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The Shape of '06new
The Republicans have one theme, but so far that's one more than the Democrats.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
02-16-2006 |
Politics
Trouble in the Big Purple Trucksnew
How SEIU's mobile phone bank and Los Angeles politicians may have landed on the wrong side of campaign law.
L.A. Weekly |
Robert Greene |
02-09-2006 |
Politics
Major Mudnew
With Bush providing nothing for his party to run on, 2006 is shaping up as the year of the slimeball.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
02-03-2006 |
Politics
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Republicans Sell Out Christopher Reeve’s Paralysis Actnew
Just a day after actor Christopher Reeve’s death, one or more Republican senators put a surprise hold on the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act. A source says the move appears to be in response to Reeve's outspokenness on stem-cell research.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
John Kerry Comes to Life on Iraqnew
By challenging George W. Bush so clearly on the war in Iraq, John Kerry may be turning his boat right into the enemy. But he still is going to have to convey strength in some fashion. Bushistas believe Kerry cannot do so.
L.A. Weekly |
David Corn |
09-29-2004 |
Politics
Kerry Speaks! Why This Election Is Far From Overnew
Until Sept. 20, John Kerry seemed unable to put together his criticisms of George W. Bush and his war in a compelling way. Now he's finally found his theme. Your credibility gap on Iraq, he effectively told the president, is a helluva lot bigger than mine.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
09-29-2004 |
Politics
Schwarzenegger Nears Showdown on Gun Control Measuresnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prevailed on an Ohio manufacturer to disarm a bobblehead doll made in his likeness. Now Californians are waiting to see which aspect of his image matters to him more: not wanting to appear indifferent to violence or not wanting to appear antibusiness.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-20-2004 |
Politics
Don't Mess With Texas: Character Assassination and Karl Rovenew
In Texas political battles, Karl Rove had his own process: Identify your opponent's strength, and attack it so relentlessly that it becomes a liability.
L.A. Weekly |
Lou Dubose |
09-17-2004 |
Politics
Governor Pulls a U-Turn on Driver's-License Billnew
Three times, State Senator Gil Cedillo has shepherded through laws that would have given California’s illegal immigrants the right to drive legally. And three times, he’s been shot down, more or less at the door of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
GOP Action Heroes: Arnold, Rudy, John McCain and the Bush Twinsnew
Although protesters keep assailing the president with verve and unexpected wit — I’m especially partial to Billionaires for Bush’s mocking chant “Four more wars!” — many New Yorkers view the election with a sense of impending doom tinged with big-city snobbery.
L.A. Weekly |
John Powers |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
War Party: John Kerry Gets His Marching Orders in New Yorknew
In convention speeches, the Republicans are, rather boldly, assuming full ownership of what wiser folks assume is the inevitable disaster of the Iraqi war.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Why Democrats Shouldn't Panic — Yetnew
What we've learned so far from speakers at the Republican convention is that George W. Bush, by contrast to John Kerry, exhibits firm, resolute, determined leadership. But none of the speakers has particularly cared to discuss Bush’s actual record.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
