By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Voters in coastal South Carolina on Tuesday will choose between former Republican Governor Mark Sanford and Democratic businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a personality-driven House race that has drawn national attention. A poll released on Sunday showed a tight race between the political veteran and first-time candidate, [...]
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Tight race for House seat as South Carolina voters head to polls
By admin on Monday, May 6th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Former Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has gained momentum ahead of Tuesday's election against Democratic political newcomer Elizabeth Colbert Busch, but the House race remains too close to call, a new poll shows. Sanford has a one-point edge at 47 percent to 46 percent over businesswoman [...]
Read More...The Race For South Carolina’s Congressional Seat
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special election for South Carolina’s first district congressional seat May 7. NPR’s Ken Rudin, NPR’s Kathy Lohr and Robert Oldendick, University of South Carolina, discuss the candidates, the debate and the district. Politics
Read More...Can Republicans win John Kerry’s Senate seat?
By admin on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 | Comments Off
If Gabriel Gomez upsets Democrat Ed Markey, he'll be the first Republican to do so since, well, Scott Brown 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Markey, Gomez Vie For John Kerry’s Senate Seat
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Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, who’s been in office 36 years, will face off against novice Republican Gabriel Gomez in the race to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts Politics
Read More...Big scramble seen in open Senate seat in Georgia
By admin on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
ATLANTA (AP) — A rare open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia promises a scrambled 2014 campaign that already has some Republicans quietly nervous about retaining it. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Ducati CEO in pole for Alitalia’s top seat -reports
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MILAN (Reuters) – Gabriele Del Torchio, chief executive of Italian motorcycle maker Ducati, is the front-runner to take on the driver's seat at loss-making airline Alitalia, Italian newspapers reported on Saturday. Alitalia's former chief executive Andrea Ragnetti quit after only a year in the job in February as the struggling airline company reported a net [...]
Read More...Mark Sanford Wins S.C. Runoff, Gets GOP Nod To Run For Former House Seat
By admin on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 | Comments Off
For Republicans along South Carolina’s coastal low country, Tuesday is a chance to decide whether they want former governor and famously non-Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford to represent them in Congress. Politics
Read More...SC’s Sanford wins GOP primary for old House seat
By admin on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday cleared another hurdle in his bid for political redemption, defeating a former Charleston County council member to win the GOP nomination for the U.S. House seat he held for three terms. “It’s been a very long journey. And in that journey I am [...]
Read More...White House Photographer Offers a ‘Front Row Seat’ to the Presidency
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This week, our Sunday Spotlight shines on Eric Draper, who documented eight years of history as the chief White House photographer for President George W. Bush. With unparalleled access to the president, Draper captured the full scope of Bush’s time in office — from the intensity… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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