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Fiorina has balancing act in Calif. Senate race

In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.

Fiorina: 'Shame on me' for not voting more

Weeks after Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was criticized over her poor voting record, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina tried to fend off a similar line of questioning by owning up to her spotty past.

Fiorina's record at HP will be key to Senate race

Carly Fiorina's claim to fame — her five-and-a-half years as chief executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. — could also be her greatest vulnerability in next year's U.S. Senate race in California.

Former HP CEO Fiorina targets Boxer's Senate seat

Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished and government spending soared.

Former HP chief Fiorina steps toward US Senate bid

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina on Tuesday took the first formal step toward running for Democrat Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat.

Fiorina `seriously considering' Senate run in 2010

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina says she is "seriously considering" running for public office in California next year.

Fiorina's new role trades on time at HP

After running one of Silicon Valley's powerhouse companies for six years, Carly Fiorina now has her sights set on the White House.

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Carly Fiorina channels Dede Scozzafava, wields race/gender card against conservative rival
Source: Michelle Malkin

rass-roots conservatives, your attention, please: The NRCC and GOP dumped $1 million of your hard-earned money into radical Leftist Republican Dede Scozzafava's NY-23's campaign — money that was squandered trashing mainstream conservative candidate Doug Hoffman, who lost th …

Fiorina Expected to Launch Bid This Week
Source: CQ Politics

Fiorina is being feted at a Capitol Hill-area fundraiser next month headlined by a list of notable senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Among the others Republican senators listed as hosts of the Nov.

Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership
Source: Politico

excerpt: "" The tea party is taking aim at NRSC-backed canidates including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Texas Rep. Michael Conaway, and California gubernatorial candidate Carly Fiorina. ""

Just say "Hell No" to Carly Fiorina

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina hasn't said yet whether she's decided to seek the Republican nomination and run against Barbara Boxer for the California Democrat's Senate seat next year. But a new poll might give her some more incentive to jump into the race.

Carlyfornia
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: "" As former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina prepares to enter the 2010 California Senate race on the GOP side, her quirky new Web site is being ridiculed by the online community — and not just by those on the political left.""

Fiorina, eyeing Senate run, faces questions over HP sales in Iran - San Jose Mercury News
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excerpt: ""Over the past dozen years, Hewlett-Packard has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of printers and other products to Iran through a Middle East distributor, sidestepping a U.S. ban on trade with the country.

Senate bid dogged by Fiorina's failure to vote
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Fiorina's erratic voting record in a handful of states could become an issue in a campaign for U.S. Senate, said Mark Petracca, a professor of politics at UC Irvine.

Commentary: Government shouldn't decide executive pay - CNN.com
Source: CNN

I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward.

McCain economics adviser Carly Fiorina: Let the US auto industry die
Source: AMERICAblog

And she probably wonders why she was banished to a secret undisclosed location after her last eruption. What an idiotic thing to say a week before the election. But this is way Republicans thinks.

McCain campaign refuses to let Carly Fiorina debate tech policy.»
Source: Think Progress

Last week after it published a Technology Policy Scorecard, Wired contacted the Obama and McCain campaigns for a debate on tech policy. After the Obama campaign offered former FCC chair Reed Hundt, Wired requested former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina for the McCain campaign.

The Real McCain: The Economy

Now that the press has settled down from the media bonanzas in Denver and St Paul, and now that Sarah Palin's celebrity and novelty are starting to wear thin, the campaign season is beginning in earnest.

'Barbies for War!' McCain Economic Advisor and Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Says Palin Couldn't Run HP
Source: The New York Times

Carly Fiorina, the woman John McCain sent out to defend Sarah Palin and rip anyone who calls her a tabula rasa on foreign policy and the economy, admitted Tuesday that Palin was not capable of running Hewlett-Packard.

Mo Dowd: 'Barbies for War!'
Source: The New York Times

Carly Fiorina, the woman John McCain sent out to defend Sarah Palin and rip anyone who calls her a tabula rasa on foreign policy and the economy, admitted Tuesday that Palin was not capable of running Hewlett-Packard.

Fiorina: I Received Only A $21 Million Severance Package — Not $42 Million»
Source: Think Progress

Making an attempt to address the current financial crisis in Florida yesterday, Sen.

Carly Fiorina Criticizes Tina Fey As "Disrespectful...Sexist"
Source: The Huffington Post

From Fiorina:I think that continues the line of argument that is disrespectful in the extreme, and yes, I would say, sexist in the sense that just because Sarah Palin has different views than Hillary Clinton does not mean that she lacks substance.

McCain Gets GOP Nod & RNC Speeches including Sarah Palin - Surprise Many
Source: Right & Wrong Journal

The carefully GOP manipulated TV coverage of the RNC Wednesday night was an interesting sociological snapshot of the base of supporters physically present.

John McCain, Internet dunce
Source: Salon.com

John McCain spends a lot of time talking about Iraq. He also likes talking about terrorism. But one issue he rarely touches upon is technology. In fact, under the "Issues" section of his campaign Web site, technology isn't even an option.

McCain Adviser Attempts to Clarify Viagra vs. Birth Control Comments
Source: ABC News

The McCain campaign tried to recover from a comment by Carly Fiorina, McCain's most visible woman surrogate and a possible vice presidential pick.

Viagra - Yes!!!! Women's Health Care - No!

For the past 25 years, John McCain has consistently voted against women's health. From opposing funding for family planning programs to voting against requiring insurance coverage of birth control, McCain has taken extreme positions.

McCain dodges Viagra, contraceptives question
Source: msnbc.com

The Republican presidential candidate prides himself on being a straight talker. But he resisted being dragged into a discussion Wednesday about insurance companies that cover Viagra but not birth control products.

McCain surrogate Fiorina's campaign gaffes drawing criticism
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard has a new challenge: As a leader of Republican National Committee's 2008 "Victory" drive and a chief adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, she's being buffeted by intense criticism that, as a star campaign surrogate, she is playing fast  …

Fiorina Buttresses McCain on Economy, Touting Tax Cuts, Trade
Source: Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg reports: By John McCain's own admission, the economy isn't his strong suit. The ace up his sleeve may be a polished corporate executive ranked six times as the U.S.'s most powerful businesswoman, who's also among the most controversial.

Why Carly Fiorina Is So Important to John McCain
Source: Newsweek

No, I'm not talking about the Democrats sending out Hillary Clinton on behalf of Barack Obama to reassure white working-class voters.

McCain economic advisor: Gas prices unrelated to Iraq war
Source: Raw Story

McCain economic advisor Carly Fiorina attempted to dispel those concerns in an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Carly Fiorina's Keynote Speech At CSCMP 2007 Conference
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Carly Fiorina talked about her choice to focus on the total customer experience and satisfaction. Which she said is the leading indicator of how well a company will do in the future.

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