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Massachusetts Gov. W. Mitt Romney barred state police forces from providing security for Khatami, deeming Harvard’s invitation to the Iranian ex-chief “a disgrace to the memory of all Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of extremists.” The council condemned Romney, saying he had “chosen to compromise public safety for his own political ambition...
...Checkers Speech. For Bill Clinton it was a sunglasses-and-sax appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. Desperate political times call for desperate measures, and in the case of California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, that time is now. With only seven days until the election, he trails Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger by as many as 18 points in the most recent polls...
...MTA’s decision to drop tolls has been couched under the progressive rhetoric of giving long haul commuters a break. Gov. W. Mitt Romney has said that “the western drivers of Massachusetts have been ripped off,” and the abolition of tolls is his way of righting this wrong. But Romney has yet to suggest the means by which the funding for maintenance of highways provided by tolls will be replaced...
...Sekula-Gibbs got a small boost when Gov. Rick Perry decided to call a special election to fill out the few months remaining in DeLay's current term, also on general election day, Nov. 7. The Texas Secretary of State then ordered that the special election ballot should go atop the general election ballot, putting Sekula-Gibbs' name in full view of the voters, along with four other Republicans and a Libertarian. Former Democratic Congressman Lampson, who was redrawn out of his old Houston-area district as part of the infamous DeLay redistricting plan, chose...
...think Lucas is in a tremendously strong position," said Keene, noting waning support for the President as well as the lingering effects of a patronage scandal in the administration of GOP Gov. Ernie Fletcher. "We have a governor that has done everything wrong that you can do wrong. People are weary of President Bush's handling of Iraq and tired of higher gas prices. If you ask the average Joe out there, they want change...