Governor W. Mitt Romney

Former GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will headline a fundraising event April 27th for Republican Tom Schweich . Schweich, a former political appointee of President Bush, is a newcomer to elected politics but has managed to pick up major national endorsements for his candidacy. "I am honored and excited that a person of the experience, credibility, and credentials of Gov. Romney will be supporting my effort to ensure accountability and integrity in Jefferson City. I look forward to filling you in on the details as the event approaches," Schweich said in a statement . Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television polygamy drama "Big Love" returns for a fourth season in January with a gay storyline that is likely to stir up controversy in Mormon circles where homosexual relations are prohibited. The creators of the HBO cable show, about a non-Mormon polygamous family living in Utah, plan to explore a same-sex relationship between two male characters involved in a fictional breakaway sect at the center of the series. The theme will be developed over early episodes of "Big Love" when it returns to HBO on Jan 10, the network confirmed on Wednesday. It follows an uproar in the U.S. gay ... Read Full Story

Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate and multimillionaire Stephen Pagliuca said Wednesday the federal capital gains tax should be raised from 15 percent to 20 percent, adding that the rich should pay an equitable share of the country's bills. A co-owner of the Boston Celtics, Pagliuca said the tax hike would not deter investment while helping to pay down the country's $1.5 trillion budget deficit and $13 trillion debt. "If you went crazy and raised the capital gains tax to 30 or 40 percent, yes, it would cut off investment. That would be a very bad thing to do. But in that (lower) range, you can ... Read Full Story

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Tonight, Governor Mitt Romney right here, right now! Welcome Governor. FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS.: Hey Greta. Good to be with you. VAN SUSTEREN: It’s nice to see you, sir. Well, the whole city of Washington and the Read More SEATTLE (Reuters Life!) - Inquiring minds want to know: have you sent thank-you notes for holiday gifts this year? If so, did you actually write them by hand? If you did not send notes, ask yourself why not. Perhaps you thanked the giver in person Read More Cascade High School announced its inaugural Cascade Athletics Hall of Fame class. Here ... Read Full Story

National Health Preview The Massachusetts debacle, coming soon to your neighborhood. Praise Mitt Romney. Three years ago, the former Massachusetts Governor had the inadvertent good sense to create the "universal" health-care program that the White House and Congress now want to inflict on the entire country. It is proving to be instructive, as Mr. Romney's foresight previews what President Obama, Max Baucus, Ted Kennedy and Pete Stark are cooking up for everyone else. AP Mitt Romney. In Massachusetts's latest crisis, Governor Deval Patrick and his Democratic colleagues are starting to move down the path that government health plans always follow when spending collides with ... Read Full Story