Perot, Ross (1930—)
Maverick businessman Ross Perot turned American politics upside down in 1992 when he mounted one of the most effective
independent campaigns for president in American histor...
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Businessman and activist, Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) founded the successful data processing company, Electronic Data Systems (EDS). He entered politics in 1992 as the Independent Party candidate for...
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The arguments have already begun over which party's White House hopes will be destroyed by Mike Bloomberg. And on one level, it's a debate worth having, since third party efforts tend to appeal l...
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A new CNN/Opinion Research poll provides early evidence that, contrary to much of the partisan speculation of the past week, Michael Bloomberg would draw support about evenly from both parties.
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A little more than a week into Michael Bloomberg’s pseudo-campaign for president, the inevitable backlash has begun. In accordance with the conventions of counterintuition, the on-second-thou...
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The Butler Institute of American Art has paid $1.6 million to acquire its first Norman Rockwell painting, "Lincoln the Railsplitter."The painting was bought Nov. 30 in a sale at Christie's Auction ...
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The Clinton campaign re-announced an old endorsement this week from California N.A.A.C.P. President Alice Huffman. [The Hill]
John McCain to South Carolina: "We were not in a war in 2000"…"I...
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CNN's loss is CBS' election coverage gain: Veteran reporter and analyst Jeff Greenfield is leaving the cable news channel to work as senior political correspondent for CBS News.Greenfield, who has ...
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