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2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It?
By not in system - AOL News2010 was such a bumpy ride that this quote epitomizes the year: "Heads down! Stay down!" That's what a flight attendant shouted over and over as an airliner made an emergency landing at New York's JFK Airport in September. Of course, the moment was recorded on cell phone video and watched by millions. Here are 10 more quotes that capture some of the spirit of 2010. Do you know who said each one? Click here to get the answers. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Getty Images | AP 2. "I will take you out, buddy!" AP | ...
2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It? [ANSWERS]
By not in system - AOL NewsHere are the answers to the 2010 Quotes Quiz with details about who said what and why -- plus some information on the people who didn't say these things, but might have. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Answer: C. Tony Hayward All three of the newsmakers we listed surely said this to themselves at some point during this difficult year. In June, Gen. David Petraeus was suddenly given the thankless task of running the war in Afghanistan after Gen. Stanley McCrystal got the boot for deriding administration officials in a Rolling ...
Palin Power: A Losing Month for Endorsements, but Up Overall
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyIt's been a tough month for Sarah Palin's mama -- and papa -- grizzlies. Still, her endorsement record this year is in positive territory. After a great June, several candidates endorsed by Palin lost in primary elections. Four more will take the primary test Tuesday and another six on Sept. 14. The former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate is all over Facebook and Twitter promoting her endorsements. And she's used her political action committee to donate some $87,500 to candidates. Thus far, our tally shows Palin is 6-2 in endorsements in governors' races, 3-6 in ...
Deal Beats Handel in Georgia Gov. Runoff: Gingrich Wins Proxy War Against Palin
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 11) -- We have a winner, or two. In the runoff election to decide the next Republican Party nominee for governor in Georgia, Karen Handel has finally conceded to Nathan Deal in an astonishingly close vote that drew a relatively light turnout. With more than 579,000 votes cast, Deal inched by Handel by a paper-thin margin of just under 2,500 votes. But the voting results were only part of the story in the Georgia contest, which acted as a symbolic proxy war between two presumptive GOP candidates for president in 2012. Sarah Palin had vocally thrown her support behind Handel. A ...
Tuesday Primaries: McMahon, Bennet Win
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 11) -- Democrats came off in Tuesday night's primaries as the staid party, not overly eager to rebel against the establishment. Republicans, meanwhile, continued their propensity to take flyers. In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet struck a blow for establishment candidates on the line this year by surviving a stiff Democratic primary challenge from former state House speaker Andrew Romanoff. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. And in Connecticut, attorney general Richard Blumenthal ran unopposed for the Democratic Senate nomination. ...
Colorado GOP Takes Flyers on Tea Party, Buck; Dems Stick With Bennet
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyDemocrats came off in Tuesday night's primaries as the staid party, not overly eager to rebel against the establishment. Republicans, meanwhile, continued their propensity to take flyers. In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet struck a blow for establishment candidates on the line this year by surviving a stiff Democratic primary challenge from former state House speaker Andrew Romanoff. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper ran unopposed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. And in Connecticut, attorney general Richard Blumenthal ran unopposed for the Democratic Senate nomination. But on the ...
Nathan Deal Wins Georgia GOP Runoff for Governor as Handel Concedes
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGeorgia GOP gubernatorial primary candidates Nathan Deal and Karen Handel were virtually tied in their runoff Tuesday night, but Handel conceded the race Wednesday morning and endorsed her opponent in the general election. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Deal led Handel by about 2,500 votes. Under Georgia law, the runner-up can request a recount if less than 1 percent of the vote separates the winner and loser. In a statement Wednesday, Handel noted that she trailed Deal by four-tenths of a percentage point, with absentee ballots and overseas military votes yet to be counted. ...
2010 Midterms Round-Up: Races to Watch in Tuesday's Elections
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyLooking ahead at the primaries and runoff on Tuesday and the latest from the election battles in Kentucky, Texas and Michigan: Nomination Battles to Be Decided by Voters Tuesday in Four States Voters go to the polls Tuesday in Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia and Minnesota for contested governor and Senate nomination races. In Connecticut, former Republican Rep. Rob Simmons has surprised everyone by re-launching his dormant campaign for the GOP Senate nomination against Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment. Colorado features battles in both parties: ...
Karen Handel Leading Nathan Deal in Runoff Race for Georgia GOP Governor Nod
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyGeorgia's former secretary of state, Karen Handel, who made it into Tuesday's upcoming runoff election for the GOP gubernatorial nomination with the help of a Sarah Palin endorsement, leads former Rep. Nathan Deal by 47 percent to 42 percent, with 11 percent undecided, according to a Mason-Dixon Research poll conducted for the Georgia Newspaper Partnership. The winner will face Democratic nominee Roy Barnes who served one term as governor between 1999 and 2003. Handel had won the July 20 primary with 34 percent of the vote with Deal second at 23 percent, followed by former state Sen. Eric ...
Jane Norton and Ken Buck: High Heels vs. Cowboy Boots in Colorado
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyDENVER -- Let us take a brief break from the racism debate and talk about high heels. And sexism. We'll start with a one-liner: What's the difference between the two GOP Senate candidates in Colorado? High heels, according to the man in the race, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck. He's running against former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton in the Aug 10 primary. Appointed Sen. Michael Bennet faces former state House speaker Andrew Romanoff on the Democratic side, but they're not arguing about footwear. Yet. Saturday, Buck made a stop at the annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms event held by the ...
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