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Tuesday June 26, 2012

Governor Mitch Daniels to Be Next President of Purdue University

By Nasser Siadat
Mitch Daniels, one of the nation’s most influential Arab Americans, is taking on a new role. The two-term governor of the State of Indiana will serve as the 12th president of Purdue University. Read More »

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Thursday January 19, 2012

Gov. Daniels to Address The Nation

The GOP has chosen Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a public official we’ve praised for his principled stances and success as a public administrator, to deliver the party’s response to the President’s State of The Union address next Tuesday. There are few better suited for the task than Governor Daniels, a governor with an impressive fiscal record the party will use to validate its message on the economy. Read More »

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Thursday May 05, 2011

Gibran Gala a Stellar Success

AAI President Jim Zogby introduced the Presenter of the Special Recognition Award to the Youth of the Arab Spring, Ayman Mohyeldin of Al Jazeera, whose coverage of Egyptian revolution and other events got him on Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2011. Read More »

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Monday April 25, 2011

Barbour out, Daniels in?

Today Mississippi Governor, Haley Barbour announced that he will not seek the GOP presidential nomination. Gov. Barbour's announcement came as a surprise to most as in late January he said that he was "seriously thinking" about a presidential run. He shortly thereafter began traveling and also hired new staff. As he said he would, however, Barbour waited until the end of April to make his ultimate decision, and now as a result heads are turning towards Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.  Read More »

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Thursday April 14, 2011

The Hill: “Daniels is playing by his own rules”

We've been writing about Mitch Daniels quite often, and we've watched him in the news closely these past few months. Governor Daniels (R-Indiana) has been relatively quiet about a potential presidential run, but has remained a subject of extreme interest for many reasons. Gov. Daniels peeks our interest not only because he is Arab American (his grandparents are from Syria), he is a politician who - even in today's hyper-partisan political climate - has not digressed from his primary focus; fixing the economy. Read More »

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Friday April 01, 2011

Mitch Daniels Setting The Standard

With no leading Republican yet officially declared for president and only two exploration committees formed, the 2012 field remains wide open. However, as one surveys the list of potential candidates, one sticks out for a very simple reason. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, in contrast to most if not all of his compatriots, has kept his rhetoric on an even keel. He hasn’t pandered to or sought out the political benefits of engaging in the hyper-partisan arena of campaign politics. Read More »

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Thursday January 13, 2011

Mitch Daniels and the Right

In recent months, Indiana Governor and potential presidential candidate Mitch Daniels has come under scrutiny from some conservative groups, for suggesting the GOP call a “truce” on social issues with liberals in order to focus the country’s political efforts on more pressing fiscal issues. Read More »

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Wednesday November 10, 2010

Mitch Daniels and 2012

Yesterday, The Hotline released its inaugural edition of the “Presidential Power Rankings,” examining the most likely Republicans to end up with the nomination in 2012. On the short list of contenders is none other than Arab American Mitch Daniels. Read More »

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