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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

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum speaks at a town hall meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. The former senator from Pennsylvania hopes to do well in Puerto Rico's Republican primary on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Numbers offer little clarity, no closure in GOP marathon

From one perspective, Tuesday's Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi were two more in a long series of contests this year that have left the Republican presidential nomination picture as cloudy as a 1952 DuMont TV screen with rabbit ears.

March 14, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, autographs a poster at a caucus site at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Shawnee, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Paul’s Georgia partisans grab Gingrich turf

Ron Paul's Georgia supporters succeeded in taking over a delegate-selection convention in a populous county on Saturday and nearly succeeded in another densely populated urban-suburban county.

March 10, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife, Callista, speaks March 8, 2012, at a rally in Jackson, Miss. (Associated Press)

RNC’s delegate count shows Gingrich ahead of Santorum

Rick Santorum may have won more primaries but the Republican National Committee's current delegate count shows former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has more bound delegates than Mr. Santorum in the race for the party's presidential nomination.

March 8, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday campaign rally in Boston, Tuesday night, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Despite fundraising success, Romney still needs Gingrich — for now

While critics and rivals argue that Mitt Romney is trying to buy the Republican presidential nomination by outspending opponents many times over, the former Massachusetts governor's backers say the campaign that chalked up six wins on Tuesday is doing exactly what it's supposed to do — and doing it better than the other guys.

March 7, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Forecast still cloudy on eventual GOP pick

Despite Mitt Romney's twin wins in Arizona and Michigan this week, the long slog to clarity in the GOP nomination contest looks set to last well beyond next week's Super Tuesday primaries and could extend well into the spring.

February 29, 2012
(Associated Press photographs)

Worried conservatives descend on Washington’s CPAC

Bound by a common desire to deny President Obama a second term, restive activists gathering Thursday for the 39th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington find themselves lacking a clear champion in the suddenly scrambled Republican race to choose an alternative.

February 8, 2012
** FILE ** Newt Gingrich (Associated Press)

Gingrich vows to stay in race

Newt Gingrich will stay in the Republican presidential nomination contest despite an expected loss to Mitt Romney in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, the former speaker told The Washington Times late Saturday afternoon.

February 4, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney claimed victory in the Florida primary Tuesday, but a closer look at the numbers suggests the former governor could struggle there against President Obama in a general election. (Associated Press)

Problems lurk for Romney beneath surface of Fla. win

The Florida primary vote had obvious good news for Mitt Romney - he won. But a closer look at the parts of the state in which he sparkled vs. the areas where for him the sun didn't shine so bright suggests trouble for the former governor in a matchup with President Obama.

February 1, 2012
** FILE ** Sheldon Adelson. (AP Photo, File)

Rivals don’t rip Gingrich’s big donor

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's biggest financial backer, billionaire Las Vegas casino tycoon and staunch Israel promoter Sheldon Adelson, is proving a mixed blessing with GOP voters for his favorite candidate, but to date Mr. Gingrich's presidential rivals have studiously refrained from making the donor a campaign issue.

January 29, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during Hispanic Leadership Network conference at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Rivals hold their fire on big Gingrich funder

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's biggest financial backer, billionaire Las Vegas casino tycoon and staunch Israel promoter Sheldon Adelson, is proving a mixed blessing with GOP voters for his favorite candidate, but to date Mr. Gingrich's presidential rivals have studiously refrained from making the donor a campaign issue.

January 27, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, speaks Jan. 25, 2012, at Wings Plus Restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla. (Associated Press)

Gingrich makes pitch for Florida evangelical vote

Seeking to boost his vote totals among a crucial Florida voting bloc, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took part in a mass conference call Wednesday involving large numbers of Florida evangelical and religious conservative voters.

January 25, 2012
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, laughs while speaking during a victory party on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Florida suddenly within Gingrich’s grasp

Mitt Romney has long had the edge in money and staffing in Florida, but Newt Gingrich's big win Saturday night in South Carolina has blown the Jan. 31 primary in the Sunshine State wide open.

January 21, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich takes part in a TV interview during a campaign event at the Grapevine Restaurant in Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, the unpredictable voting day of the South Carolina presidential primary. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Gingrich surges in latest South Carolina polls

Newt Gingrich has opened up a significant lead over Mitt Romney in the two latest polls as South Carolina's voters lined up at polling places on Saturday for an open-to-all primary contest that has accurately predicted the GOP nominee since 1980.

January 21, 2012
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Personhood USA forum in Greenville, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Gingrich makes play for gold vote

Newt Gingrich has moved to capture some Republican voters who lean toward Ron Paul and other Republicans who were Jack Kemp followers by naming two gold bugs to the Gingrich future team of advisers.

January 20, 2012

Perry’s support helps Gingrich

Rick Perry's withdrawal and perfectly timed endorsement of Newt Gingrich on Thursday probably will help the former House speaker pick up a percentage point or two in South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday, political analysts predict.

January 19, 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, accompanied by his wife, Karen (center right), son Daniel (left) and daughter Elizabeth (second left), speaks during a primary night rally on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Conservatives feud over Santorum endorsement

In an evolving power struggle, religious conservatives are feuding about whether a weekend meeting in Texas yielded a consensus that former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is the best bet to stop Mitt Romney's drive for the Republican presidential nomination.

January 16, 2012
** FILE ** Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign stop in Nashua, N.H. (Associated Press)

Evangelical leaders pick Santorum on third ballot

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won endorsement on the third ballot on Saturday at an invitation-only meeting of evangelicals held at the Brenham, Texas, ranch of Nancy and Paul Pressler, an evangelical leader told The Washington Times on condition of anonymity.

January 14, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to supporters at his rally headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H., as his wife Callista watches. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Gingrich ad buys not confirmed with FEC

Claims by a pro-Newt Gingrich "super PAC" that it made $3.4 million in ad buys in South Carolina are not borne out in Federal Election Commission records, The Washington Times has found.

January 11, 2012