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Jane Harman's Two-Front Warnew

The veteran L.A. Democrat is under fire from her colleagues and her constituents.
L.A. Weekly  |  Harold Meyerson  |  05-25-2006  |  Politics

All the Governor's Mennew

If New Mexico governor Bill Richardson runs for president, will his allies help or hinder him?
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Nathan Dinsdale and Dan Frosch  |  05-24-2006  |  Politics

Doing the Flip-Flop Flip-Flopnew

There are plenty of reasons to loathe Sen. Maria Cantwell, but her pre-war vote isn't one of them.
Seattle Weekly  |  Mike Seely  |  05-24-2006  |  Politics

November Strainnew

Poll watchers find crazy scenes on primary day in Philadelphia -- just wait till the general elections.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Doron Taussig  |  05-23-2006  |  Politics

Lieberman, Lamont, & Labornew

Union support ebbs for a pro-war, high-maintenance senator -- but doesn't flow to his challenger.
New Haven Advocate  |  Carole Bass  |  05-22-2006  |  Politics

Clowns to the Left of Menew

Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.
Westword  |  Alan Prendergast  |  05-22-2006  |  Politics

Gloves Are Offnew

Tory ads pumping personal responsibility for health are just a tactical maneuver to soften the public for privatization.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  05-18-2006  |  Politics

Do It Againnew

U.S. Rep. James Gibbons would vote for Iraq War again, "to fight to keep freedom."
Reno News & Review  |  Dennis Myers  |  05-18-2006  |  Politics

Europe Shames U.S. Congressnew

CIA war crimes in Europe are now under official investigation there, but not here.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  05-17-2006  |  Politics

Selling Ignacionew

Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland's tough-talking mayoral frontrunner-turned-long shot, now faces the fight of his political life.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  05-15-2006  |  Politics

Mitt Can't Pull a JFKnew

If Romney were president, would his loyalty to the Constitution really trump his loyalty to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  05-11-2006  |  Politics

The New Newarknew

Cory Booker is on a mission to "Bloomberg" the Brick City.
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  05-11-2006  |  Politics

Palace Coup?new

Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis' Republican troops are "getting restless."
Willamette Week  |  Nigel Jaquiss  |  05-10-2006  |  Politics

The Family Businessnew

Two years after his son's beheading in Iraq, Michael Berg is running for Congress as a Green Party candidate.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Alexandra Zendrian  |  05-09-2006  |  Politics

Rocky In a Hard Placenew

At one time, L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo seemed a shoo-in to become California's next Attorney General -- so why is he now running in the shadow of Mayor Moonbeam?
L.A. Alternative  |  Marc B. Haefele  |  05-09-2006  |  Politics

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