Newt Gingrich

Stephen R. Covey dies at 79; wrote influential self-help bestseller

2012-07-17 00:00:00

Stephen R. Covey, a former Brigham Young University business professor who blended personal self-help and management theory in a massive bestseller, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died Monday at a hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was 79....

Nestle promises action on Ivory Coast child-labor violations

2012-06-29 12:10:00

Nestle, the world’s largest food company, said it would do more to eradicate child labor and other worker violations in its Ivory Coast cocoa supply chain after an outside report pointed out a range of problems. The West African country provides...

McManus: The Obama edge

2012-06-28 00:00:00

On paper, June looked like a bad month for President Obama. It began with a gaffe, his lighthearted comment that "the private sector is doing fine." Then the Federal Reserve revised its growth forecast downward, making it clear that 8% unemployment is...

Goldberg: Which kind of capitalism? A debate for Obama and Romney

2012-05-22 00:00:00

The current debate over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is shaping up to be a centerpiece of the presidential campaign. The Romney campaign should have seen this coming. If Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were willing to rip Romney for being too...

Billionaires buy Wisconsin recall election for Scott Walker

2012-06-07 05:05:00

Surrounded by dozens of supporters at an evening campaign rally in Madison on May 30, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin’s tumultuous recall election, had something encouraging to tell the crowd: The fact...

Weekend TV Talk Shows: Newt Gingrich; Rudy Giuliani; Antonio Villaraigosa

2012-05-25 21:37:38

McManus: A Plan C for Afghanistan

2012-03-15 00:00:00

President Obama has long been criticized by Republicans for his purportedly inadequate zeal in pursuing the war in Afghanistan. He was criticized sharply from the right for his plan to draw down troops over three years; too fast, they said. So it's...

George H.W. Bush calls Mitt Romney 'best choice' for GOP

2011-12-22 12:08:00

Former President George H.W. Bush is calling Mitt Romney the Republican Party's "best choice" in the 2012 race, the latest and perhaps most prominent statement of support for the former Massachusetts governor from the GOP establishment. Bush, in an...

'Super PAC' leaders profit from lack of oversight

2012-02-22 18:38:00

The Red White and Blue Fund, a "super PAC" backing the presidential bid of Republican Rick Santorum, paid more than half a million dollars last month to a newly formed direct mail firm. The owner of that company? None other than Nick Ryan, a former...

Presidential campaign inevitably boosts war with Iran

2012-03-09 05:00:00

Who’s ready to go to war with Iran? Oh, I forgot. Since we now have an army of professionals, none of the rest of us is actually required to go to war. And, since we now allow commanders-in-chief to unilaterally send that army into battle...

Campaign music: Politicians are playing their song

2012-05-14 21:36:32

Skylight Books joins Occupy actions for May Day

2012-05-01 16:35:04

U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt, left, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Clinton welcome President Mandela during a 1998 visit to Washington.

2013-03-09 10:13:00

Pregnant Snooki Gushes Over Newt Gingrich

2012-07-19 15:45:00

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