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Queens Courier - Mon Dec 7, 7:38 am ET
A friend of mine who is a Republican Party officer recently wrote on the popular New York City Republican blog, UrbanElephants.com, to sing the praises of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and urge him to run for Governor or United State Senator next year.
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Washington Post - Sun Dec 6, 12:00 am ET
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged Saturday that he was involved in a romantic relationship with a senior staff member at the same time he recommended her to be U.S. attorney for Montana.
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WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul - Sun Dec 6, 11:26 pm ET
Sarah Palin is bringing her book tour for "Going Rogue" to Minnesota. The former Vice Presidential Candidate and former Alaska Governor will sign copies of her new book at the Mall of America.
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NPR - Sun Dec 6, 9:36 am ET
Baucus benefiting his girlfriend by nominating her to a plum government job may or may not end up hurting his effectiveness as a leader on Democratic efforts to pass health care overhaul. But it certainly won't do much to improve the public's low estimation of Congress.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 10:15 pm ET
Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, nominated his girlfriend to serve as a federal prosecutor earlier this year, the Democratic lawmaker's spokesman said on Saturday.
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Deseret News - Fri Dec 4, 6:41 pm ET
Officials are in the early stages of deciding if Salt Lake City wants to compete for the 2012 Republican National Convention...
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Lawrence Journal-World - Sun Dec 6, 11:48 am ET
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.
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Boston Globe - Sun Dec 6, 2:03 am ET
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.
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The Montana Standard - Sun Dec 6, 10:37 am ET
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.
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Deseret News - Sat Dec 5, 4:21 pm ET
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney,...
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Deseret News - Fri Dec 4, 11:11 pm ET
Officials are in the early stages of deciding if Salt Lake City wants to compete for the 2012 Republican National Convention...
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Sioux City Journal - Sat Dec 5, 10:26 pm ET
Sandra Little expects to see history in the making.
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Flathead Beacon - Sat Dec 5, 4:26 pm ET
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 their ...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 7:21 am ET
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.
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New York Daily News - Sat Dec 5, 2:48 am ET
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus defended himself as GOP leaders demanded a probe Saturday into his backing of a girlfriend as Montana 's top federal prosecutor.
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CommonDreams.org - Sat Dec 5, 1:58 pm ET
by Eli Clifton WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama's plan for a 30,000-troop surge and a troop withdrawal timeline beginning in 18 months has caught criticism from both Democrat and Republican lawmakers. But a small group of hawkish foreign policy experts - who have lobbied the White House since August to escalate U.S. involvement in Afghanistan - are christening Obama the new "War ...
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Politico via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 4:53 am ET
In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son Trig.
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Merced Sun-Star - Sat Dec 5, 4:59 am ET
Editor: Regarding Kathleen Parker's column last Saturday, "GOP 'test' is just we
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Fri Dec 4, 9:12 pm ET
A year after filing a lawsuit arguing that the national and state Republican parties should be able to give more money to congressional candidate Anh "Joseph" Cao, Indiana attorney James Bopp Jr., has authored a proposal that would seem to threaten some of that financing for the now-incumbent Cao's re-election effort next year.
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KXXV Waco - Sat Dec 5, 1:36 am ET
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, sayingSaturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified" but...