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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.

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Republican Super PAC gets FEC go-ahead

The new Republican Super PAC got the green light from the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to skirt federal campaign-finance limits and to raise more money than ever before for the Republican presidential nominee and other party candidates.

June 30, 2011

Bachmann generates buzz; Perry fails big expectations

The expected emergence of Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the clear challenger to presidential nomination front-runner Mitt Romney never materialized at the annual Republican Leadership Conference here over the weekend.

June 19, 2011

Herman Cain: Don’t mess with Israel

When ex-corporate chieftain Herman Cain told some 2,000 Republican officials and activists here that if he were president, the world would know that anyone who "messes with Israel messes with the United States," the audience applauded while two tour-bus loads of youthful Ron Paul supporters booed.

June 17, 2011

Texas GOP scraps straw poll

First former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he would skip all Republican Presidential straw polls, and now the Texas Republican Party says it won't hold a straw poll — thanks to a lack of interest expressed by the candidates.

June 16, 2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential hopeful, talks with a woman eating breakfast at the counter of a diner as they are surrounded by photographers and reporters during a campaign stop in Derry, N.H., on Tuesday. Many of the GOP candidates took advantage of campaigning in the state after Monday evening's Republican presidential debate.

GOP hails debate, still waits for Perry

A day after the first big debate of their presidential nominating campaign, Republicans sounded more enthusiastic about their field than before, but some say the big winner was one potential candidate who was not on the stage: Rick Perry.

June 14, 2011

Gingrich campaign hit by mass exodus

His campaign already reeling from self-inflicted blows, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich found his 2012 White House hopes hit by yet another devastating setback Thursday when several senior campaign staffers abruptly quit following a long-brewing dispute over scheduling and fundraising.

June 9, 2011

Trump, Cain fire up Faith-Freedom crowd

Donald Trump threatened a third-party presidential run, Herman Cain and Israeli lawmaker Danny Danon stirred up the crowd, and Jon Huntsman Jr. and Tim Pawlenty got polite receptions at the second annual Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington.

June 5, 2011
Republican candidate for the 26th District Congressional seat Jane Corwin votes in Clarence, N.Y., Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Corwin is running against Democrat Kathy Hochul and tea party candidate Jack Davis in the race to succeed Republican Chris Lee. Lee resigned in February after shirtless photos surfaced that he'd sent to a woman on Craigslist. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

Tea party 2012 effect stirs GOP trepidation

Republicans, once ecstatic about the energy generated by the 2009 anti-spending tea party uprising, are growing increasingly uneasy about the impact in 2012 of a movement that seems beyond the control of anyone, including its own leaders.

May 29, 2011
** FILE** Texas Gov. Rick Perry

Texan Perry to ‘think about’ a 2012 White House run

Opening the door on a 2012 White House run wider than ever before, Texas Gov. Rick Perry took another step toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination on Friday when he told reporters, "I'm going to think about it."

May 27, 2011

Gingrich: No contradiction in quote

Newt Gingrich said Monday there's nothing self-contradictory about his "right-wing social engineering" quote — despite the ruckus his use of the term raised among conservatives, including talk that his days-old Republican presidential nomination campaign was over.

May 23, 2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told Republican officials they must depend on themselves to raise enough money to carry their states for the GOP in 2012. "The days of you and your state being able to rely on the Republican National Committee for money to get out the vote are over," Mr. Barbour said.

Barbour calls on colleagues to raise own 2012 funds

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour startled Republican officials from around the country with a blunt admonition Wednesday: Raise enough money to carry your state for the GOP in 2012 — or get out of the way and let someone else lead.

May 18, 2011

Perry performance fuels talk of 2012 draft

He's not on the ballot for 2012, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry strongly impressed a gathering of top Republican officials here Tuesday, with many high-ranking GOP officials saying the governor would be their top choice if he entered the presidential race.

May 17, 2011

GOP fundraising tactic avoids cash limits

Republican officials are getting a first peek at what's being called a "sky's the limit" approach to funding the party's 2012 campaigns across the country - from the presidential race down to mayoral contests.

May 15, 2011
**FILE** Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee: I will not seek a presidential nomination

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Saturday night he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination, stepping aside after a long publicity build-up in which he dropped hints that he would join the race.

May 14, 2011
Gingrich

Humbled Gingrich to launch 2012 bid

Newt Gingrich vowed Tuesday that his 2012 run for the GOP presidential nomination will be free of the intellectual arrogance and personal disorganization that he concedes marred his tenure as speaker of the U.S. House in the 1990s.

May 10, 2011
Associated Press Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, long thought to be weighing a presidential bid, said Monday that he will make it official on Wednesday. He will address the Georgia Republican Party convention on Friday, aides said. He represented a Georgia district in Congress for 20 years.

Gingrich set to join race for presidency

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, counting on Republican primary voters to show a preference for experience over a fresh face, will formally enter the 2012 Republican presidential nomination race this week.

May 9, 2011