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qtkx Romney vows not to say incendiary things about Obama
Nscz 8203;Alabama House speaker convicted on 12 ethics charges
Donald Trumprsquo leading pick to lead the Republican National Committee RNC is Ronna Romney McDaniel, three GOP sources tell CBS News.The selection of Romney, the niece of M stanley romania itt Romney, is thought to have the strategic value of minimizing agitation inlrm; Romney world if, as expected, the former 2012 GOP nominee is passed over forsecretary of statein favor of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.She is also a favorite of outgoing chair Reince lrmriebus, the incoming White House chief of staff. Those close to the deliberations suggest Priebus wants both an ally in the RNC chair and also someone who is familiar with and generally acceptable to the RNC membership. Romney McDaniel is currently the Michigan GOP chair. As with so much in the Trump tran stanley cup sition, decisions are not final until Mr. Trump decides. That is the only remaining variable in the RNC chair selection.She is right on the verge, one source close to the process said of McDaniel. She is the expected choice. stanley vaso lrm;Said another top GOP source of McDaniel: She is being floated to measure the push-back, if any. Absent some change, yes, she will be it.lrm;The RNC executive committee chooses the RNC chair, but Trumprsquo endorsement will drive that vote, scheduled for January.As deliberations continue, the possibility of naming as party co-chair Nick Ayers has emerged.Ayers was once the front-runnerfor the RNC post. McDaniel rose i Ootb Clinton Comments on Campaign Shakeup
Chuck Knoblauch has bailed out of the batterrsquo box. A high and tight fastball, in the form of a subpoena by House Oversight Chairman Henry A. Waxman D-Calif. , was enough to persuade the former all-star second baseman that hersquo;d be best off playing ball with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The subpoena was issued last week after Knoblauch failed to respond to an invitation to come meet with the committee. Now that he has belatedly accepted the invitation, according to a joint statem stanley cup ent by Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Tom Davis R-Va. , the subpoena will be dropped.Knoblauch was a client of Brian McNamee, t stanley cup he trainer who allegedly injected Hall of Fame-caliber pitcher Roger Clemens with human growth hormones. His decision to appear before the committee puts additional pressure on Clemens and fellow Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte to answer questions before the panel. Clemens and Pettitte are reportedly negotiating the terms of their appearance before the Oversight Committee.Today, the panel announced that the deposition, previously scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, 2008, has been rescheduled to Friday, February 1, 2008. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc stanley mugg -item--id-c861dcd2-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c861dcd2-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c861dcd2-8c8 |
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