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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

The spread-out 2012 Republican primary schedule may help Mitt Romney if the contest for the nomination turns into a marathon. (Associated Press)

GOP’s primary calendar may aid Romney

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has the momentum now, but the calendar may give rival Mitt Romney an advantage over the front-runner if the primary battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination turns into a marathon hunt for delegates.

September 19, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a Republican debate on Sept. 13, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (Associated Press)

Debate exchange over vaccine stirs Perry doubts

Rep. Michelle Bachmann's two-pronged attack on Texas Gov. Rick Perry in Tuesday's GOP debate — accusing him of "crony capitalism" and usurping parents' rights in his ill-fated 2006 plan to vaccinate Texas schoolgirls against the HPV virus — could prove effective in raising doubts about the GOP front-runner among both tea party backers and social-religious conservatives, activists in both camps said.

September 13, 2011

Perry takes new course with call to limit military use

Rick Perry rode off in a new direction for the first time before a national audience Wednesday night, calling for a less-interventionist American foreign policy than has been articulated by most of his chief rivals in the 2012 Republican presidential field.

September 8, 2011

Bush aides’ sniping exposes a Texas rivalry with Perry

A smoldering Texas political rivalry broke onto the national stage Tuesday as aides close to former President George W. Bush took potshots at the just-announced candidacy of Rick Perry, who succeeded Mr. Bush as governor in Austin 10 years ago.

August 16, 2011

Perry goes on the offensive against Obama in Iowa

Texas Gov. Rick Perry went directly after President Obama on Sunday, and roused the fervor of fellow Republicans as few of his GOP nomination rivals have so far shown they can do.

August 14, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the RedState Gathering, a meeting of conservative activists, where he announced his run for president in 2012, in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry enters presidential race

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who made his Republican presidential nomination candidacy official on his new campaign website and in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, has named Rob Johnson as his national manager, The Washington Times has learned.

August 13, 2011
Perry

Texas Gov. Perry to enter presidential race

Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce Saturday that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in a move expected to fundamentally reshape the race and divert attention from other contenders, many of whom will be competing this weekend in the Iowa Straw Poll.

August 11, 2011

Perry could upend GOP race

Rick Perry could throw the results of Saturday's Iowa straw poll into a cocked hat if the Texas governor goes through with plans to say in a South Carolina speech that he intends to seek the Republican presidential nomination, Iowa Republicans said.

August 8, 2011
**FILE** RNC Chairman Reince Priebus (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

RNC stomps Electoral College switch

A move to change the way America elects its president got a clear thumbs down in a vote by members of the Republican National Committee on Friday.

August 5, 2011

Criticism of China on agenda at RNC session

The China card is back. A resolution condemning communist China for hacking into sensitive U.S. computers and endangering national security is one of several China-related events on tap at the Republican National Committee's summer meeting here, the city that will host the Republican presidential-nominating convention in August 2012.

August 3, 2011
**FILE** Texas Gov. Rick Perry (Associated Press)

GOP factions unite against presidential popular vote push

The Republicans' sometimes competing power centers have joined forces in opposition to a plan gaining momentum in the states to effectively junk the Electoral College in favor of a direct national popular vote for president.

August 2, 2011
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry has not announced whether he will run for president, but he will host D.C.-based small-business groups later this month. (Associated Press)

Perry acting more like he will be candidate

In another sign of Rick Perry's imminent entry into the Republican presidential nomination race, the Texas governor will host a gathering of D.C.-based small-business association executives in Austin later this month, The Washington Times has learned.

August 1, 2011
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus is anticipating that President Obama will raise a huge amount of money for re-election. "My job really right now is to maximize [Republican] net dollars," he says. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Republicans at financial crossroads for ‘12

The Republican Party's national governing body, left in financial shambles by its previous leadership, is wrestling with a tricky calculus as it gears up for the 2012 campaign.

July 31, 2011
Jon Huntsman Jr., a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks to a group of Spartanburg and Greenville County Republicans gathered at Mutt's BBQ in Spartanburg, S.C., on Monday. (Associated Press)

Huntsman campaign manager resigns

Ex-Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination was rocked Thursday with the abrupt resignation of campaign manager Susie Wiles, who cited exhaustion as the reason for her departure.

July 21, 2011

Job creators score in straw poll

A Washington Times/Conservative Leadership Conference weekend straw poll shows why the perfect storm may be brewing for the right Republican presidential wannabe next year.

July 10, 2011