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Democratic Party Suit Aims to Balk Alleged GOP Vote Challenges in Michigannew

Michigan Republicans may be deriding as false a story claiming they planned to use lists of foreclosed homes to keep some from casting their votes on Election Day, but the Barack Obama presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee aren't taking any chances.

Metro Times | Staff | 09-30-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Republicans, voting rights, lawsuits, foreclosures, Michigan, disenfranchisement

Does the Michigan GOP Plan to Use Foreclosure Data as a Weapon?new

Allegations have surfaced that the head of the Macomb County Republican Party had disclosed plans to use lists of foreclosed homes as a way to keep some voters from casting ballots in the upcoming presidential election. But the Macomb GOP Chairman says his quotes were fabricated. What's really going on?

Metro Times | Staff | 09-23-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Republicans, voting rights, foreclosures, Michigan, disenfranchisement

Get Out the Butter; Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is Toastnew

Friday's double-whammy of a total ban on travel outside the tri-county area and Attorney General Mike Cox's announcement that new felony charges are being filed against Detroit's mayor are the final nails in his political coffin. As far as we're concerned, the question isn't, "Can he survive?" No, all that remains to be seen is when the exit comes, and by what means.

Metro Times | Staff | 08-12-2008 | Politics

Tags: Detroit, misconduct, perjury, Kwame Kilpatrick, felony charges, obstruction of justice

Key EPA Administrator Booted; Environmentalists are Up in Armsnew

Mary Gade, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwestern regional office in Chicago, was pushed out after pushing Dow Chemical to clean up the mess it made in its hometown of Midland. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compares her firing to the Bush administration's removal of nine federal prosecutors.

Metro Times | Staff | 05-13-2008 | Politics

Tags: Bush administration, environment, EPA, pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Dow Chemical, corporate power, Mary Gade

Website Tries to Bring Transparency to Superdelegatesnew

The Superdelegate Transparency Project uses a host of bloggers, citizen journalists and others to shed light on exactly who super delegates are and which candidate they may be casting their lot with.

Metro Times | Staff | 03-18-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, superdelegates

D.C. Showdownnew

Rep. John Conyers: "We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress."

Metro Times | Staff | 03-18-2008 | Politics

Tags: Bush administration, john conyers

Legal Wrangling Over Voter Lists Continuesnew

In January, the Michigan ACLU filed a federal lawsuit claiming that it's illegal to let only Michigan's two major political parties have access to information about who voted in the presidential primary held in Michigan.

Metro Times | Staff | 03-11-2008 | Politics

Just Go: Why Detroit's Mayor Should Step Downnew

One political observer used to tell people Kwame Kilpatrick could be mayor as long as he wanted. Now he's not so sure.

Metro Times | Staff | 03-04-2008 | Commentary

How Green is Your Candidate?new

The League of Conservation Voters' National Environmental Scorecard for 2007 gives the lowdown on the environmental policies of the major candidates and all members of Congress.

Metro Times | Staff | 03-04-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, green

Vote Kucinich in Muddled Michigan Primarynew

Because of the hopelessly messed-up nature of this year's Democratic primary, this is a perfect opportunity for progressives in Michigan to make a statement without taking any risk. And the way to do that is to vote for Dennis Kucinich.

Metro Times | Staff | 01-14-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Dennis Kucinich