Santorum: Palin has 'explaining' to do
Politico - Mon Dec 7, 4:17 pm ETFormer Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House.
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House.
President Obama's announcement that he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan got near-unequivocal support Tuesday from Sen. Mark Begich, a fellow Democrat. But Rep. Don Young and Sen. Lisa Murkowski , both Republicans, raised questions.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. The bid by the bill's critics to reverse cuts to the popular Medicare program failed on a vote of 58-42,
When Republican Sen. Tom Coburn warned seniors, 'you're going to die sooner' if Democrats pass health care legislation, it stood out as an memorable, unprovable moment in an opening-week debate over President ...
Republicans want Senate Ethics Committee to investigate Dem senator for nominating girlfriend to be U.S. attorney
FAIRBANKS — A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks students are headed to Denmark this week to witness a global climate change summit. Fourteen students with the UAF Alaska Native Rural Develop...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified."
President Barack Obama is heating up his efforts on climate change, with decisions that have some Democrats in Congress starting to sweat.
It looks like Black Friday but it's not a line for a shoppers special.
UPDATED: WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified" but eventually withdrew her nomination. Baucus said that he began dating former state office director Melodee Hanes after they were both separated from ...
What were the "other opportunities she couldn't pass up." Did Maxxy feel the heat was starting to come and find another sweetheart deal … read more for her? A little follow up reporting should be in order here.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house. Neither could former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, of course, but her suggestion that Russia's proximity to her home state made for foreign policy chops was spoofed endlessly during the 2008 campaign.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has used her Facebook page to call on President Obama to boycott the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Republicans on Saturday called on the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the disclosure by a senior Democrat that he nominated his girlfriend to be U.S. attorney.
WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appoint-ment as Montana’s U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is “highly qualified” but eventually withdrew her nomination.
When former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visited Fort Bragg recently, some media outlets reported that 4,000 people attended her book signing.