GOP

Describes motivation process for creativity with emphasis on intrinsic motivation by Corey K Katir

After telling political observers Monday to aremove my name from the lista of potential Mitt Romney running mates, Tim Pawlenty sounded more open to joining the Republican presidential ticket on Thursday. aHeas going to have a lot of great people to pick from,a Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, said on MSNBC. aObviously, anyone would be honored to serve if asked.a Asked if he is being vetted by the Romney campaign, Pawlenty did not say yes or no.

Mitt Romney today showed that he is closing the Democratic fund-raising gap, taking in $40.1 million in conjunction with the Republican National Committee and a new Romney aVictorya committee established as he emerged as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. The total is just shy of the $43.6 million President Obama and the Democratic National Committee said they raised last month. Romney and the Republican National Committee now have $61.4 million cash on hand, Romneyas campaign said in a statement.

The primary loss of Richard Lugar, a powerful voice of foreign policy for Republicans for three-plus decades, reshuffles the political deck for Indiana and beyond. For John F. Kerry, his Democratic counterpart on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the loss is both personal and professional. aThis is a tragedy for the Senate and the loss is particularly felt by all of us who have been privileged to serve with Dick on the Foreign Relations Committee,aa Kerry said in a statement minutes after Lugar lost the GOP primary to Richard E. Mourdock, the stateas treasurer.

The Massachusetts Republican Party today tweaked Democratic congressional candidate Joseph P. Kennedy III, after he deleted an online note to constituents that gave the first outline of his views on various political issues. A Kennedy spokeswoman noted that the note had been replaced with a more robust aWhere I Standa section on the campaignas website. The exchange underscores GOP suggestions that Kennedy is a celebrity candidate, running on his famed political familyas name rather than his achievements or policy stances.

Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Thursday became the latest former rival to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Bachmann, popular among the Republican Partyas most conservative members, briefly led the GOPas crowded presidential field last summer. Like Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Rudy Giuliani a all one-time Romney foes a Bachmann brings with her endorsement a history of disparaging remarks about Romney. In December, Bachmann declared Romney could not defeat President Obama in a general election.

Ending a yearlong campaign and a weeklong farewell, former House speaker Newt Gingrich formally ended his presidential candidacy Wednesday in Arlington, Va. Repeating an earlier pledge, Gingrich said he would help presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney try to defeat President Obama. Gingrich devoted much of his exit speech to thanking his supporters, including former GOP presidential candidates Rick Perry and Herman Cain, and billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, awho single-handedly came pretty close to matching Romneyas super PAC.a

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich continued to wean himself off the campaign trail Tuesday, releasing a video in which he thanked supporters and said he would drop out of the race Wednesday. aI want you to know that Callista and I are both very grateful to everybody across the country,a Gingrich said in the video. Gingrich did not mention presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney by name in the video but has already pledged to aid Romney in the general election.

The congressional debate over extending a student loan program erupted into a partisan battle in Congress today, with Democrats and Republicans angrily accusing each other of exploiting the issue for political gain. House GOP leaders set aside a Democratic proposal that sought to finance the $5.6 billion program extension by stripping some tax breaks for oil and gas companies. Instead, a largely GOP majority approved a proposal to extend college loan subsidies by siphoning funding from health care programs.

Newt Gingrich appears ready to concede the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney. After weeks of insisting it is premature to anoint Romney the GOP nominee, Gingrich sounded resigned to defeat Wednesday morning at a campaign stop in Cramerton, N.C. aI think you have to at some point be honest with whatas happening in the real world, as opposed to what youad like to have happened,a Gingrich said a day after Romney swept primary contests in five states.

Reports that Newt Gingrich will end his presidential campaign – but not for a week – only underscore the quixotic nature of his candidacy. The former House speaker entered the race as the proverbial party big-thinker. But his notorious self-absorption raised the specter of a candidacy rooted not so much in winning his partyas nomination but salving a desire to reaffirm his stature within GOP circles. The suspected endgame? To reap rewards through future speaking fees and book sales.

Sweeping all five primaries Tuesday was almost an afterthought as Mitt Romney took the stage in New Hampshire to deliberately, if unofficially, put the Republican primary campaign behind him and shift his focus to his general election battle with President Obama. Instead, with a calmness borne by no longer having to glance back at carping rivals, the presumptive GOP nominee looked ahead to deliver not so much of a victory speech as his mass introduction to the American audience.

US Senator Scott Brown is pressuring his reelection rival Elizabeth Warren to release six years worth of her tax returns, but his strategy could have some unintended consequences: drawing more attention to his fellow Massachusetts Republican, Mitt Romney. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee so far has refused to divulge years of his tax returns, saying that one year a along with promises to release this yearas return when it is complete, sometime before this fallas general election a should suffice.

Mitt Romney is planning to deliver the commencement address next month at the late Jerry Falwellas Liberty University in Virginia, his latest effort to consolidate the conservative base now that he is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. His staff is also trying to arrange an endorsement from Rick Santorum, who ran as the campaignas conservative standard-bearer, and earlier this week Romney said a avast left-wing conspiracya within the media will aim to prevent him from defeating President Obama.

Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has closed the gap between himself and President Obama, pulling into a tie among registered voters, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed Wednesday. A month after he trailed the president, 47 percent to 44 percent, Romney is now in a 46-46 deadlock with Obama. The biggest boon for Romney, the survey showed, was the exit of his toughest GOP challenger, Rick Santorum. Republicans are coalescing around Romney, but many are doing so reluctantly.

A week after Rick Santorum abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday offered belated endorsements to Mitt Romney, now the presumptive GOP nominee. Boehner will chair the Republican National Convention in August and had refused to back any candidate during a testy primary season. But he said Tuesday that he awill be proud to support Mitt Romney.a McConnell hinted earlier this month that he would support Romney.

Adding their voices to a chorus of Democrats decrying Mitt Romneyas alleged pattern of secrecy, state Representative Patricia A. Haddad and Newton Mayor Setti Warren on Tuesday criticized the presumptive GOP nominee for information he shared with donors over the weekend. Romney said he might shrink the Department of Education and eliminate the Department of Housing and Urban Development, details he has not shared publicly. aIf you really want to get the information, you can pony up,a Haddad said.

First lady Michelle Obama today expressed her support for mothers of all stripes, after a Democratic strategist rankled Republicans by suggesting Ann Romney ahas actually never worked a day in her lifea because the wife of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney had been a stay-at-home mom. aEvery mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected,a she said. The debate was part substantive and part theatrics, as the rival campaigns settled into their new roles.

Rick Santorum uttered many kind words during his exit speech Tuesday afternoon, but not one was directed at Mitt Romney, the man whose path to the Republican presidential nomination Santorum cleared. Santorum consistently refused throughout his run to say he would endorse Romney if he failed to win the GOP nomination, and he made no mention of his rival on Tuesday. Santorum left the stage without answering a reporteras question about whether he would get behind Romney now.

Newt Gingrich praised Rick Santorumas aremarkable campaigna Tuesday after the former Pennsylvania senator bowed out of the presidential race and he invited Santorumas supporters into his own camp. Gingrich has conceded he has little chance of winning the Republican nomination outright. But he is holding out hope that he can attract enough votes from Santorum supporters to prevent Romney from reaching 1,144 delegates before August and that he can win the GOP nomination at a contested Republican National Convention.

Ed Gillespie, the former Republican National Committee chairman, has joined Mitt Romneyas campaign team, in one of the first signs that the GOP front-runner is widening his circle of advisers ahead of his anticipated general election run. Gillespie will not replace any existing Romney aides, the campaign said, but will serve as a volunteer strategist, counseling Romney on general-election messaging and Republican convention planning. Gillespie boasts a range of political experience, having worked as a campaign aide, White House adviser, and lobbyist.

Personal Injury Lawyer Los Angeles – FREE CONSULTATION by Personal Injury Attorney Los Angeles – Legal Defenders, Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers – Law Offices of Burg and Brock, who have won over $100 million in verdicts and settlements for clients

Page took 3 seconds to load.