1978, two years before Amash was born.
    WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....

    Tags: Ted Cruz, Politics, Barack Obama, Ron Johnson, Republican Party

    4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators

    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in the U.S. Justice Department.
    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

    Tags: Barack Obama, David Vitter, Montgomery County (Maryland), Chuck Hagel, Labor Legislation

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Labor secretary nominee unscathed after hearing

    WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious. Conservatives have been critical of Perez, the administration's top...

    Tags: David Vitter, Barack Obama, Politics, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. GOP's campaign arm withdraws Sanford's financial support

    WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for his former House seat.
    WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for...

    Tags: Politics, Heritage Foundation, The Washington Post, Republican Party, Telecommunication Service

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Is this the best the GOP can come up with?

    WASHINGTON -- I think I've figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security.
    WASHINGTON -- I think I've figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security. That's the only possible explanation for some of the weirdness we're seeing and hearing from the...

    Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Justice System

    8. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama&rsquo;s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...

    Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, National Parks, Land Resources, Wildlife

    9. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Ex-Gov. Mark Sanford tops GOP congressional primary in S.C.

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat.
    WASHINGTON — Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat. A onetime rising star in the GOP,...

    Tags: Politics, Ted Turner, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, George W. Bush

    10. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Stephen Colbert supports his sister in SC congressional race

    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of South Carolina.
    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Entertainment

    11. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Mo' Cowan sworn in, giving Senate a record number of blacks -- 2

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William &ldquo;Mo&rdquo; Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts.
    WASHINGTON — The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William “Mo” Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts. Vice President Joe Biden administered the noontime oath to Cowan, a...

    Tags: Politics, Stephen F. Lynch, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry

    12. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mass. gov appoints former aide as interim senator to replace Kerry

    WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief of staff to temporarily fill the Senate seat being vacated by John Kerry, and called a special election for June 25 for voters to choose a permanent replacement for the incoming...

    Tags: Politics, Corporate Officers, Stephen F. Lynch, John Kerry, Government

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