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NASA Invites Public to Choose Wake-Up Music for Shuttle Astronauts
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsGood morning./Here is a message from all the children in the USA./Thank you for showing us the journey/From the pillow fort to the shuttle bay./Some dreams you wake from./Some dreams you live. Brian Plunkett composed these lines to open "Dreams You Give," his entry in NASA's "Original Wakeup Song" contest seeking music for the upcoming Endeavour mission. Should he win, Plunkett will join the ranks of such rock luminaries as John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones, whose songs have served as outer-space alarm bells, waking NASA crews on shuttle flights. NASA has lured its ...
Immigration Law Signing Boosts Jan Brewer in Arizona Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyArizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who had been entangled in the state's budget woes and fights with members of her own party, is riding a wave of support in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination following her signing of the state's tough new immigration law, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted May 17. Brewer's support among likely primary voters has rocketed from 26 percent in mid April, about 10 days before she signed the legislation, to 45 percent in the new survey, giving her leads of 27 points or more over her challengers. State Treasurer Dean Martin and businessman Buz Mills ...
McCain, Brewer Leading Their GOP Primary Opponents in Arizona
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn Arizona's pair of GOP primary races, Sen. John McCain still has a double-digit lead over former conservative talk show host J.D. Hayworth although he's slipped under 50 percent support, while Gov. Jan Brewer leads the field of fellow Republicans who want her job, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted May 3-5. McCain is leading Hayworth 48 percent to 36 percent with 6 percent preferring someone else and 10 percent undecided. He had led 52 percent to 37 percent in Research 2000's last poll in late March. In the gubernatorial primary race, Brewer, who made national news when ...
Sheriff Arpaio Could Derail Brewer's Bid for GOP Governor Nod in Arizona
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDespite squabbles with her own party that have hurt her, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appears to have just one major obstacle before her in the race for the GOP nomination -- and that is whether the popular and controversial Joseph Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, decides to get into the race. Brewer has a significant lead over the announced GOP candidates, even though it's not an impressive number for an incumbent. She is ahead of the field with 38 percent followed by businessman Buz Mills at 19 percent, state Treasurer Dean Martin at 16 percent and lawyer John Munger at 3 percent, ...
Arizona Immigration Law Likely to Factor into Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyArizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, an opponent of the tough law cracking down on illegal immigrants signed last week by GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, holds a slight lead over her in his race to win her job, and also runs ahead of other Republicans hoping to get their party's nomination, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted April 23-25. Goddard runs ahead of Brewer by 47 percent to 44 percent with 10 percent undecided, within the poll's 3.4 point margin of error. He has double-digit leads over three Republicans challenging Brewer for the GOP nod, former state Republican chairman ...
Democrat Loses Ground in Arizona Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe four Republicans, including incumbent Jan Brewer, who are running for Arizona governor have all either moved ahead or gained ground on Democrat Terry Goddard, the state's attorney general, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 15. Brewer, who has been buffeted by budget woes and battles with her own party, now leads Goddard by 44 percent to 40 percent with 9 percent preferring another candidate and 6 percent undecided. Last month, Goddard had led Brewer by 45 percent to 36 percent. The margin of error for all match-ups is 4.5 points. Former state Republican chairman John ...
Arizona's Brewer Pulls Ahead in Race for GOP Governor Nomination
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyArizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who engaged in a bitter clash with members of her own party when she proposed a tax hike to plug a big hole in the state budget, has pulled ahead of her challengers for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 13. Brewer is leading the field with 26 percent followed by businessman Buz Mills at 18, percent, former state GOP chairman John Munger at 14 percent and state Treasurer Dean Martin at 12 percent. Six percent say they prefer some other candidate while 24 percent are undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. In ...
Martin Outpolls Brewer in a Contest Against Democrats for Arizona Governor
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyArizona's Treasurer Dean Martin would run a stronger race against Democrat Terry Goddard, the state's Attorney General, than incumbent GOP Gov. Jan Brewer who has struggled with budget woes and battled with fellow Republicans, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 20 Goddard leads Brewer 43 percent to 41 percent with 7 percent preferring some other candidate and 9 percent undecided. Martin leads Goddard 44 percent to 35 percent with 6 percent preferring someone else and 14 percent undecided. Sixty percent of voters disapprove of the job Brewer is doing while 37 percent ...
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