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Ralph Z. Hallow

Ralph Z. Hallow

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Ralph Z. Hallow was the chief political correspondent of commentary, served on the Chicago Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Washington Times editorial boards, was Ford Foundation Fellow in Urban Journalism at Northwestern University, resident at Columbia University Editorial-Page Editors Seminar and has filed from Berlin, Bonn, London, Paris, Geneva, Vienna, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Belgrade, Bucharest, Panama and Guatemala.

Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow

If Jeb Bush — the younger son of the 41st president and the brother of the 43rd commander in chief — is to blaze his own path to the nomination, it may have to follow the script of another famous Republican who fell from conservative grace yet captured the GOP's seal of approval: the 2012 version of Mitt Romney. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush may follow Mitt Romney script to Republican nomination

ANALYSIS: Jeb Bush, the Florida governor, was a darling of the conservative movement who championed tax cuts, pro-growth policies, the end of raced-based college admissions and fiscal discipline in one of the most politically important states in the country.

December 16, 2014
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is stepping down in January after 14 years in Austin, said that although voters sent a message of approval to GOP state leaders, the electorate's favor must nonetheless be earned. (Associated Press)

Republicans governors aware they must deliver on promises

If happy days are here again for Republicans, you couldn't exactly tell from the GOP governors gathering this week in Boca Raton, Florida, where many of the key voices are warning against postelection hubris and imploring action.

November 19, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is garnering praise by media and some politicians by reaching out to black voters, but some fellow Republicans think his effort is folly. The potential 2016 presidential candidate is taking a big risk by trying to bridge the gap between the party of Abraham Lincoln and a bloc that has overwhelmingly supported Democrats for several decades. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul’s pursuit of black voters splits GOP

Rand Paul is courting black voters unabashedly, traveling a path not taken by most Republican presidential hopefuls since Jack Kemp blitzed urban America with his message of economic hope and opportunity two decades ago.

August 19, 2014
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a pet project under investigation for redirecting contributions to Republicans. (Associated Press)

Added intrigue clouds battle between Rick Perry, Texas prosecutor

A tricky back story clouds the decision by a Democratic state prosecutor to indict Texas Gov. Rick Perry on an abuse of power charge, apparently in retaliation for the Republican governor's veto of funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption, which could cut both ways in Mr. Perry's expected 2016 bid for the White House.

August 17, 2014
A former Wisconsin Republican Party chairman, Reince Priebus has managed to maintain generally warm acceptance by the 168-member RNC's growing conservative wing as well as by its moderates, who have close ties with the GOP establishment. (Associated Press)

RNC chairman targets federal banking law in effort to woo voters abroad

When Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus stopped by a $5,000-a-plate fundraiser at the party's annual summer meetings here, he signaled his full support for a legal effort to overturn a federal banking law that is antagonizing many Americans living overseas.

August 7, 2014