David Eldridge
Articles by David Eldridge
Rep. Scott: Proud of Obama, but he’s failed
Freshman Rep. Tim Scott on Thursday said that, as a black American, he's proud of President Obama's accomplishments, but that Mr. Obama is failing as a leader. Published August 25, 2011
Perry leapfrogs his rivals to lead in polls
Unsatisfied Republicans who have flitted from Donald Trump to Herman Cain to Rep. Michele Bachmann this presidential-nomination season may have found their man in Rick Perry: The Texas governor, in the race less than two weeks, holds double-digit leads in two national polls released Wednesday. Published August 24, 2011
Perry opens lead on Romney, GOP field
Dissatisfied Republicans who have flitted from Donald Trump to Herman Cain to Rep. Michele Bachmann this year may have found their man in Rick Perry: The Texas governor, in the race for less than a month, holds double-digit leads in two major polls released Wednesday. Published August 24, 2011
To the experts, a very East Coast kind of quake
It is the second-strongest earthquake ever recorded in Virginia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but for those who spend a lifetime studying them, Tuesday's regionwide shake ranked only as a "moderate" tremor. Published August 23, 2011
Democrats’ on-air strikes defend Obama
Several top Democrats and White House aides took to the airwaves Sunday to defend the vacationing president and offer a preview of the "jobs" speech President Obama has promised to deliver when he and Congress return to Washington. Published August 21, 2011
Huntsman: GOP rivals have ‘zero substance’
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., looking to jump-start a slumbering presidential campaign, ripped into his Republican rivals Sunday, saying the field has "zero substance" and saving his harshest comments for front-runners Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry. Published August 21, 2011
GOP field likely to get more crowded
Rick Perry's splashy entrance into the GOP presidential race was supposed to turn the contest into a showdown between the Texas governor and front-runner Mitt Romney. Published August 21, 2011
Bachmann stands by $2 gas pledge
GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann on Friday stood by her promise to bring gas prices down to around $2 a gallon if elected. Published August 19, 2011
Cain: Perry candidacy not a concern
Republican presidential contender Herman Cain said Wednesday the expected candidacy of Texas Gov. Rick Perry will have no impact on his own bid for the Republican nomination. Published August 10, 2011
Texas Senate race still wide open
With two Republican contenders for the 2012 Senate race in Texas dropping out recently to run instead for a House seat, conventional wisdom has the GOP contest shaping up as a two-man showdown between the "establishment" candidate, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and the tea party insurgent, former Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Published June 29, 2011
S.C. lawmaker slams NLRB over Boeing move
South Carolina Republican Rep. Tim Scott said Wednesday the complaints of organized labor over the opening of a $750 million non-union Boeing airline assembly plant in South Carolina were "ludicrous." Published June 22, 2011
Gingrich slams ‘hit job’ by departed staffers
Embattled 2012 GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that criticisms leveled by former staffers amounted to a "hit job," and he vowed to press on with a new, leaner campaign focused on social media. Published June 15, 2011
Republicans defend their redistricting map
Minority groups - and at least one Democratic congressman - already are crying foul about what some are calling the Republicans' "go-for-broke" strategy for redistricting in Texas, which will add four congressional seats in next year's elections. Published June 13, 2011
Huntsman jabs at Obama on TV show
Likely presidential contender Jon Huntsman Jr., looking to sharpen his political message ahead of an official announcement that he will seek the 2012 Republican Party nomination, took a couple of jabs at his former boss in a national interview over the weekend, saying President Obama has "failed on the economic front." Published June 12, 2011
Weiner plans to seek treatment
Amid reports of an expanding investigation into his online habits and the disclosure of more lewd photos, top Democrats this weekend insisted that Rep. Anthony D. Weiner resign - but the New York congressman says he will instead take a leave of absence and seek treatment. Published June 12, 2011
Huntsman: Obama economy has ‘failed’
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is mulling a bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, said President Obama has "failed on the economic front." Published June 12, 2011
‘Drums of fear’ will sell bill on debt limit, Paul predicts
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Raul says he won't vote for increasing the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit but he predicted Sunday that it will pass Congress anyway. Published June 5, 2011
Jobs report has White House playing defense
The drumbeat of sobering economic news in the country has the White House on the defensive. Published June 5, 2011
Weiner won’t deny Twitter photo isn’t him
The story of Rep. Anthony D. Weiner keeps getting weirder and weirder. Published June 1, 2011
Tornado outbreak creates a ‘traffic jam’ of storm chasers
As tornadoes roared across Oklahoma this week, cable networks joined local television stations in carrying the story blow-by-blow, with live broadcasts streaming video and audio from storm chasers who track the twisters on the ground — a stunning display of how technology has changed the way news organizations cover disasters. Published May 26, 2011
