Tag: Steve Contorno

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli (AP/Cliff Owen)

Ken Cuccinelli warns of enthusiasm drop-off among Tea Party, conservatives

Steve Contorno · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make a decision in the next 24 hours on a sticky medical marijuana issue that could reverberate in the 2016 Republican presidential race. (AP Photos)

Chris Christie’s pot problem exacerbated by Rand Paul

Steve Contorno · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

âItâs time to stop entertaining the climate change deniers,â tweeted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, using the hashtag â#ScienceSaysSo.â

Energy and Environment

Obama, Dems pressure House GOP on climate change

Steve Contorno · August 13, 2013 4:00 am

A review of Nevada's Yucca Mountain site was supposed to be completed by 2011. (AP File)

Energy and Environment

Court orders Obama to decide on Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site

Steve Contorno · August 13, 2013 4:00 am

âMandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenders promote injustice and do not serve public safety,â said Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Congress eager to move forward with sentencing reform

Steve Contorno · August 12, 2013 4:00 am

Sarah Palin surprised her millions of Facebook followers Sunday with a post on Russia that began âJohn McCain is right,â (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Sarah Palin: ‘John McCain is right’ on Russia

Steve Contorno · August 12, 2013 4:00 am

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, right, speaks at the Battleground Forum, Friday, Aug. 9, at the Prince William campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va. McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli met Friday in another non-debate forum, a format that's become common among Virginia's two scandal-scarred candidates for governor. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Ken Cuccinelli goes after Terry McAuliffe hard in Virginia governor forum

Steve Contorno · August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli speaks at the Battleground Forum on Friday at the Prince William campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Family finances keep Ken Cuccinelli from returning tainted gifts

Steve Contorno · August 9, 2013 4:00 am

GOP lawmaker: Summer recess ‘anything but vacation’

Steve Contorno · August 7, 2013 4:00 am

Rand Paul proposes shifting Egypt aid to Detroit

Steve Contorno · August 7, 2013 4:00 am

Chelsea Clinton open to running for office someday

Chelsea Clinton open to running for office someday

Steve Contorno · August 6, 2013 4:00 am

Sens. Debbie Stabenow , D-Mich., and Carl Levin D-Mich., contended that Detroit is actually on the upswing despite a historic bankruptcy and $18 billion in debt. (AP/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan senators contend Detroit is already on the rebound

Steve Contorno · August 5, 2013 4:00 am