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Pelosi is Raising Big Bucks but Keeping Very Little for Her Reelection Campaignnew
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi seems to be feeling pretty confident in her reelection prospects this November, despite an independent challenge by high-profile peace mom Cindy Sheehan. But that hasn't stopped her from raising big bucks from scores of interest groups who are contributing to her campaign committee and to the political action committee she controls, known as PAC to the Future.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
Why These Portlanders Aren't Voting for Obamanew
To see how race relations and politics were playing out in Portland, a city that's 6 percent black, we went door-to-door in two neighborhoods. It wasn't hard to find swing voters who aren't Democrats or Republicans and also aren't voting for him. Their reasons may surprise you.
Willamette Week |
Raymond Rendleman |
08-20-2008 |
Politics
Ralph Nader, Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney Find Common Groundnew
In a rare show of third party unity, the campaigns of Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr and the Green Party's Cynthia McKinney, the last two former Congress members, are joining forces across state lines to overcome ballot access rules designed to keep minor party candidates out.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
08-19-2008 |
Politics
The Browning of the Green Partynew
Despite conflict between environmentalists and the immigrants' rights movement, congressional candidate Omar Lopez thinks the Greens could supplant the Democrats as Latinos' party of choice.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
08-18-2008 |
Politics
Election '08: Pop Go the Politicsnew
Half-truths, outrageous hyperbole and hilarious cock-and-bull stories bring us fully into the election season.
Kansas Rep. Raised $100,000 for His Campaign with a Web Comicnew
Sean Tevis, a 39-year-old information architect from Olathe, Kansas, raised $100,000 for his state-rep campaign with an internet comic.
Boston Phoenix |
Jonathan Seitz |
08-14-2008 |
Politics
Those Hoping to Rent Out Their Apartment During the RNC Face a Glut in the Marketnew
In the past few weeks, more than 700 would-be landlords have posted ads to Craiglist hoping to rent their homes to visiting Republicans during the first week of September. Yet of the more than three-dozen Craigslisters contacted by City Pages not a single one has rented out so much as a broom closet.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
08-13-2008 |
Politics
The Gospel According to John Cornynnew
Nearly 40 percent of Texans wouldn't know their junior senator if he fell on them. But Cornyn's dull exterior masks one of the most conservative records in the U.S. Senate.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
08-13-2008 |
Politics
Lieberman: Hadassah Flushed, Not Menew
A sitting Senator blames his wife for an on-air toilet flush. Hey Joe, everybody poops.
New Haven Advocate |
Rachel Slajda |
08-12-2008 |
Politics
Postmodern John McCain: The Presidential Candidate Some Arizonans Know ... and Loathenew
I've been a writer and editor at New Times for 15 years. For much of that time, I wrote about Arizona politics, which is to say that I wrote about John McCain. It's still odd to see the guy in the spotlight, because for quite a while, I was pretty much the only one covering him.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
08-12-2008 |
Politics
Get Out the Butter; Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is Toastnew
Friday's double-whammy of a total ban on travel outside the tri-county area and Attorney General Mike Cox's announcement that new felony charges are being filed against Detroit's mayor are the final nails in his political coffin. As far as we're concerned, the question isn't, "Can he survive?" No, all that remains to be seen is when the exit comes, and by what means.
Metro Times |
Staff |
08-12-2008 |
Politics
Gov. Phil Bredesen as Obama Veep? Seriously?new
He's praised as a possible Obama running mate -- too bad our governor isn't programmed to function as a Democrat.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-11-2008 |
Politics
Deep Pockets Still Love Ted Stevensnew
Despite his indictment and earlier suspicions he was on the take, Alaska's Ted Stevens still has a nearly $3 million fundraising lead over his likely Democratic challenger in November, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich. Boeing, for one, has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
08-11-2008 |
Politics
Wisconsin's Latinos Could Decide the Electionnew
State figures show that only 35 percent of about 100,000 eligible Latino voters in Wisconsin are registered to vote, and just 33 percent actually vote on Election Day. Voces de la Frontera is working to turn that around.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-08-2008 |
Politics
In D.C., Sen. Mark Pryor Aims Towards the Center -- Only the Left Seems to Mindnew
For someone so politically impregnable he faces no major party opposition for re-election, it's surprisingly easy to find negative comments on the internet about Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. They come largely from liberal Democrats, many critical of his votes in his first six-year term on national security, judicial appointments and a smattering of other matters.
Arkansas Times |
Paul Barton |
08-07-2008 |
Politics
