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NEW YORK (AP) - Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) in hot water with regulators, according to research obtained by The Associated Press. A study based on the participation of 8,175 Internet users around the world found conclusive signs of blocked file-sharing connections only at three Internet service providers: Comcast and Cox in the U.S. and StarHub in Singapore. Of the 788 Comcast subscribers who participated in the study, 491, or 62 percent, had their connections blocked. At Cox, 82 out of 151 subscribers,...

SIERRA VISTA — If you notice a stagecoach parked in front of Safeway on Saturday, you may want to stop and check it out. The unusual looking vehicle — owned by Tim Cervantes of Cox Communications — is part of a food drive, with donations going to St. Vincent de Paul for its turkey box distribution, the Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving dinner and the Carmichael Family Resource Center. It’s part of a community service project that includes Cox employees and Girl Scout troops 217, 271 and 721. “Last Saturday was the first day of our drive,” Cevantes said. “We couldn’t believe...

WND: How would you like to direct the campaign? Cox: I have a lot of things to say, and I have a record of business success as a chief executive. I've been very involved in my community. I've been very involved in the Republican Party, and I didn't seek to be included in these debates by the major networks without doing some work myself. I started 18 months ago, traveling all throughout every single county in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire, speaking to Republican groups, visiting small towns, talking to Rotary and Kiwanis and all these other kinds of...

Here is an op-ed, by John Cox, a conservative republican presidential candidate, about his not being covered by many reporters. In the Texas Straw Poll, in Sept., he received more votes than Sen. McCain, Sen. Brownback, and Rep. Tancredo. His website is www.cox2008.com. Phil Collins News item: Paris Hilton announces for President and NBC invites her to next debate of presidential candidates. Is this what we want for the selection of our political leadership? The President of the United States is the most important post not only in our country, but the world. The leadership of the world's largest economy,...

Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #6 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida 09/17/07 - Official Discussion Thread The debate will focus on issues of special concern to social and religious conservatives who brand themselves "values voters." The candidates will begin arriving here mid-afternoon, and the debate kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It will be streamed live via the Internet at ValuesVoterDebate.com and the website for the American Family Association. It is also reported to be telecast on Sky Angel's Angel One channel & Dish Network channel #262. Moderated by Joseph Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily Candidates participating Sam Brownback John Cox Mike...

Want Reagan? Try John Cox Republican voters dissatisfied with the current crop of Reagan wannabes ought to check out the only GOP candidate barred from this week's South Carolina debate hosted by Fox: John Cox. That's because while the other candidates used the first debate to claim they were closest to Reagan, Cox tells us he's the real McCoy. "Ronald Reagan was from Illinois, and I'm from Illinois, too." And it doesn't end there: Cox, a lawyer-businessman who was also chairman of the Cook County Republicans, hates taxes and wants major reform and elimination of the IRS. "I'm a manager,"...

Small government presidential candidate John Cox (Web site) has filed a lawsuit against the Fox News Channel after intentionally being excluded from the Fox-sponsored GOP debate scheduled for May 15, 2007 in Columbia, South Carolina.

EDITORIAL - In late 2006, America spoke, and it rejected Republican control of Congress. That rejection has also been felt in many statehouses and state legislatures in the nation. Now it is time for our party to return to its principles, find its soul, and rebuild itself again. Republicans must once again act like Republicans. The election disaster for the Republican Party can be laid squarely at the feet of party insiders and career politicians who had grown comfortable, lazy, and even corrupt, while serving in Congress. To be blunt, the Republican Congress let conservatives down.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox told a Senate panel his agency is currently investigating more than 100 companies for possible fraudulent reporting of stock option grants. The total is 25 percent more than the the agency said it was probing a month ago. "The companies are located throughout the country, and include Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller [companies]," Cox told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. "They span multiple industry sectors." Cox told reporters in San Francisco on July 20 when he announce the indictment of former Brocade Communications Systems Inc. executives in connection...

WASHINGTON -- Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich has chosen a running mate, WTOP Political Analyst Mark Plotkin has learned. Ehrlich will choose Kristen Cox, the current Secretary of the Department of Disabilities, as his lieutenant governor. Cox, who is almost completely blind, will be named by the governor in Annapolis on Thursday. Cox, 36, served in the Bush administration in the Department of Education in 2001. She lives in Towson with her husband and two sons. Incumbent Lt. Governor Michael Steele is currently running for U.S. Senate. Ehrlich and Cox will face Democrats Martin O'Malley and Anthony Brown in the November...

Many of Georgia's gay voters — a group that political experts believe could be decisive in a close Democratic primary — plan to boycott the July 18 gubernatorial contest between Secretary of State Cathy Cox and Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor. That could spell big trouble for Cox, who was thought to be the favorite of metro Atlanta's large and politically active gay and lesbian communities. Gays and lesbians, who are concentrated in Fulton and DeKalb counties, are furious at Cox, for what they call a "flip-flop" on the gay marriage issue. Two years ago Cox blasted the Republican-authored constitutional gay-marriage...

March 26, 2006--In the race for the governor's mansion, Republican Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue still leads in projected match-ups with Democrats Secretary of State Cathy Cox and Lt. Governor Mark Taylor. But the latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds that both Democrats have gained ground compared to polls conducted earlier in the year. Perdue leads Cox 49% to 41% and leads Taylor 51% to 41%. A month ago, he led both Democrats by 20 points. He also held a double digit lead against both Democrats in January. Perdue, the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, remains a well-liked chief executive, viewed...

Cable industry disputes FCC's findings on pricing NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The cable industry joined forces with Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Wednesday to point out flaws in a recent Federal Communications Commission study that concluded it would be beneficial for consumers to pick and pay for channels separately. The companies released findings from two separate studies, both of which said consumers would be worse off by following the FCC's recommendation. The FCC concluded last month that viewers' bills could decline by as much as 13% if they were allowed to pick their own channels, reversing the agency's earlier view under...

Angus Reid Global Scan) – Public support for Sonny Perdue remains high in the Peach State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 58 per cent of respondents in Georgia approve of their governor’s performance, down one point since January. Perdue—a Republican—has acted as Georgia’s governor since January 2003. The former state senator defeated Democrat incumbent Roy Barnes in the November 2002 election with 52 per cent of the vote, becoming the first GOP member to head the state’s government in 130 years. Earlier this month, the General Assembly passed a bill that establishes a $3 million U.S. grant program...

The longest-tenured city manager in Galveston County is resigning. Friendswood officials confirmed Wednesday that Ronald Cox would step down in April after years on the job. Cox met Friendswood Mayor Kimball Brizendine last week to inform him of his plan to resign. “It was a surprise to all of us,” said Brizendine. “We’ve been blessed to have had him for the last 15 years.” Cox shared the news with the city council in an executive session Monday and his resignation was announced to city employees Tuesday. The mayor said Cox would pursue opportunities as a private consultant for cities across...

ALBANY, Jan 26 — Edward F. Cox, a Manhattan lawyer and a son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon, declared Thursday that he would not run for the Senate this year, even though Republicans had been courting him anew to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton. The announcement from Mr. Cox ended the prospect of a dynastic clash pitting Mrs. Clinton, a former first lady, against Mr. Cox, who is married to Mr. Nixon's daughter, Tricia. In a statement, Mr. Cox said that "after careful consideration of the circumstances and conditions as they exist surrounding the race, including the now shortened time frame...

Edward F. Cox, a Manhattan lawyer who dropped out of the Senate race against Hillary Rodham Clinton last fall, broke his silence about the 2006 campaign and yesterday signaled for the first time that he would consider re-entering the race. But Mr. Cox, a Republican who is a son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon, said that his remarks, which were reported yesterday by The Associated Press, were made casually. He said no notes were taken, and that he considered the conversation to be off the record. The A.P. reporter declined to comment. Mr. Cox was quoted as saying that he...

Prosecutor: No Charges In Alleged Fieger-Cox Blackmail Case Oakland Prosecutor Says Feiger, O'Brien 'Shouldn't Gloat' POSTED: 2:07 pm EST November 15, 2005 UPDATED: 6:05 pm EST November 15, 2005 PONTIAC, Mich. -- The Oakland County prosecutor said no charges will be brought in an alleged plot to blackmail Michigan's attorney general by threatening to expose an extramarital affair. At issue were charges of extortion or obstruction of justice in a case involving Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger. "I believe there was a conspiracy involved somehow, but I cannot meet my burden of proof," said David...

NEW YORK (AP) - Ozzie Guillen of the World Series champion Chicago White Sox was voted AL Manager of the Year, and Atlanta's Bobby Cox won the NL award for the second straight year Wednesday after leading the rookie-laden Braves to yet another division title. Guillen received 17 first-place votes, five seconds and five thirds for 105 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians was the runner-up with six first-place votes and 71 points, while Joe Torre of the New York Yankees finished third with 43 points. Toronto Blue Jays manager...

Now that President George W. Bush has another chance to nominate an undeniably superb candidate for the Supreme Court, he has a encouragingly deep bench from which to choose. The deserving names are by now familiar: Alito, Luttig, Jones, Batchelder, Sykes, Brown, Pryor (if only!), Olson..... the list goes on. But for both short-term considerations and for decades of principled, textualist jurisprudence, the best choice the White House could make right now would be Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and former longtime member of the House Republican leadership. Cox, 53, is conservative, brilliant, well-liked on Capitol...