The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate voted unanimously to override Gov. Mitt Romney's veto of a bill to require all workers on public construction projects to have at least 10 hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration sa The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate...
The battle over access to emergency contraception-popularly known as the morning-after pill or "Plan B"-is heating up. Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney recently vetoed a bill that would give that state's residents easier access to Plan B, reneThe battle over access to emergency contraception-popularly known as the morning-after pill or "Plan...
I'm listening to Mitt Romney's Super Tuesday speech, and he's raising the specter of economic disaster in America. Our economy, he says, is in a "long-term slide as we're competing with Asia in particular…we can't continue to allow our economy to be weakened." Romney thus is part...
One industry analyst called it the biggest shake-up in the fast-food business since Ray Kroc retired from McDonald's Corp. Tom Monaghan, founder, chairman and CEO of Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza Inc., announced Friday he is retiring from the companyOne industry analyst called it the biggest shake-up...
WASHINGTON, AFP — This week's first presidential debate of the 2008 general election will pit a homely "straight talker" against the most gifted orator of his generation. In truth, however, Republican John McCain has long since ditched the freewheeling style of communication that was his trademark to stay...
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has endorsed Republican Bill Dew in the 2nd Congressional District. The endorsement is not a surprise, as leading Republicans and Democrats normally endorse their party's candidates. Dew is challenging four-term incumbent Rep. Jim Matheson, D- Utah, in a...
ATHERTON, Calif. -- Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman helped build the online auctioneer into an American icon and transform the way individuals do business on the Internet. Her status in Silicon Valley rivaled that of Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison when she left the company this year after...
Congress should appoint Mitt Romney as chairman of the new corporation that will be formed to take on the illiquid debt. As the "Turnaround King," he is probably the most equipped, most networked and most knowledgeable business person they could appoint. He also could arguably have the...
At simple view, AI Cardenas is a founding partner of the law firm Tew Cardenas, LLP, where he heads the Advocacy and Government Affairs Group. He's also considered a top lobbyist in Washington, D.C., but behind that daily role, there is much more history and prominence behind the name. Cardenas...
The 2008 presidential primary campaign was filled with firsts. It was the first time since 1928 that no incumbent current officeholder from either party was running. It was also the first time that an African-American Democrat Barack Obama, a woman Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, and a Mormon Republican Mitt Romney...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain has decided on his running mate, two Republican strategists in contact with McCain's campaign said Wednesday. He is expected to reveal his choice at a rally at a basketball arena in Dayton, Ohio, at 11 a.m. on Friday. McCain's decision is known...
The leading Republican vice-presidential hopefuls have been auditioning this week - not in front of friendly rallies but here in the lair of the enemy, crashing the Democratic convention party. Once upon a time, each political party graciously ceded the stage to the other during its summer...
DENVER -- The man often mentioned as John McCain's choice of running mate came to the site of the Democratic convention on Tuesday to call Barack Obama unfit for election. Mitt Romney, the runner-up in this year's Republican primaries, spent the day doing interviews, including one inside the...
DENVER -- For a man whose life could change forever next week if chosen as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was relaxed, upbeat and in full GOP attack mode Tuesday as he invaded a town full of Democrats. He traveled to Denver, he said, to...
Republican Mitt Romney, still seen as a top contender for his party's vice-presidential nomination, will be campaigning in the shadow of the Democratic National Convention in Denver today on behalf of the GOP. Romney is one of several well-known Republicans going to Colorado during this week's Democratic...
Massachusetts lawmakers voted last month to repeal a 1913 law that had the effect of preventing out-of-state gay or lesbian couples from being married in the Bay State. Following the state Senate's previous voice-vote action, the state House of Representatives approved the measure by a 118-to-35 vote on July 29....
TheChristian Science Monitor today announces that it will hold dailyversions of its signature Monitor Breakfast series at the DemocraticNational Convention in Denver, Colo. this week. Each event will featurerepresentatives from either the Obama or McCain campaigns, including HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The DNC Monitor...
DENVER AP -- They're grossly outnumbered by a swarm of Democrats, but national Republicans have set up shop in Denver. While the spotlight naturally is focused on Barack Obama, Republicans have set up an effort to grab media coverage, or at least offer some balance. ...
Utah Republicans staged a grown-up version of Red Rover on Saturday, successfully paving the way for delegates previously committed to Mitt Romney to come over to presumptive candidate John McCain's side of the playing field. The switch was made possible by a Republican Central Committee proposal, approved...
At Marriott International, Chairman Bill Marriott has not only contributed the maximum $4,600 to Republican John McCain's presidential campaign, he's also an active McCain "bundler," who has raised between $100,000 and $250,000 from others. At the table at Marriott board meetings is director Debra Lee, chairwoman of BET...
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