John W Matis

Proposal could be "the foil Obama needs." Barack Obama has prospered most when he’s had an obvious antagonist — Hillary Clinton, John McCain and former President George W. Bush — but with 2012 looming, a clearly defined target is hard to find.

Tokyo may be at serious risk from a massive aftershock and associated tsunami as a result of the devastating March 11 earthquake near Sendai, Japan, according to UC Davis seismologist John Rundle.

Bob Perry, the Texas real estate mogul who bankrolled the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" advertisements against then-Presidential candidate John Kerry back in 2004, is now cutting checks to a conservative "super PAC" run by two former aides to George W. Bush.

Republican economics is an exercise in futility — they morphed from the spendthrifts of the Reagan and George W. Bush administration, and now rage as the anti-spending party. The Republican pledge given, promised that in a year, the task of saving taxpayers $100 billion would be a fete accomplice.....

Exactly 30 years ago on 8th December 1980, the life of one of the greatest musicians of all times was brutally ended: John Lennon was shot in front of his apartment building in New York City and died on the spot.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton says President Barack Obama isn't qualified to lead the country. Bolton was among the featured speakers Saturday at a conference of conservative Republicans in Iowa. Bolton was nominated for the ambassadorship in 2005 by President George W. Bush.

House Speaker John Boehner has admitted that not raising the debt ceiling would mean a “financial disaster” for the U.S. and the world. 39 Republican votes supported raising the debt ceiling when George W. Bush was president and only one supports the increase under President Obama.

If, as most pundits now believe, Mitt Romney has the inside track for the Republican nomination, he is the first GOP candidate in more than a generation not to be syntactically challenged. Just look at the list of the party’s choices since Richard Nixon, whether elected (Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush) or defeated (Gerald Ford, Robert Dole, John McCain). Whatever other attributes these candidates possessed, facility in extemporaneous exchange was not one of them. None of these men could be counted on to handle a challenging question, let alone always keep noun and verb somewhere near their rightful places.

Gallup has released their 2010 poll of the most popular presidents of the last 50 years. While the two names at the top, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, should surprise no one, George W. Bush made his first appearance on the list, and promptly established himself as the least popular living former president.

Chadwick and John W. See to John E. and Dianne K ... Meador to Joan Marie Newsom, $121,200 1118 Mathis Court, Camden, from Marion Williams to Gennifer Williams and Marion Brock Williams, $90,625 1301 Monument Square, Camden, from Roderick ...

W.C. Friday 15, York Chester 0 — Brandon Kang (two hits, triple), Ty Leatherwood (two hits) and winning pitcher John Hildebrand led W.C. Friday ... Kendal Cloninger (two goals) and Maddie Mathis (one goal) scored for Friday.

The series, which kicks off May 26 in the Great Auditorium, features popular singers such as Diana Krall, Johnny Mathis, Neil Sedaka, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bobby Vinton, Michael W. Smith and Wynonna ... Tom Petty and John Mellencamp, plus Motown ...

TREE 10, JACKSONVILLE 0: John Cravey pitched four dominante innings ... Carthage visits Henderson on Tuesday. W. OAK 3, H. SPRINGS 1: WHITE OAK — Hunter Owens hit a solo home run in the first inning to put the Roughnecks in front to stay ...

With one out in the seventh, John Rodriguez, who finished 2-for-4 with ... Perry, Ramirez (4), and Ramirez, Barrera (4). W — West (4-0). L — Perry. 2B — Stamford: Mathis, West, Wimberly; Roby: Howell. HR — Stamford: K.

David W. Jalonski, 33, Harrisburg ... 211, five days to 12 months with credit for time served, 50 hours community service for defiant trespass. Michele Mathis, 27, 932 Park Ave., 30 days to 12 months with credit for time served, six months probation ...

BAYSIDE ACADEMY 168, MOBILE CHRISTIAN 214 (BOYS): Bayside’s John Solberg was medalist with a 38 at Lakewood ... The Gators (16-11) host McGill-Toolen at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. FLOMATON 5, W.S. NEAL 4: James Dean, Hunter Bonds, Zack Watson ...

Finally MayDee’s singer-wannabe daughter (Aigner Mathis) shows up, sporting new piercings and ... Through April 29 (no show on April 8, Easter Sunday) at 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. $26-$30; discounts available. Food service available ...