February 14, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Chicago Tribune: Romney joins '08 race for GOP nomination
Detroit News: Native son Romney targets 'values vote'
NY Times: Claiming Outsider Status, Romney Says He’ll Seek White House
Boston Globe: Romney formally announces run for president
Salt Lake Tribune: It's official: Romney runs for president
MSNBC: Romney lays down challenge to Republican rivals
AP/Sidoti: Romney launches White House bid
AP: Romney on the Issues
NY Daily News: Romney sez: Make me 1st Mormon Prez
The Caucus: The Obama-Romney Media Rundown
Newsday: Romney declares
American Spectator: Ted Olson Supporting Giuliani
NY Daily News: City slicker Rudy hits the Farm Belt
NY Sun: Giuliani's Bid Could Ride on Success of Compstat
Newsday: Rudy talks issues, dodges land mines
Reason: Rudy Giuliani tries to split the difference on abortion
American Spectator: The Rudy Dilemma
National Review: Rudy the Rude
USA Today/Gallup: Giuliani 40%, McCain 24%
AP: McCain courting Christian conservatives
Dick Morris: Here comes Newt
NY Daily News: Mario sez: It's about charisma, money and...
NATIONAL
Politico: Rove: 2008 Race Is Already Too Much, Too Soon
CNS News: McConnell Sets a New Tone for Senate Republicans
NEW YORK
Quinnipiac: New York Voters Like 'Steamroller' Spitzer 2 - 1
NY Daily News: DiNapoli death threat
NY Post: DiNapoli 'thrax scare
NY Sun: With Spitzer, Health Groups Change Tactics
NY Times: Lawmakers Feel Heat Over Comptroller Choice, and Not Just From Spitzer
Rochester D&C: GOP wants voters to fill state vacancies
Newsday: He's no pol pleaser, but poll loves Spitzer
Newsday: 'Steamroller' Spitzer getting good marks
Newsday: Letters: Jabs at Mondello unwarranted
Albany TU: Editorial: Stick to it, Mr. Spitzer
Albany TU: Visit shows all quiet on the Colonie front
FLORIDA
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Crist says gay marriage ban not good use for GOP cash
Orlando Sentinel: Crist: Taxes a bigger priority than gay-marriage ban
CALIFORNIA
LA Times: CA Senate agrees to move '08 vote to Feb.
GEORGIA
AP: Georgia Congressman Norwood Dies at 65
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune: Rove strikes conciliatory note at GOP luncheon
SLPD: Rove lays out plan to boost the fortunes of Illinois' ailing Republican Party
ARIZONA
Arizona Republic: Consultant to run GOP in Arizona
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February 13, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Newsday: Rudy talks issues, dodges land mines
AP: Giuliani inches closer to official presidential bid announcement
NY Daily News: Rudy's electoral dreams
CNN: Romney to kick off White House bid
Worchester Telegram: Romney’s run starts for real today
Boston Globe: Romney to kick off race in Mich.
National Review: Mitt Romney’s Endurance Race
AP: Romney to Enter 2008 Presidential Race
AP: Jewish Group Blasts Romney Over Henry Ford
Boston Herald: Some donors ditch Romney for McCain
Dick Morris: Hillary's Nightmare: Ralph Nader
NATIONAL
Cato Institute: A Republican Party for the Future
Politico: Martin Frost: The Message or the Machine?
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Karl Rove praises Lincoln's strategy
NEW YORK
NY Sun: NYC Mayor Sets A National Campaign On Health
NY Post: Bruno: Dream on, Gov
Newsday: Spitzer continues his campaign against status quo
AP: NY Senate approves Spitzer's nominee to state's highest court
Newsday: Moving up New York presidential primary being considered
NY Post: Silver backs bumping up NY primary
Albany TU: Jurczynski out of state job
NY Post: DiNapoli fails to impress staff
NY Times: On Tour to Talk Up Budget Plan, Spitzer Stays on Attack
NY Daily News: Bulldog Spitzer rips pol
NY Post: Mondello blames Eliot (& Bush)
CALIFORNIA
North Country Times: Ron Nehring looks to take local success statewide
KENTUCKY
Cincinnati Post: GOP leader urges party to embrace core values
FLORIDA
News-Press: State party leader: GOP still backs gay marriage ban
ILLINOIS
Pantagraph: Rove speaks to Illinois Republicans
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February 12, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
NY Sun: Rural Californians Abuzz as Giuliani Is Set To Visit
Boston Globe: Giuliani gets warm reception in Calif.
ABC News: Giuliani: Gun Control Helped Lower Crime
Baltimore Sun: Views of Giuliani put GOP to the test
LA Times: Giuliani praises Bush's Iraq policy, foresight
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Rudy the uniter
NY Magazine: Is Mitt Romney the Right Man?
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Romney courts Missouri state GOP
Iowa State Daily: Thompson praised for welfare reform
Real Clear Politics: Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhere
US News: Nobody Does It to the Dems Like Newt
Washington Times: First primaries could call the races
John Fund: Pass the Salt
Robert Novak: Not Sold On Clinton
American Spectator: Party Like It's 1992
NATIONAL
RealClearPolitics: For Democrats, Time to Pad Senate Majority and Think 60 Seats
NEW YORK
NY Post: Spitz's plot vs. Shelly
Albany Times Union: Spitzer won't pull any punches
Newsday: Spitzer's first 40 days with Legislature: Strategy or naivete?
NY Sun: Official: No Special Favors for Spitzer Donor
NY Sun: Spitzer's rage
Newsday: Ineptitude's a member of both parties
Albany Times Union: Bruno seeks fun in the sun once again
Rochester D&C: Joseph Robach says he'll remain a Republican in the state Senate
Rochester D&C: Robach sticking with GOP
Rochester D&C: Change in state Senate
NY Post: Both parties' pols push early New York primary
CALIFORNIA
Orange County Register: Ron Nehring is elected CA GOP chairman
LA Times: Presidential hopefuls will have to cast wide net for delegates
Sacramento Bee: Moderates walking a fine line
SF Chronicle: Many GOP activists riled by governor
Calif. Progress Report: Full text of Gov's speech to the CA Republican Convention
SF Chronicle: Presidential hopefuls swarm the Golden State
FLORIDA
News-Press: Book lambastes Jeb, predicted presidential bid
Herald Tribune: Jeb Bush no darling to some
Sun-Sentinel: Crist's record
ALABAMA
Decatur Daily: Hubbard becomes state GOP chairman
AP: Alabama House minority leader becomes state GOP chairman
KENTUCKY
AP: RNC chairman speaks to party faithful in western Kentucky
MISSOURI
Springfield News-Leader: Governor garners laughs at rally
Columbia Daily Tribune: Talent laments on campaigns, the future and Mitt Mania
ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun-Times: Light a candle for GOP: It hasn't got a prayer in dark-blue Illinois
WASHINGTON
Seattle Times: GOP chairman Esser must think suburban
MICHIGAN
Lansing State Journal: Tensions high at GOP state convention
CONNECTICUT
Hartford Courant: At GOP Forum, No Mention Of Rell's Income Tax Proposal
VIRGINIA
Washington Times: 'We can win' in N.Va., GOP faithful reassured
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February 11, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Washington Post: Giuliani Strikes a Note With California GOP
NY Post: Rudy's California gold rush
NY Times: Giuliani Announces Candidacy, or Then Again, Maybe Not
San Diego Union Tribune: Giuliani speaks of leadership to California GOP faithful
SF Chronicle: 'America's mayor' praises Bush in state GOP speech
Newsday: America should shun the authoritarian Giuliani
NY Sun: Giuliani: "I Am Committed"
Seattle Times: Giuliani goes to the mat for Bush
Capital Notes: "Tough Crowd, Tough Crowd!"
NY Daily News: Rudy skirts edge of 'formal' Prez declaration
Sacramento Bee: Giuliani greeted warmly by CA GOP
Detroit News: Mich. GOP meets in Grand Rapids to hear presidential hopefuls
Chicago Sun-Times: Early lineup is letting Republicans run closer to the middle
WSJ: So who's the tax-cutting, reform candidate?
AP: Romney drawing support from many of Missouri's top Republicans
NEW YORK
NY Post: Spitzer targets enemy's hidden Silver treasure
NY Post: Testy Pol gets 'F' in fiscal ed.
ARIZONA
Arizona Republic: State GOP upheaval worries Democrats
MISSOURI
AP: Russell re-elected as MO state Republican chairman
KENTUCKY
Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky GOP leader Brock to step down
Lexington Herald-Leader: State GOP party chairman resigns
INDIANA
IndyStar: GOP selects county chair, postpones mayoral pick
ALABAMA
Birmingham News: Hubbard unanimously wins GOP chair
UTAH
Deseret News: Greene elected Utah GOP chief
FLORIDA
Bradenton Herald: GOP official quits party VP race
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February 10, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Ventura County Star: Giuliani to star at CA GOP convention
SF Chronicle: State's Republicans vet 'America's mayor'
The Caucus: Giuliani's internal conflict
NY Times: Giuliani Shifts Abortion Speech Gently to Right
CBS News: Red-Blooded Rudy
Newsday: Conservatives target Rudy
AP: Romney Affirms Opposition to Abortion
Newsday: GOP presidential candidates lining up Mich. supporters for 2008
AP: Huckabee Defends Traditional Marriages
NATION
SJ-R: Rove has little to say about Obama
Charlotte Observer: Who'll implode? Who'll reload? Carville `knows'
Newsday: House GOP Blasts Pelosi for Plane Request
NEW YORK
NY Times: Given a Fine, Hevesi Praises His Successor
NY Daily News: Hev's love and ruin
NY Post: 'Your fall from grace has been total'
Newsday: Spitzer continues fight over NY comptroller as Hevesi sentenced
NY Daily News: Sheldon only has kind words after Spitzer rips 'integrity'
NY Post: Spitzer wants Silver booted
Newsday: Former Brookhaven GOP fundraiser charged with money laundering
Queens Tribune: Maltese Out As GOP Head, Ragusa In
Newsday: Editorial: Nassau GOP, end Mondello's reign
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Bee: California Republican Convention: Governor speaks to GOP
San Diego Union Tribune: Governor tells GOP he's one of them
Sacramento Bee: Schwarzenegger plays to the party faithful at convention
San Jose Mercury News: Schwarzenegger tells GOP he's still `a proud Republican'
Ventura County Star: Governor reaffirms loyalty to GOP
SF Chronicle: Carla Marinucci: McClintock calls off truce with Schwarzenegger
NY Times: Hungry for Change, a Pair of Governors Are Served Humble Pie
Alameda Times Star: Judge dismisses suit against Brown
Fresno Bee: Judge denies GOP bid to declare Jerry Brown ineligible
San Diego Union Tribune: County GOP chief expected to take CA state leadership post
FLORIDA
Palm Beach Post: Crist aims to steer Florida GOP toward center
GEORGIA
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Perdue ready to pick a side in GOP chairmanship race
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg American: Barbour to start campaign with tour
MISSOURI
AP: Gov. Blunt turns comedian at Republican conference
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February 9, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Peggy Noonan: New York, New York: Rudy vs. Hillary in 2008?
NY Daily News: Rudy, Hil top party polls for Prez run
Huntington News: Editorial: What a Giuliani-Hillary Match-up Will Mean
American Spectator: Damn Yankee
CQ: Giuliani’ s Social Views Could Be His Downfall
Mona Charon: New York Conservative
The Australian: Gingrich should run: Murdoch
Naples News: Newt’s not running -- yet
News-Press: Gingrich addresses Lee Republicans
DC Confidential: Gingrich Hijacks 'Straight Talk Express'
Naples News: Gingrich says he's not ready to declare his presidential intentions yet
Arizona Republic: Tough stands a risk for McCain
Huntsville Times: 2 AL state GOP officials to join McCain effort
AZ Central: McCain's controversial hires
CBS News: McCain Courts Wary Bloggers
Powerline: About that McCain staff blogger outreach call
IowaPolitics: McCain, Gramm Set to Visit Iowa Feb. 17
Hotline: McCain To Iowa
Hugh Hewitt: Senator McCain's Blogger
Boston Herald: Mitt’s game plan looking like flip side of Kerry’s
AP: Romney heading to vote-rich S.C. before New Hampshire
Washington Times: '08 slate without standout for GOP
NATIONAL
The Hill: Three vulnerables buck parties; loyal Sununu, Smith under fire
NEW YORK
Times Ledger: Maltese leaves top GOP post
Queens Gazette: Maltese Steps Down As Queens GOP Chair, Replaced By Ragusa
Politicker: Maltese: No Defections
NY Times: More Records Subpoenaed in U.S. Inquiry Into Bruno
Albany TU: Tonko in talks with Spitzer's administration
NY Times: N.Y. Governor Escalates Feud With Legislature
NY Sun: Governor Hits ‘A Wall' With Legislature
NY Daily News: Eliot rips pols and pals alike
NY Post: Sluggo Spitzer: Raging Bull: I'll knock out Shel
NY Post: DiNapoli's day 1 dilemma
NY Daily News: Who knows, DiNapoli may be okay, say two old pros
Albany TU: Victor, DiNapoli knew peers, game
New York Press: NY Senate: Who's Flippin' Who?
AP: State Senate's GOP majority fading fast
Poughkeepsie Journal: Governor could promote Bonacic to boost control
Albany TU: Minority leader sees new Senate
Albany TU: Hevesi sentenced to probation, fine
NY Daily News: Hevesi to be fined 5G in chauffeur scandal
CALIFORNIA
LA Times: Latinos lob a few words at governor
Sacramento Bee: Wary Republicans to greet governor
SF Chronicle: Outgoing state GOP chair wants party to take more pragmatic view
LA Daily News: California GOP hoping to regroup
American Spectator: The New Byzantium
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Inquirer: Taubenberger launches GOP mayoral campaign
Philadelphia Inquirer: GOP has mayoral candidate: Taubenberger
AP: Republican business leader announces bid for Philly mayor
VIRGINIA
CQ: Virginia’s 2008 Senate Riddle: Two Warners, One Warner or No Warner
MARYLAND
Washington Times: GOP dismisses civility's return to Annapolis
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times: Partisan groups are highlighting candidates in nonpartisan races
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February 8, 2007
'08 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Dick Morris: Hillary and Rudy could wrap it up this year
Human Events: The Arrival of Rudy
UW Badger Herald: Giuliani right for president
Angus Reid: Republicans 2008: Giuliani 27%, McCain 19%
Reuters: Giuliani 9/11 actions may fuel campaign debate
American Thinker: The Chicago Tribune's Pre-emptive Strike on Rudy Giuliani
CNN: Poll: New Hampshire primary race tightens
American Spectator: He's Ready If You Are
NY Sun: Not Since T.R.
CSM: In GOP presidential race, McCain slips; Giuliani gains luster
Hotline: McCain Looks To Steal Some Mass. Republicans
Salt Lake Tribune: Romney, battered over social issues, shifts focus to economics
MLive: Romney appeals to fiscal conservatives
FoxNews: Romney to Announce Presidential Bid
MLive: Presidential hopeful Romney gives major policy speech in Detroit
Detroit News: Romney touts leaner government in first major policy speech
Conservative Voice: The Conservative 'Mitt Split'
The Hill: Romney’s about-face on campaign funding
NY Sun: A Long Shot for 2008, Dodd Raises More Money Than His Rivals
NATIONAL
Novak: Who Won in the Senate?
NRO: Steeling the Future
The Hill: NRCC fleshes out its staff
The Hill: House GOP to launch ‘radio addresses’
The Hill: House panel trio move into senior lobbying posts
NEW YORK
Rochester D&C: DiNapoli picked for state comptroller
Albany TU: Snub draws Spitzer's ire
Newsday: DiNapoli picked for state comptroller
NY Times: Legislators Pick a Comptroller, Defying Spitzer
NY Times: Thomas P. DiNapoli, a Nice Guy Who Wound Up Finishing First
NY Sun: Spitzer Fury Erupts Over Legislature
NY Daily News: Shelly's controller pick a slap at Eliot
NY Post: Gov rips traitor pols
NY Post: GOP helped Dems win Shel game
Troy Record: Spitzer: Decision is 'turning point'
NY Times: Prospect of Seizing Control of the NY Senate Leaves NY Democrats Giddy
CQ: Democrats Make Gains in Nassau County
Newsday: Johnson win aids Spitzer
Newsday: Win and loss for Spitzer, no win for GOP
Newsday: Johnson seat seen going to ally
WNYT: Republican State Senator considers joining Spitzer's team
NY Daily News: At least $100 a vote spent in key state Senate race on L.I.
NY Times: Spitzer Reappoints Kaye as State’s Top Judge
CONNECTICUT
Hartford Courant: Rell's Plan To Tax, Spend Wows Democrats, Jars GOP
Hartford Courant: After Avoiding Controversy, Rell Courts It With Reform Plans
NY Times: Rell Proposes More Money for Schools and Tax Increases
NY Times: Rell Seeks Tax Increase to Raise $3 Billion for Connecticut’s Public Schools
NewsTimes: Rell unveils budget plan
OHIO
Dayton Daily News: Fairborn's DeWine seeks key Ohio GOP post
Canton Rep: Regula backs Romney's bid for president
ALABAMA
Atmore Advance: Family affair at Gov. Riley's inauguration
FLORIDA
Palm Beach Post: GOP race for Mahoney seat heats up
VIRGINIA
Washington Times: Stafford senator targeted by right
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