Afternoon Fix: Peter Kinder denies bartender’s ‘bizarre story’
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 12th, 2011 4:34 am by HL
Afternoon Fix: Peter Kinder denies bartender’s ‘bizarre story’
Peter Kinder responds, Chaffetz takes a swipe at Hatch, David Williams loses another campaign manager and Rick Perry is running for president.
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EARLIER ON THE FIX:
Rick Perry on running for president: ‘This is what I’m supposed to be doing’
On the same day many of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination will compete in the Iowa Straw Poll, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will officially declare his candidacy Saturday, ending weeks of speculation and adding to the field a contender who could quickly shake up the race.
Perry intends to make his campaign official on Saturday in South Carolina, according to his spokesman, Mark Miner. The governor will then travel to New Hampshire before heading to Iowa for several days of campaigning.
Pentagon loses its hypersonic jet on test
A Pentagon agency’s attempts to field an unmanned aircraft capable of traveling anywhere in the world in less than an hour were dealt another setback on Thursday, as officials lost contact with the vehicle during a highly anticipated test flight.
For years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tried to develop an aircraft capable of traveling about 13,000 miles per hour — a flight speed that would have it rocket from New York to Los Angeles in about 12 minutes. The project has been part of the Pentagon’s efforts to build a “prompt global strike” capability, allowing the military to quickly eliminate threats worldwide.
Live-blogging the Ames presidential debate
AMES, Iowa — It’s on!
The second major presidential debate of the 2012 presidential election, that is. And The Fix is in place — ready to document all the highs and lows of the night.
Our live-blog is below. The debate, featuring eight Republican candidates, starts at 9 pm eastern but since the early bird catches the worm we’ll start live-blogging around 8:30 pm.
