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Jerry Brown's Karmanew
What can California expect from Jerry Brown this time around?
Sacramento News & Review |
Tom Hayden |
01-06-2011 |
Politics
Tags: California, Jerry Brown
Lindsey Graham: Reduce benefits for wealthy seniorsnew
Senator takes his "hard decisions" message to Meet the Press.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
01-03-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Lindsey Graham
Drug Addicts Unite!new
An Oakland-based group of methadone users and their medical providers has formed a political lobbying to help shape California policy.
East Bay Express |
Julia Landau |
12-29-2010 |
Politics
Is Lindsey Graham Gay?new
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's angry, irritated defense of the 17-year Congressional ban on out gay service members has renewed attention on what's in his closet.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-27-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Lindsey Graham, LGBT
Proposals in S.C. To Ban Sexting, Spanish, Caffeinated Drunksnew
Before the starting gun fires in January for the next legislative session, legislators are stretching their muscles with bills either ready for a marathon run to the finish line or a fruitless trot around the track.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-21-2010 |
Politics
DeFazio Blasts Tax Deal for Wealthy, Local Congressman Leads Revoltnew
Interview with Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio who is leading the House revolt against the Obama/Republican deal giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
Eugene Weekly |
Alan Pittman |
12-20-2010 |
Politics
South Carolina Accidentally Bans Beer At Festivalsnew
Legislators will have to work swiftly next month to fix an unintended ban on temporary alcohol licenses for festivals and special events.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-14-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Beer, What A World!
The Last Dinosaur: S.C. Democratic Party Faces Extinctionnew
As the last statewide Democrat, Jim Rex, leaves office, South Carolina faces a Republican Ice Age.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
12-10-2010 |
Politics
Repeal of Military's Gay Ban Coming In Either Two Weeks Or Two Yearsnew
Recent GOP victories and new survey findings on gays in the military have each altered the timetable for repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The ban on gays serving openly will either end in the next two weeks or it will sit in legislative limbo for at least the next two years.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-07-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Joe Wilson, DADT
Alvin Greene at Court: I'm running for President, I'll Sue Free Timesnew
Former U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene's courtroom drama includes threats against Columbia, S.C. alt-weekly Free Times.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-22-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Alvin Greene
Alvin Greene 'Seriously Considering' Presidential Run in 2012new
The mysterious unemployed former South Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene is deciding which party platform he'll embrace for a possible 2012 White House Bid.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-11-2010 |
Politics
Alvin Greene Unveils Comic Booknew
Unlikely U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene didn't find a place in Washington on Election Day, but the Democrat may have a new career in the funny pages. In the days leading up to the election, Greene unveiled five pages of a proposed comic titled Alvin Greene: The Ultimate Warrior.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
11-10-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Alvin Greene
Does Joe Lieberman Have a Chance in 2012?new
Reading the tea leaves on Joe Lieberman’s influence and future.
New Haven Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
11-09-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Joe Lieberman
How Canvassers Get Your Moneynew
They've got a pitch, and a strategy that would make a football coach proud.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
11-03-2010 |
Politics
Meh. Liberals Rally on Brink of Historic Defeat, But Does It Mean Anything?new
What does it mean that on the weekend before a momentous GOP thrashing of Democrats nationwide, nearly a quarter of a million primarily young, mostly left-of-center revelers from all over the country descended on the nation’s capitol, snarled the D.C. metro system and flooded the National Mall?
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-03-2010 |
Politics
