All posts tagged "Governor Sarah Palin"

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, riding resurgent momentum as the party's front-runner, took aim at rival Rick Perry on Thursday by releasing the Texas governors jobs plan -- a 114-page empty book.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will announce on Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2012, ending weeks of feverish speculation that he might shake up a wide-open Republican race with a dramatic late entrance.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Wednesday she was pausing her "One Nation" bus tour to answer the call of jury duty and denied media reports her much-hyped multi-state jaunt had been cut short.

The midterm elections brought big wins for the Republicans but they also exposed fractures within the party. Fox News' Juan Williams described Sunday what he called a "civil war" between the establishment Republicans and the tea party.

Next fall, US politics will officially become a reality show.

Former President George W. Bush keeps it relatively tame in his new book, "Decision Points," which is out next week. But behind the scenes, he's reportedly been critical of former presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) and now-President Barack Obama. And he lays it thick on onetime Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin.