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GOP governors are upbeat about 2010

Wins in N.J., Va. bode well, Barbour says

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Republican governors are in a buoyant mood at their annual gathering here, with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour arguing his party's Nov. 3 gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey presage a repeat of the historic 1994 Republican congressional elections sweep.

Steele celebrates GOP wins, plays defense on N.Y. race

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

An ebullient Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele on Wednesday modestly credited conservative and Republican activists and volunteers a day after breakthrough gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey - races into which Mr. Steele's RNC pumped a combined total of $13 million.

Michael Steele faces test in electoral races

Web site, few gaffes cited as progress

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Things are looking up for the once-beleaguered Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele on the eve of his first Election Day since getting the party's top job.

Pataki endorses Hoffman for N.Y. seat

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

NEW YORK | Former New York Gov. George Pataki on Thursday endorsed Doug Hoffman, the conservative candidate for the special congressional election to a seat in upstate New York next month.

Phillips feted for Conservative Caucus work

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Conservative pioneer Howard Phillips, founder of the Conservative Caucus 35 years ago, was being honored Wednesday evening by Texas GOP Rep. Ron Paul, fundraisers Richard Viguerie and Richard Norman, and other top conservative figures at a gala celebration at an Arlington hotel.

Sanford impeachment hearing nixed

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford escaped an impeachment hearing Tuesday when House Speaker Bobby Herrel, a fellow Republican, ruled an impeachment resolution was out of order.

Impeachment of Sanford may stall

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

A fellow Republican lawmaker's expected impeachment move against South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will go nowhere unless new information against Mr. Sanford surfaces during a special session of the state legislature that begins Tuesday, state Republican officials told The Washington Times.

Perry, Hutchison lock horns in Texas race

GOP governor's race gets messy

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Republican infighting is getting nasty early in Texas' gubernatorial primary race.

Pawlenty sounds like a candidate for 2012

Obama agenda takes beating

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty threatened to invoke states' rights over President Obama's health care plan and quipped that the "main benefit" of what he called the market-distorting, taxpayer-financed "Cash for Clunkers" program was that it "got a lot of cars with Obama stickers off the road."