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...expect this nation to take you seriously as a leader and statesman after you stated at the GOP debate last month that you do not believe in evolution? -Michael Magee, San Diego, Calif.We were asked to raise our hand in response to a question, and it's difficult to explain your beliefs like that. I actually believe that evolution exists, but I also believe that creationism is the prime mover of that evolutionary process. So if I could explain it, maybe people would understand a little more about me, then they can decide to take me seriously...
...subject to taxes on investments with hedge funds that operate within the United States. The law, however, allows offshore hedge funds to convert profits earned from investments into dividends, which are not taxed. Jill Kozeny, press secretary for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)—the ranking GOP member of the Senate Finance Committee—said discussions are still in the early phases. “It’s something that the senators have their staffs examining, but no conclusions have been drawn about this particular issue,” Kozeny said yesterday. “It?...
...what many ever-more-curious e-mails over GOP-open have hinted at: What can this make Jeff Kwong, other than a hypocrite? But despite so many challenges, he has refused (perhaps because he’s unable) to defend this position when challenged over GOP-open...
...voters of all ages, Clinton leads Obama by five percent points, outside the three percent margin of error. Young Republicans, however, appear prepared to vote with the party faithful, preferring Giuliani over Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney in similar portions to the overall GOP, according to Gallup polling. Though Romney—a graduate of the Business School and Law School—lagged in popularity, his supporters seem to be the most dedicated; more than four out of five said they would volunteer for his campaign, compared to 48 percent of Giuliani?...
...Newt” group, according to HRC President Jeffrey Kwong ’09. With Gingrich’s uncertainty about his candidacy and the anonymity of the other two candidates, this event contrasted with the first two forums in the IOP series. The first event featured advisers for GOP candidates Rudy Guiliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, while Democratic strategists for Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama faced off at the second forum. But while the candidates represented at yesterday’s forum are generally not seen as serious challengers to the GOP and Democratic heavyweights...