AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tags: 2006elect
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
Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect
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
Tags: 2006elect
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
Tags: 2006elect
Clowns to the Left of Menew
Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.
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
Tags: 2006elect, Jerry Brown