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Campaign 2008: We're Just Getting Startednew
Dogfights break out as the presidential race gets complicated.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-18-2008 |
Politics
Hillary Wins ... Should We Have Seen it Coming?new
Barack Obama's coronation will just have to wait a little longer. In fact, he may be compelled in the end to hand over that crown to Hillary Clinton, who, against all the conventional wisdom and pundits' certainties (including our own), won the New Hampshire primary.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-09-2008 |
Politics
Political U-Turns in New Hampshire, GPS-Stylenew
The good people of the Granite State have got their work cut out for them. The die is cast and the call for a change in direction is resonating loud and clearly. For now, we can only speculate on whose voice we might be hearing when the nation turns on its political Tom Tom in November.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cheri DelBrocco |
01-08-2008 |
Politics
Report from Iowa: Smashing Victories by 'Unorthodox' Candidates Obama & Huckabeenew
A mixed-marriage son of Kenya and Kansas on the one hand. A Baptist preacher with a yen for populist economics on the other. Each appealing, both overtly and by their very beings, to the political crossover vote. Each defeating his main opponent by the margin of 9 percent.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-04-2008 |
Politics
Lamar Alexander, the Straight Shooternew
The senator maintains his differences with the president.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-22-2007 |
Politics
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton Wins Fifth Termnew
In his victory speech Thursday night, Herenton said he now knew "who was for him and who was against him. For a man who'd just garnered 42 percent of the total vote, there is still ample evidence that there may more of the latter than the former.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce vanWyngarden and Preston Lauterbach |
10-05-2007 |
Politics
Memphis Election Heads Down the Stretchnew
Neck-and-neck races and a new poll make for extra drama at the wire in next week's mayoral and council election.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
A New Direction for Memphis?new
Dozens of candidates compete for City Council seats at a pivotal moment in the city's history.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Will the Real Fred Thompson Stand Up?new
Despite the Beltway consensus that Thompson will toe some pre-ordained conservative line, that ain't how he did it in the Senate.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-11-2007 |
Politics
Memphis' Straight Talkersnew
Mayor Willie Herenton and sometime council critic Myron Lowery tell it the way they see it.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
08-21-2007 |
Politics
The 'Ron Paul Revolution'new
Memphis activists, left and right, are hoisting the Texas presidential candidate's banner.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
08-10-2007 |
Politics
Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Memphisnew
Interim City Councilman Henry Hooper faces nearly $400,000 in federal tax liens -- so why didn't he volunteer this information and explain it to the council, and why didn't members ask him about it?
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-29-2007 |
Politics
Snake, Rat, or Martyr?new
Lawyer Richard Fields looks like the big loser in Memphis's political drama.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-22-2007 |
Politics
Senator Ophelia Ford Claims 'Tired Blood' is Root of Problemnew
But family pushes for rehab: "From what I've seen and heard anemia doesn't have you talking that way and acting that way. I'm not a doctor."
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
05-25-2007 |
Politics
Fired Federal Prosecutor Bud Cummins Talksnew
Cummins said he is not questioning the right of the president and attorney general to replace federal prosecutors, but he resents the way it was done.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
03-08-2007 |
Politics
