Not a single major candidate has signed up to take taxpayer- supported matching funds for his presidential campaign this year, signaling the death of the system that had controlled campaigns since the Watergate era. Iowa's caucuses are already in the books and New Hampshire's primary looms on Tuesday, but out of the 324 people who had filed statements of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission as of this weekend, only one, Buddy Roemer, has requested funding.
It's getting difficult to keep track of the Republican challengers to U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., for next year's election. To test your knowledge of the expanding slate of candidates for the GOP Senate nomination, we're going to play a game. Match the candidate name in Column A with an identifying characteristic about that person in Column B:
Former GOP vice-presidential candidate and Fox News contributor Sarah Palin has finally decided not to run for president. Now the race begins. As long as the dynamic and media-savvy Palin remained a possible GOP candidate, a shadow hung over each of the declared candidates - none of whom can match her skills or ability to excite conservative voters.
World champion Viswanathan Anand won a tournament and sent a message last week with his 4 1/2-1 1/2 rapid-match triumph over Spanish GM Alexei Shirov in the 24th annual Masters Tournament in the Spanish city of Leon. The Indian champion, a multiple winner at Leon, learned late last month that he will face Israeli GM Boris Gelfand in a title defense match next year. His convincing win over Shirov, a former world- champion candidate himself, demonstrated that Anand will not easily surrender the crown he won in 2007.
In the current economy, managers are more concerned than ever about the repercussions of hiring mistakes. Even with a wide choice of applicants for open positions, finding the right one is not always easy. With so much on the line, taking the time to evaluate each candidate's fit can make all the difference between an average match and a great one. Following are tips for spotting hiring red flags: 1. Avoid "short-termers." 2. Skip the critics. 3. Look for specific accomplishments. 3. Don't overlook overqualification. 4. Beware of blowhards.
Neither candidate in the Montgomery County treasurer's election wants to call their contest a grudge match, but the lingering feelings between former co-workers is plain. Republican Jennifer Ford, whose 17 years in the treasurer's office ended in February 2010, is running against her former boss, Democrat Richard Shelton, the treasurer since 2003.
In the latest Public Policy nationwide 2012 presidential poll, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the only Republican candidate to lead President Obama in a head-to-head match-up. The poll found Huckabee leading Obama 47 percent to 44 percent, while all of the other GOP hopefuls such as Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich trailed Obama.
Republicans are still having a tough time find the right candidate to take him on. "[...] of who Republicans nominate, their candidate can't match Sen. Reid's proven track record delivering for by creating jobs and working to get the economy back on track," says Brandon Hall.
The West Glenburn Community Club will hold a benefit dinner for the family of Laura Cust, whose 22-year-old daughter, Jessica Cust, "has lived with the traumatic affects of ill health" from a defective heart and for several years has been on a waiting list for a heart transplant, WGCC secretary Brenda Moody told me. After years of surgeries and treatment, Jessica recently qualified as a candidate for a heart transplant and a match was found for her.
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