After weeks of deliberation, two other former prime ministers — Ehud Olmert, who has spent recent years battling corruption charges; and the 89-year-old Shimon Peres, now in the largely symbolic role of president — have both apparently decided against making comeback bids.
Many longtime figures in Romney's political orbit advised him through his deliberations, including former Utah governor Michael O. Leavitt, strategist Stuart Stevens, close friend Bob White, political advisers Kaufman, Beth Myers, Eric Fehrnstrom and Peter Flaherty, and policy adviser Lanhee Chen.
But as Biden has let his own decision-making process drag on, McAuliffe's desire to run has only grown, said one confidant, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the former governor's private deliberations.
Last week, the NLRB's Inspector General released a report finding that one of its members, Terence Flynn, had violated ethics rules by revealing confidential information about internal NLRB deliberations to former board members who used the info to benefit their private sector clients.
Some former officials familiar with deliberations about the program said they don't recall Brennan voicing objections to the use of harsh interrogation techniques.
The nine women and three men entering the fourth day of deliberations in former USC assistant football coach Todd McNair's defamation trial against the NCAA had a question.
But donors said they see little evidence of that important groundwork going on for the potential 2016 contenders; Christie's difficulties and the extended deliberations by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, among other circumstances, have frozen many donors in place.
In the meantime, he will recuse himself from any internal deliberations involving his former clients, which have included pharmaceutical companies, energy interests and medical schools.
Its findings were based on interviews with more than 60 executives, including Mr. Grasso, who were involved in the deliberations over the former chairman's pay.
After hearing three hours of instructions, jurors in the racketeering trial of Edwin W. Edwards, the former governor of Louisiana, began deliberations today.
Jury deliberations in the former tech-banking figure's obstruction-of-justice and witness-tempering trial might resume Wednesday, the judge said.
