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11 to watch in 2011

Washington Examiner - 1day 5hrs ago

Clockwise from top left: Golfer Tiger Woods, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, House Speaker John Boehner, former vice-presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan, Montgomery County C…

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Radtke's Republican Run for Senate excites Tea Party base

Examiner.com - 2 days ago

Jamie Brown Radtke, President of the Richmond Tea Party and recently resigned chairman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots, has filed the necessary notice of candidacy for the United States Senate this week. Radtke will run for the Republican nomin…

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Tallying up 2010's political winners and losers

Washington Post - 2 days ago

Time to settle the accounts for 2010. In the zero-sum game of political capital, our region has had its Warren Buffetts and its Bernie Madoffs. Here's how they sort out: D.C. winner: Michelle Rhee. The schools chancellor once spoke of sticking …

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Senate 2012: How Did It Go So Wrong So Fast?

Bearing Drift - 3 days ago

Ugh. It’s not even 2011 and that’s my sentiments about the 2012 Republican nomination battle. While most of the state is not paying attention to this intra-party nonsense, the posturing by the Candidates and soon-to-be Candidates has …

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Virginia gets a Tea Party challenger

CNN Political Ticker - 4 days ago

(CNN) - The 2012 Senate campaign in Virginia has its first Tea Party Candidate. Jamie Radtke, head of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots, filed federal papers to run for the Republican nomination for Virginia's Senate seat currently held by Dem…

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Powhatans Rojcewicz looks to Prince William as example to cut deficits

Examiner.com - 4 days ago

Todd Rojcewicz, who is running for the 4thDistrict Supervisor in Powhatan as the Republican Candidate, is looking to Prince William County as a model to follow for fiscal restraint and hard decisions." This past November, the people of the United …

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Republican campaign committee names top 2012 Senate targets

The Hill - 4 days ago

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has its eye on five key races it hopes will pave the way for the GOP to take the majority in the upper chamber in 2012. NRSC Executive Director Ron Jesmer said in an interview with CNN.com pub…

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Va Tea Party activist seeks GOP Senate nomination

Washington Examiner - 4 days ago

Virginia Tea Party Activist Jamie Radtke has filed a notice of candidacy to run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. The Chesterfield County resident recently stepped down as chairwoman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots. The Senate …

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