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April 14, 2012

Underdog in Giffords Special Positioned to Be Force in Arizona Politics

Underdog in Giffords Special Positioned to Be Force in Arizona Politics

(Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

Who is Martha McSally? That’s the question being asked in GOP political circles in Arizona and Washington, D.C., over the past several months.

The retired Air Force colonel is among the Republicans running in the special election to succeed former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). She probably will not win the primary, but some important Republicans wish she would.

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By Abby Livingston Posted at 11:15 a.m.
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Ariz.-2, Ariz.-8, Arizona, House 2012, Open Seat, People, Primaries, Republicans, Special Election, Tossup

March 26, 2012

Obama Campaign Staffs Up Biden Team

President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has hired senior staff to aid Vice President Joseph Biden.

Sheila Nix has been named chief of staff to the vice president; Scott Mulhauser has been named deputy chief of staff; Sam B. “Trip” King III has been named political director; Amy Dudley has been named press secretary; Nora Cohen has been named deputy director of advance; and Virginia Lance has been named scheduler. Full story

By David M. Drucker Posted at 10:09 a.m.
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Barack Obama, Democrats, People, Presidential 2012

March 7, 2012

Hawaii: Linda Lingle Explains Being Wooed to Run

Hawaii: Linda Lingle Explains Being Wooed to Run

(Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

The story of how former Gov. Linda Lingle (R-Hawaii) decided to run for Senate in a year President Barack Obama tops the ballot dates back to the middle of her second term as governor.

That’s when National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) began recruiting Lingle, she said Wednesday in an interview with Roll Call. Full story

By Kyle Trygstad Posted at 11:59 p.m.
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Hawaii Senate, People, Republicans, Senate 2012

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