AltWeeklies Wire
Chris Dodd Wants You to Pay Attention to Himnew
Inside the Democratic Senator from Connecticut's quixotic quest for the presidency.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
07-10-2007 |
Politics
Feeling the Pain of Mayor Mark Funkhouser's First Weeksnew
He's appointed Minutemen member Frances Semler to the parks board and his wife has requested mayoral bodyguards for two town-hall meetings in neighborhoods of color, but we need to let Funkhouser get on with Kansas City's business.
A Republican Running in a Democratic Townnew
Mayoral candidate Mark DeSantis prepares to run a race no one thinks a Republican can win.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
Platform Politics in Coloradonew
Boulder County Democrats want to give voters a voice -- are jaded Dems ready to engage in the caucus process?
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
Gore Comes Alive!new
Presidential candidate or not, Al Gore's supernova campaign has changed more than the next election -- it's given Americans a single focus for changing the world.
Pasadena Weekly |
Dean Kuipers |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
The United States Institute of Peace Facilitates Warnew
The institute is a congressionally funded (to the tune of $23 million a year) think tank staffed by neoconservative "thinkers" who supported the seizure of Iraq's oil fields and are now swiveling their sights toward Iran.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, Iran
The Nuge vs. Bloombergnew
A staunch conservative, Ted Nugent is one of the most vocal pro-gun individuals you could ever meet, and his distaste for Mayor Bloomberg and his gun-control initiatives is crystal clear.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
The Presidential Candidates, Between the Sheetsnew
With the presidential election is still more than a year away, we know you're already tired of all the same hum-drum rhetoric -- so check out the frontrunners' Astrosexology charts.
New York Press |
Kiki T. |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
No Time for Terrornew
While White House stokes hysteria, Brits and Europeans barely flinch at bombings.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-05-2007 |
Politics
Summer Soldiers and Sunshine Patriotsnew
Independence Day reflections by Clyde Edgerton, Stan Goff and Duncan Murrell, plus Hal Crowther on George W. Bush.
Larry Kissell: Red, White and Bluenew
Here's the best political story in America that almost happened in 2006.
The Mafia Plot to Kill Dennis Kucinichnew
A former Cleveland police chief finally tells the whole story.
Cleveland Free Times |
James Renner |
07-05-2007 |
Politics
Portland Rejects Craig Ferguson's Campaign Pleanew
City of Roses, land of the liberal, stuck a thorn in Ferguson's dream.
Willamette Week |
Jocelyn Brady |
07-05-2007 |
Politics
Barry and Me: Inside a $1,000-a-pop fundraisernew
“Hi, Jeff. Thank you for coming.” There, vigorously shaking my hand, is the next leader of the free world. Or the next guy we’ll get all excited about, and then be let down.
“You’re welcome, Senator.”
Maybe if Barack Hussein Obama knew I was the only person here who didn’t pay $1,000 (or more) for this company, he would have skipped me altogether. But as far as he knows, I’m just like the rest of the 100 or so people gathered in the Maitland living room of supporter Bob Mandell for this June 30 fundraiser.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-05-2007 |
Politics
Fame, fleetingnew
Georgia Golf Hall of Fame board votes to close the doors of the botanical gardens; hall operations become home business
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-03-2007 |
Politics
