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Published: 07/3/10

Political Scion Rory Reid Is Ready for His 'Glee' Tryout

By  Billy Baker - AOL News
Political Scion Rory Reid Is Ready for His 'Glee' Tryout

(July 3) -- Rory Reid has a famous last name in Nevada politics. You just won't find it on a lot of his campaign literature. The gubernatorial candidate has been getting national attention for omitting his surname from TV ads just as his father, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is in a fight for his political life. The elder Reid is facing strong opposition from Sharron Angle, a Republican with tea party support, while his 47-year-old son -- just Rory -- is trying to make the big jump from Clark County commissioner to the corner office. Rory, who grew up in Las Vegas but went to Brigham ...

Published: 06/15/10

Whitman Allegedly Shoved eBay Employee in 2007

By  Mara Gay - AOL News
Whitman Allegedly Shoved eBay Employee in 2007

(June 15) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was accused of shoving an employee while she was head of eBay in 2007 in a confrontation that ultimately cost the company six figures to settle, according to a report in The New York Times. The employee, Young Mi Kim, said she was helping Whitman prepare for a media interview when her boss became angry, used an expletive and pushed her in a company boardroom. Kim threatened to sue, but eBay was able to settle the dispute privately, for about $200,000, according to anonymous sources inside eBay cited in the story. According to the ...

Published: 07/29/09

Kay Bailey Hutchison Leaving Senate to Run for Texas Governor

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Kay Bailey Hutchison Leaving Senate to Run for Texas Governor

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison won't be a senator much longer. The Republican will soon be returning to her home state of Texas to launch a run for governor -- and she'll be quitting her Senate seat to do so. In an interview with Texas radio station WBAP, Hutchison promised to make her official campaign launch announcement in August. The senator also nixed any possibility that she would hold on to her seat while running for governor, saying that she would leave sometime in October or November. ...

Published: 04/29/09

VA: McAuliffe's Mounting Youth Vote Problem

By  Tony Romm - Politics Daily
VA: McAuliffe's Mounting Youth Vote Problem

All eyes this week are appropriately affixed on Pennsylvania, the site of Sen. Arlen Specter's (R, D) forthcoming party defection. Yet, an arguably more contentious primary contest simmers hours south in the ever-purpling state of Virginia. ...

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