The race for the Republican nomination for the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election is still very much anybody’s game. But what once seemed like it would be a race between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry has now opened up to include previously unknown candidates like Herman Cain. Unlike his opponents, Herman Cain has never held political office and he has a proven track record of success and business acumen in the private sector. Cain started his career as a civilian ballistics [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, the lead Republican presidential candidate, on Monday tempered earlier comments about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, but held firm in his opposition to more monetary stimulus from the central bank. Perry, who caused a stir in August when he said “we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas” if Bernanke launched another round of buying government bonds to lower interest rates — known as quantitative easing — rolled back on Monday, criticizing [...]