After prison stint, former Providence, R.I., mayor eyes comeback
PROVIDENCE R.I. (Reuters) – The man who ran Providence, Rhode Island, for 22 of the past 50 years is convinced that his hometown needs him again and isn’t going to let a little thing like the five years he spent in prison on a racketeering conviction s…
Texas Governor Perry calls indictment politically motivated
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, said on Saturday an indictment against him for abuse of power was a political move that he intends to fight.
Texas Governor Perry calls indictment politically motivated
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, said on Saturday an indictment against him for abuse of power was a political move that he intends to fight.
Montana Democrats pick state lawmaker as U.S. Senate candidate
(Reuters) – Democrats in Montana on Saturday nominated a one-term state representative, Amanda Curtis, as their candidate for U.S. Senate to replace incumbent Senator John Walsh who quit the race following a controversy over his suspected plagiarism.
Texas Governor Perry calls indictment politically motivated
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, said on Saturday an indictment against him for abuse of power was a political move that he intends to fight.
“I’m the mayor,” claim two men in small Florida town
MIAMI Fla (Reuters) – Both the sitting mayor and his predecessor in a small town near Miami are claiming the community’s top spot after a federal jury this week cleared suspended Mayor Michael Pizzi of corruption charges.
German security recorded at least one Kerry conversation: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign intelligence agency recorded at least one phone conversation held by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a German magazine said on Saturday, potentially embarrassing Berlin which has reprimanded Washington for its s…
Senator declares victory after storm-delayed Hawaii primary
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A U.S. Senator claimed victory on Friday in Hawaii’s Democratic primary election, after voting in one precinct was delayed by a tropical storm, though his opponent had not ruled out an appeal to the state’s top court.
Texas Governor Perry indicted for abuse of power
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted on Friday by a grand jury in Texas on two counts of abuse of power and coercion over a funding veto he made last year that was seen as being intended to force a local prosecutor to resign….
After crisis-filled start, Obama’s vacation pace slows for a day
OAK BLUFFS Mass. (Reuters) – Nearly a week after arriving on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to take his first full day off since the start of his summer retreat.
