http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mike_HuckabeeFind stories, videos, and photos about Mike Huckabee from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:00 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/09/19/romney.huckaby/tztop.romney.huckabee.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mike_Huckabee14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mike Huckabee from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/19/romney.huckaby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/19/romney.huckaby/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after former Baptist minister and likely presidential rival Mike Huckabee offered a withering critique of Mitt Romney's record, the former Massachusetts governor made his pitch to the same group of religious conservatives.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/prevention_wont_save_healthcare.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/09/news/economy/prevention_wont_save_healthcare.fortune/index.htmA useful principle of political analysis is to be suspicious when everyone agrees. Which is why the bipartisan paeans to "prevention" in this summer's health care debate have me scratching my head. It's the one reform on which Henry Waxman and John Boehner can join hands. Don't get me wrong: officials are right to say our system is crazily tilted toward paying docs and hospitals for curing people only after they've gotten terribly sick. But when they jump from this to the idea that America's overdue prevention agenda will be the fix for soaring national health costs (and even help pay for expanded coverage), they're blowing smoke.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/24/huckabee.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/24/huckabee.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf the Republican Party wants to get back on track, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says GOP leaders must first restore voters' confidence in the government.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/huckabee.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/huckabee.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Wednesday he's not trying to settle old scores with his onetime GOP rival Mitt Romney, despite sharply criticizing the former Massachusetts governor in a book out earlier this week.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1839214,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe man who came in second to McCain in the primaries flashed his trademark humor in boosting his old foe at the conventionFri, 05 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/gop.one/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/gop.one/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome big names entered the Republican race hoping to extend the party's time in the White House, but it was the durability of Sen. John McCain of Arizona that made him the presumptive Republican nominee.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/25/mccain.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/25/mccain.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain, on the last leg of this week's tour of economically struggling regions, was campaigning alongside former rival Mike Huckabee on Friday.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/05/huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/05/huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bowed to "the inevitable" and dropped out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday night after an improbable run for a politician little known beyond his home state a year ago.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/02/dallas.news.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/02/dallas.news.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dallas Morning News published an editorial Sunday supporting former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, despite saying he has no chance of winning the Republican presidential nomination. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/05/pf/taxes/fair_tax.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/05/pf/taxes/fair_tax.moneymag/index.htmWith Mike Huckabee's big win in the Iowa Republican caucus Thursday, more people are asking, "So what's this guy actually stand for?"Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/15/huckabee.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/15/huckabee.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee isn't conceding anything.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/15/campaign.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/15/campaign.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextJohn McCain's schedule today calls for a flight from Washington to Wisconsin. A town hall meeting in Oshkosh, a second one in La Crosse and a dinner in Milwaukee. Then, the Republican presidential front-runner flies home to Arizona.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1713201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1713201,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouthern Baptist pastor Wiley Drake said Wednesday that he is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for his endorsement of GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee in a press release written on church stationeryWed, 13 Feb 2008 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/gop.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/12/gop.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican front-runner John McCain fended off former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Virginia's presidential primary Tuesday and cruised to wins the other two "Potomac Primaries," but exit polls show the party's conservative core remains cool to the Arizona senator.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/11/gop.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/11/gop.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextGOP front-runner John McCain has all but sealed his party's presidential nomination, but instead of focusing on his national campaign, the Arizona senator is still contending with Mike Huckabee.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/10/feb.9.contests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/10/feb.9.contests/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican voters in Louisiana and Kansas told John McCain they weren't ready to support him. Washington state, however, backed the Republican front-runner Saturday over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, according to state party officials. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1711755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1711755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: What Obama's critical wins over Clinton in three states, and McCain's losses to Huckabee in two, say about the state of the parties and fate of the general electionSun, 10 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/09/feb.9.contests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/09/feb.9.contests/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany voters in Saturday's Republican contests showed they're not yet ready to support Sen. John McCain as their party's nominee while Sen. Barack Obama cut into Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead in the race for Democratic delegates.Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/huckabee.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/07/huckabee.conservatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling himself an "authentic" conservative, Mike Huckabee appealed Thursday for supporters of Mitt Romney to follow him instead of GOP front-runner Sen. John McCain now that Romney is out of the race.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMcCain has strengthened his claim to the GOP nomination. But attacks from conservatives may hurt him in NovemberThu, 07 Feb 2008 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEvery candidate could find legitimate reasons for hope -- and real reasons to despair -- after an unprecedented primaryWed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710284,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHuckabee's southern surge means the two-man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling optionsWed, 06 Feb 2008 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/05/super.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/05/super.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextArizona Sen. John McCain piled up wins in the Republican race for the White House Tuesday -- with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee also surging to victories throughout the South just days after ignoring calls to drop out of the race.Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:52:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1710204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics A state-by-state look at the results, as voters across the country make their presidential choices on Super Tuesday Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/25/factcheck.gop.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/25/factcheck.gop.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn last night's debate, held days before Tuesday's Republican primary in Boca Raton, Florida, GOP candidates came up with a few new factual distortions and repeated several old ones. Among them:Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1701222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1701222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNeither the voters nor the press were quite ready for Mike Huckabee. Now they can't get enough of himTue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/05/nh.debates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/05/nh.debates/index.html#cnnSTCTextFront-running presidential candidates in both parties sniped at each other Saturday night as they debated three days before Tuesday's first primary.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/05/huckabee.innovation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/05/huckabee.innovation/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee's bare-bones Iowa campaign may have been short on cash and full-time staff, but it was long on grassroots innovation -- and supported on the ground by an impressive array of evangelical networks.Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee needed incredible turnout from self-described evangelical voters Thursday to win Iowa. Hillary Clinton was counting on capturing the women's vote to carry the day.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresidential hopeful Mike Huckabee was the big winner in Iowa's GOP caucuses Thursday thanks to big support from two groups of voters: Women and evangelical Christians.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.issues/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the end, change mattered more than experience for Iowa's Democratic caucus-goers, and church, faith and values were priorities for Republicans. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699540,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: The GOP candidate's positive image on the stump, says Joe Klein, is at odds with his negative media campaignWed, 02 Jan 2008 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/huckabee.christians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/huckabee.christians/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the second time in two weeks, presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has aired a commercial in which a Christian symbol appears in the background.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo negative ads recently launched by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has spent more on advertising than any other candidate, either misrepresent his rival's records or include distortions, according to a CNN analysis of the commercials.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/2008.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/2008.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee blasted Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney as running a "desperate and dishonest" campaign and predicted the former Massachusetts governor won't be the Republican nominee.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHis recent tragedy of errors shows that the first-tier candidate is struggling with a second-tier operationMon, 31 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/huckabee.foreign.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/28/huckabee.foreign.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee admitted Friday that the former Arkansas governor had "no foreign policy credentials" after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto raised questions.Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/romney.huckabee.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/romney.huckabee.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a new TV ad airing in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stepped up his attacks on rival Mike Huckabee, this time accusing the former Arkansas governor of being soft on crime.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20166628,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20166628,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnYikes! Did Oprah put Obama through the ringer like this?Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/s.carolina.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/s.carolina.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has shot to the top of a new poll in South Carolina, leading Republican presidential candidates in the key Southern state.Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/huckabee.mormons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/huckabee.mormons/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican Mike Huckabee Wednesday personally apologized to rival Mitt Romney for comments he made in an upcoming New York Times Magazine article that appear to disparage the Mormon faith.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/11/romney.huckabee.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/11/romney.huckabee.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is attacking Mike Huckabee on his record of illegal immigration in a new TV ad, a move the latter labeled as "desperate."Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/cnn.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/cnn.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee's dramatic jump in the polls is going nationwide. The former Arkansas governor is in a virtual tie with Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll out Monday.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/poll.head.to.head/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/poll.head.to.head/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is surging in new polls of GOP candidates, a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Tuesday shows he would lose to all three leading Democratic candidates by double digits in hypothetical contests.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee refused to retract a statement he made in 1992 calling for the isolation of AIDS patients.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/10/huckabee.sc/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee has capitalized on his Iowa surge and roared to the front of the Republican pack in South Carolina, largely on the strength of social conservatives frustrated with the crop of candidates.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:03:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1692878,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk."Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/huckabee.dumond/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/06/huckabee.dumond/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said it was "heartbreaking" that the deaths of women killed by a convicted rapist who was released from prison after Huckabee supported his parole had become politicized.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/huckabee.dumond/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/huckabee.dumond/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe case of a convicted rapist paroled in 1999 has come back to haunt Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, with the mother of a woman the convict later murdered pledging to campaign against the former Arkansas governor.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/huckabee.push.polling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/huckabee.push.polling/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee boasts about running an above-the-mud campaign that does not smear his GOP rivals, but a group founded by some of his supporters appears to be doing just that.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/huckabee.record/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/huckabee.record/index.html#cnnSTCTextSurging in polls in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee finds himself increasingly under attack from rivals over his record as governor of Arkansas, particularly on taxes and immigration.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:43:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1689522,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1689522,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe GOP underdog is trying to stay positive as the other candidates go after each other. But he knows how to sting like a HuckabeeFri, 30 Nov 2007 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1688794,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1688794,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNo, it's not Iraq. Candidates in both parties are surprised by the public's anger over illegal immigrantsWed, 28 Nov 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/27/king.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/27/king.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cathedral of the Pines is a rural New Hampshire jewel, a perfect spot for prayer or reflection, tucked into the rolling hills.Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/romney.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/romney.huckabee/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney blasted a rising challenger in the Iowa caucuses Monday, painting former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a tax-raising, illegal immigrant-coddling liberal and defending his own commitment to conservative causes.Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:33:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the Senate starts a probe of several "prosperity gospel" preachers, the presidential candidate stands by the one with the most question marksThu, 15 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674340,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674340,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe conservative's strong showing at the Values Voters summit reveals a split between leaders and the rank and fileMon, 22 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/debate.evolution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/debate.evolution/index.htmlDuring the first GOP presidential debate last month in California, three Republican candidates raised eyebrows by indicating they did not subscribe to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/24/hb.obesity.epidemic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/24/hb.obesity.epidemic/index.htmlFour years ago, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee weighed around 300 pounds.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/20/govnernment.fat.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/20/govnernment.fat.tm/index.htmlThese are fat times in politics. Literally. Nearly 400 obesity-related bills were introduced in state legislatures across the country last year--more than double the number in 2003. A quarter of them were passed into law, up from only 12 percent two years before. In Washington the word obesity appears in 56 bills introduced during the current Congress; this, the Wall Street Journal points out, is fast catching up with the number containing the word gun. Surgeon General Richard Carmona says obesity is a greater threat than terrorism. Some public-health advocates have begun urging the government to put a warning label on soft drinks; others are calling for a "fat tax" on fast food.Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.htmlWhen it comes to raw political talent, there's not a Bill Clinton in this group. But these are the rainy days. And charisma doesn't keep you dry. A roof does. Meet the hardest-working carpenters.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:23:00 EST