AltWeeklies Wire
Mayoral Candidate Supports Gay Rights, but Only in Englishnew
Miami mayoral hopeful Carlos Alvarez has mastered the fine art of speaking out of both sides of his mouth, delivering one message to Hispanic voters and the polar opposite to Anglos and African Americans.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
Tags: gay marriage, gay rights ordinance
Mortal Kombat, Miami Style, for State Attorney's Officenew
Between rivals Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Al Milian, this year's contest is as close to a death match as local politics can get. They talk as if only they stood in the way of complete chaos.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
Absentee Ballots Get the Absent-Minded Approachnew
A reporter who lives in a city where the practice of absentee voting is so deeply entrenched that even dead people do it decides to see what happens when he applies for an absentee ballot.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
Ill-Behaved Former Mayor Attempts Comeback in Miaminew
Never one to let humiliation stand between him and elective office, Xavier Suarez managed to win enough votes this past August to end up in a runoff contest for a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission. His 1998 election as mayor was overturned because of voter fraud.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
10-26-2004 |
Politics
Your Next President: 'I Will Tax the Rich by 100 Percent'new
Five third-party presidential hopefuls will be on Florida voters' ballots on Nov. 2. As each seeks to woo the state's undecided, they'll be accused of being spoilers, of being political naifs, or perhaps of being just plain nuts.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
State Attorney Learns Dangers of Wooing Big Moneynew
Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing the most significant election challenge of her 11-year tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney, having stepped into her critics' crosshairs by attending a fundraiser hosted by a politically active businessman whose daughter had a criminal case pending at the State Attorney's Office.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
Count All Votes -- Except Those for Nadernew
Harvard University constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe argued before the Florida Supreme Court that keeping Ralph Nader's name on the state's ballot would be not only "chaotic," but "worse than the butterfly ballot, you'll need a centipede ballot."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Hip-Hop Generation Descends on Florida With Slam Bushnew
Slam Bush, a political action committee created by the League of Pissed-Off Voters, has created a video in which hip-hop artist Wordsworth debates with the virtual image of George W. Bush.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
09-29-2004 |
Politics
Can We Trust These Infernal Voting Machines?new
The answer depends somewhat on how much you trust your government and the free-market democracy it leases. The truth is that the standards for accuracy and accountability have always been pretty low in American elections.
Miami New Times |
Rebecca Wakefield |
09-28-2004 |
Politics
Nixon Rewound: RNC Brings to Mind Miami Beach, 1972new
Florida delegates headed to New York for the Republican National Convention don't know what might await them on the streets. But the group is a bit more diverse than the effete martini-sippers New York's anarchists apparently envision.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
08-23-2004 |
Politics
