LIVE Blog: Republican Debate in Arizona
ABC News and Yahoo News will offer live coverage and commentary of the Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Arizona, when it kicks off at 7:45 p.m. ET. Read More »
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Sarah Palin’s Allies Take Pre-Emptive Strike At ‘Game Change’ Movie
ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports: Seven of Sarah Palin’s closest confidantes have yet to watch the HBO film “Game Change,” which portrays her 2008 vice presidential bid, but they said they have already seen enough. On a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, these current… Read More »
Haley Barbour Tells ABC News, ‘Somebody Else Might Get In”
Could the battle for the Republican nomination go all the way to the Republican convention in August? Could we see an entirely new candidate getting into the race? One long-time Republican leader tells ABC News the answer to both questions is yes. “If the Republican… Read More »
House Democrats Protest California’s Proposition 8
A collection of House Democrats are protesting silently against Proposition 8 today, participating in a photo shoot to draw attention to California’s state law banning same-sex marriage. Today, the NOH8 campaign released images of 10 members of the House of Representatives from its “NOH8 on… Read More »
A Final Debate?, Romney Poolside, McDonnell’s Two-Step, Tax Plans, the Pink Turban (PM Note)
ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf (@zbyronwolf) and Sarah Parnass (@wordsofsarah) report: Virginia Gov, a VP Contender, Flips on Abortion Ultrasound Bill – http://abcn.ws/yq5zTU Obama Plan for Corporate Tax Rates – http://abcn.ws/zJcHoJ Romney Plan for Personal Tax Rates – http://abcn.ws/ycNZrk WATCH: The White House Loves Aggressive Journalism… Read More »
Is Arizona GOP Debate Too Late To Make Difference In Arizona?
MESA, ARIZONA – One place where outcome of tonight’s 20th – and potentially final – Republican debate may have the least influence is here in Arizona. According to ABC News reporting, more than 275,000 Arizonans have already voted absentee. All but a handful of those… Read More »
Near the Arizona-U.S. Border, Santorum Targets Immigration
TUCSON, Ariz. — Campaigning at a Tea Party rally today, Rick Santorum zeroed in on immigration in this southern Arizona city as he promised to “secure the southern border” and make illegal immigration a focal point of his presidency. “You have my pledge that we will secure this… Read More »
Virginia Gov., a VP Hopeful, Alters Abortion Ultrasound Stance
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a potential GOP vice presidential candidate, pulled his support for a controversial state bill that would require women seeking an abortion in early stages of their pregnancies to under an invasive type of ultrasound. With the governor’s change of position, the Virginia House… Read More »
The WH Loves Aggressive Journalism — Abroad — Today’s Q’s for O’s WH — 2/22/2012
(Note: White House press secretary Jay Carney began today’s briefing by praising journalists who have died covering the unrest in Syria: Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik as well as Anthony Shadid.) TAPPER: The White House keeps praising these journalists who are — who’ve been killed… Read More »
The Man in the Pink Turban: Navroop Mitter Stood Out Behind President Obama at White House Event
On any given day, at any given political event, there are likely to be people standing behind a politician giving a speech. They’re supposed to give a “real people” feel to a campaign event or policy speech, and we’re so used to them that we… Read More »
