Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act, next ruling could go further
Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on hold, while the Supreme Court weakened another section of the Voting Rights Act with a ruling from Arizo[...]
Rove names 10 potential GOP nominees for president
Karl Rove's speech at the downtown Phoenix Sheraton Tuesday started out with about as much intrigue as I expected from the top political advisor for former President George W. Bush; for the first half-hour he flaunted an uncanny grasp for statistics as he explained exactly what's wrong with the health care law and predicted how the 2012 elections would pan out if voters followed the same patterns [...]
Rove says there’s no 2012 presidential front-runner for GOP
Political strategist Karl Rove says there's no front-runner for the Republican Party's 2012 presidential nomination.
Protesters to greet former White House aide Karl Rove
Former White House aide and television news commentator Karl Rove is set to deliver remarks Tuesday before the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. He'll likely discuss last week's Republican congressional victories.
National groups pump nearly $1M into last-minute ads for Horne, Rotellini
Many Democrats view the attorney general’s race as their best chance of winning a statewide office in 2010, and national organizations from both sides have spent nearly $1 million in the final weeks of the campaign.