Ralph Z. Hallow
Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow
GOP activists form group to oppose Reid
Two top Republican activists have formed a nationally based independent expenditure group dedicated to taking down Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, in the 2010 elections. Published August 4, 2009
Republicans reconsider primary schedule
Before wrapping up the four-day annual summer meeting of the RNC, members debated changing the 2012 GOP presidential primary schedule - something for the first time they can do on their own. Published August 2, 2009
RNC puts off vote on ethics proposal
The Republican National Committee handed party Chairman Michael S. Steele a setback on Friday, voting at the party's summer meeting here to put off until January a vote on the formation of an ethics committee that Mr. Steele wanted to create. Published August 1, 2009
RNC delays vote on ethics committee
The RNC handed its national chairman, Michael S. Steele, a defeat on Friday, voting to put off until January a vote on the formation of an ethics committee that he wanted to create. Published July 31, 2009
Steele pick to head RNC rules panel
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty accused President Obama of being a "pacifist in the war on spending," while Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele also scored a major personal victory Thursday at the RNC annual summer meeting. Published July 31, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Rules fight seen as window to GOP’s future
The latest shots in the war over the Republican Party's ideological future will come Thursday morning in a battle over who will head the Republic National Committee's Rules Committee, according to RNC members. Published July 29, 2009
RNC lures top recruit to money post
Veteran Republican fundraiser and former Ambassador Peter Terpeluk Jr. will be named the national finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, The Washington Times has learned, in a coup for embattled party Chairman Michael S. Steele. Published July 28, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Steele nabs top recruit for RNC money post
Veteran Republican fund-raiser and former ambassador Peter Terpeluk Jr. will be named the national finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, The Washington Times has learned, in a coup for embattled party Chairman Michael S. Steele. Published July 27, 2009
Friends, foes have eyes set on Sarah Palin
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, possibly the hottest property ailing Republicans can claim at this moment, on Sunday steps down from office in search of - well, that's the question. Published July 26, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Palin to stump for conservative Democrats
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she plans to jump immediately back into the national political fray — stumping for conservative issues and even Democrats — after she prematurely vacates her elected post at month's end. Published July 12, 2009
Gingrich back with a vengeance
"Comeback kids" are nothing new in American political history — think Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton — but few rehabilitation stories are as compelling as that of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Published July 5, 2009
Focus now on whether Sanford broke laws
Now that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has explained his five-day disappearance by admitting he was with his mistress in Argentina, the focus Thursday is on whether the two-term Republican breached state law by leaving without establishing a chain of command or spent taxpayer money to pay for the extramarital affair. Published June 25, 2009
Sanford’s trek to woods draws queries
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford clearly marches - or hikes - to his own drummer. Published June 24, 2009
N.J. GOP sees Corzine as vulnerable
Voter dyspepsia over taxes, favorable polls and a sagging state economy are giving New Jersey's outnumbered Republicans real hope that they can oust Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine this fall. Published June 16, 2009
Gingrich decries ‘racism,’ Sotomayor
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday called Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor a "racist" for remarks she made in 2001, joining an emerging conservative line of attack and enflaming both sides of the battle as interest groups fundraise over her nomination. Published May 28, 2009
GOP condemns ‘socialist’ Obama, Democrats
The Republican National Committee passed a resolution at a special session Wednesday condemning President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress for leading the United States toward socialism, a victory for the party's beleaguered chairman who sought the toned-down language in the measure. Published May 21, 2009
Steele: Attack Obama’s policies
Republican National Chairman Committee Michael S. Steele told cheering state party officials on Tuesday that it's time to attack the liberal policies of President Obama and Democrats and to follow the example of past party leaders such as President Reagan, whose conservatism offered answers to the issues of the day. Published May 20, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: RNC’s Steele associates’ pay spurs questions
When Michael S. Steele took over as chairman of the Republican National Committee earlier this year, he brought along longtime personal assistant Belinda Cook and gave her a salary nearly three times what her predecessor made. Published May 19, 2009
Steele reignites ‘socialist’ conflict with RNC
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele reverted Sunday to opposing moves by some RNC members to label Democrats as "socialists," despite having himself used that term within the past few weeks. Published May 18, 2009
Moral-values groups hail tax ruling
In a move cheered by conservatives, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that ministers and pastors do not risk losing their tax-exempt status for engaging in political acts on behalf of issues such as traditional-values advocacy. Published May 13, 2009
