Read more Tom Ridge stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32576/tom-ridge.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:32:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68214/ridge-takes-back-threat-level-claim-in-his-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge says the Bush administration “never pressured” him to raise the US terror threat level, backing down on a claim made in his book, USA Today reports. In the book, Ridge writes that John Ashcroft and Donald Rumsfeld pushed him to elevate it before the...http://www.newser.com/story/68214/ridge-takes-back-threat-level-claim-in-his-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 10:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67400/bush-officials-deny-ridge-terror-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMembers of President Bush’s administration today denied accusations by former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge in an upcoming book that the White House pressed him to raise the terror threat level ahead of the 2004 election. Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card and former homeland security adviser Fran...http://www.newser.com/story/67400/bush-officials-deny-ridge-terror-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 18:55:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67389/ridge-bush-wanted-terror-threat-raised-for-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe publisher of Tom Ridge's forthcoming book has dropped a potential bombshell: It says the Bush White House pressured the Homeland Security chief to arbitrarily raise the terror threat alert level on the eve of the 2004 election, ostensibly to boost its chances, reports US News and World Report . Ridge...http://www.newser.com/story/67389/ridge-bush-wanted-terror-threat-raised-for-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 15:32:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58355/ridge-wont-challenge-specter-for-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Pennsylvania governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will not seek the Republican nomination for senator from that state, the Hill reports. Party leaders had urged him to run against newly minted Democrat Arlen Specter. Ridge was in a good position to run, polling just 3 points behind Specter....http://www.newser.com/story/58355/ridge-wont-challenge-specter-for-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 13:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58013/specter-enjoys-20-point-lead-over-toomey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArlen Specter beat Pat Toomey 53% to 33% in a Quinnipiac poll of Pennsylvanians’ preferred candidate for US senator. But against Tom Ridge, who may become the Republican candidate, Specter's lead grows more precarious—voters prefer Specter to Ridge by a margin of 46% to 43%, the Quinnipiac poll showed.http://www.newser.com/story/58013/specter-enjoys-20-point-lead-over-toomey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 11:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41028/gop-plays-what-if-game-with-lieberman-romney-ridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGiven the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer , joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have drawn...http://www.newser.com/story/41028/gop-plays-what-if-game-with-lieberman-romney-ridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 15:15:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36070/mccain-says-he-hasnt-made-vp-choice-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain has yet to decide on a running mate, the Republican told a Pittsburgh radio station today. The presidential nominee-in-waiting was expected to name his vice presidential pick later this week, in the hopes of curbing Barack Obama's convention bounce. McCain and his running mate then are expected to...http://www.newser.com/story/36070/mccain-says-he-hasnt-made-vp-choice-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35541/gop-base-imploring-mccain-no-pro-choice-vp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain’s been making the Republican base mighty uneasy with hints of a pro-choice running mate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though McCain touts his “proud pro-life record,” pro-choice potentials Tom Ridge and Joe Lieberman have been on the receiving end of McCain's praise recently, a move that had conservative...http://www.newser.com/story/35541/gop-base-imploring-mccain-no-pro-choice-vp.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 14:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35245/mccain-weighs-pro-choice-running-mate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain's campaign has been pitching the idea of a pro-choice running mate to key state GOP officials around the country, reports the National Review . McCain wants to know how hostile conservative grass-roots activists would be and whether he can win their support if he selects a pro-choice VP such...http://www.newser.com/story/35245/mccain-weighs-pro-choice-running-mate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 9:20:00 CDT