Newt Gingrich: What kind of Catholic is he?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 24th, 2011 5:34 am by HL
Newt Gingrich: What kind of Catholic is he?
The Newt Gingrich who talks about finding ways around the U.S. Supreme Court ban on school prayer and says public schools should be required to “teach the Creator” is not immediately recognizable to those who knew the former House speaker when he was not much of a church-goer. These days, Gingrich is running an overtly faith-based presidential campaign with echoes of televangelist Pat Robertson’s run in 1988.
Trump drops Republican Party, registers as ‘unaffiliated’ in NY to keep 2012 options open
NEW YORK — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to unaffiliated.
A spokesman for Trump says the businessman and television host changed his affiliation to preserve his option to seek the presidency in 2012.
Special Counsel Michael Cohen said Friday that Trump could enter the race if Republicans fail to nominate a candidate who can defeat President Barack Obama.
Obama heads to Hawaii for 10-day vacation, after payroll tax fight
Fresh off his political victory in the payroll tax cut fight, President Obama will head to Honolulu for a 10-day vacation with his family.
Obama delayed what had originally been scheduled as a 17-day jaunt to stay in Washington and pressure House Republicans to support a two-month extension to the tax holiday. That bill was approved Friday morning after House Speaker John A. Boehner told rank-and-file members a day earlier that it was time to make a deal.
Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory
The Obama administration entered the fierce national debate over voting rights, rejecting South Carolina’s new law requiring photo identification at the polls and saying it discriminated against minority voters.
Friday’s decision by the Justice Department could heighten political tensions over eight state voter ID statutes passed this year, which critics say could hurt turnout among minorities and others who helped elect President Obama in 2008. Conservatives and other supporters say the tighter laws are needed to combat voter fraud.
