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Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven't won in a quarter-century.Of the 11 states with gubernatorial elections in November, eight are now led by Democrats, and each of the most competitive races is a GOP pickup opportunity. The numbers suggests that Republicans soon will claim 30 to 33 governorships after holding just 22 a few years ago -- an advantage not reflected in the divided Congress or competitive presidential race."It says that when people are choosing the government closest to the people, they're choosing Republicans," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said in an interview. "They realize the CEO of the state has got to be someone who's fiscally conservative and is going to focus on jobs."North Carolina, the most likely state to flip, is trending toward a Republican governor for the first time since 1988. In Washington state, which hasn't chosen a GOP governor in...
Capitol Hill lawmakers may compromise on tactics as need to lower gas prices becomes more urgent
Thousands of miles away from home, two long-lost half brothers from Massachusetts were reunited in a chance encounter on a Hawaiian beach, MyFoxBoston.com reported M...
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday's session are Dell Inc., OmniVision Technologies Inc., and Home Depot Inc.After Thursda...
This is a partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor , January 9, 2003.Watch The O'Reilly Factor weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the Radio Factor ...
Campus fight could affect bowl plans for Mich. St.Friday, December 04, 2009 By TIM MARTIN, Associated Press WriterPrintLANSING, Mich. A campus fight involving Mic...
Mitt Romney swept the five states holding Republican presidential primaries -- California, New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana. Romney and Democratic Pr...
Novellus CEO Rick Hill on how the company was able to beat the street’s estimates in the second quarter.
Applied Materials CEO Michael Splinter on the growth of China’s consumer economy and the outlook for solar energy.
Novellus CEO Richard Hill on the outlook for the technology sector and the economic uncertainties weighing on business.
Democrats are playing defense in governors' races in 2012, protecting eight seats — some in conservative states like North Carolina and Montana — while Republicans a...
Novellus CEO Rick Hill on estimates that sector sales may fall 20 percent in coming months
Novellus CEO Rick Hill on how the semiconductor industry has been affected by the slowing economy and what lies ahead.