For Gingrich and Cain, it’s a friendship and a contest
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 6th, 2011 5:35 am by HL
For Gingrich and Cain, it’s a friendship and a contest
THE WOODLANDS, Tex. – Finally, they had the debate stage to themselves: The philosopher-politician vs. the businessman-preacher.
And for 90 minutes on Saturday night, there were no rehearsed attacks. Gone were the shiny podiums and 30-second rebuttals. In were the armchairs and three-minute monologues.
Republicans work to take control of Virginia’s Senate
RICHMOND — His name does not appear on the ballot, but Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s final two years in office — and his political legacy — hinge on the outcome of Tuesday’s elections in Virginia.
The popular Republican governor has spent months calibrating an aggressive GOP strategy to take control of the state Senate, recruiting candidates to run, raising more than $5 million and appearing in dozens of campaign ads that have run in every region of the state.
Keystone Pipeline debate heats up
Canadian ambassador Gary Doer has a straightforward analysis of whether TransCanada will win the Obama administration’s approval to build and operate an enormous pipeline to transport oil from Alberta to the Texas coast.
“If it’s made on merit, we’re confident,” Doer said in an interview. “If it’s made on noise, it’s unpredictable.”
