AltWeeklies Wire
Dems Have All but Conceded Georgia Senate Seatnew
Call him a flip-flopper, a panderer or a shamelessly dirty campaigner.
Saxby Chambliss arguably may be all those things. But you can't call him endangered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-29-2007 |
Politics
Obama Leads Off With $18 Billion Education Plannew
The plan includes salary hikes and improved training for teachers, universal early education, and a focus on best practices, particularly for high school programs.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-28-2007 |
Politics
Oregon Democrats' Envious Eyes Turn East to Montananew
Big Sky Country, where George W. Bush creamed Democratic opponents in both 2000 and 2004, has something unusual that many Oregonians envy: two Democratic senators in the U.S. Capitol.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-28-2007 |
Politics
Prospects Dim for Campaign Finance Reform in Wisconsinnew
Developments undercut earlier optimism; Gov. Jim Doyle's level of commitment remains in doubt.
John Conyers Is Beseeched to Impeachnew
Activists are pressing Conyers, who was a supporter of impeachment hearings before the '06 elections, to take up the cause again.
Metro Times |
Staff |
11-27-2007 |
Politics
Tags: impeachment
Bill Richardson Has Yet to Snag Union Supportnew
"No one in labor that I know dislikes Richardson," says Christine Trujillo, president of the New Mexico AFL-CIO. "Most respect him and tout his pro-labor record, but with only $8 million in the bank versus what the others have, labor is just looking at who can carry the campaign all the way to the end."
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
John Edwards on the Picket Linenew
Fishing for the union vote in Burbank.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
Project White Housenew
Presenting the first ever Tucson Weekly presidential campaign contest!
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
Getting Denver Ready for the DNCnew
Denver needs to raise a total of $55 million before the Democratic National Convention hits town next August. And then there are the real challenges...
Battle Over Feinstein Causes Friction for California Demsnew
Frustration over Feinstein's voting record has been simmering within some Democratic organizations and reached a head earlier this month when she voted to confirm Judge Michael Mukasey as U.S. attorney general despite his refusal to condemn torture or the inhumane practice known as waterboarding.
San Diego CityBeat |
Lucas O'Connor |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
Barack Obama's Momentnew
Presidential candidate finds his voice in San Francisco -- but can he still turn the race around?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
11-21-2007 |
Politics
Dem at Your Own Risknew
The year 2000 was the dawn of the tort-reform craze in Mississippi, and the beginning of the end for Democrats in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Chris Dodd: PAC-Mannew
The senator's presidential campaign is gobbling up corporate cash from Wall Street PACs with the fervor of an arcade game monster.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Christine Chavez Honors Her Grandfather's Legacynew
She lives by Cesar's example, working with the gay rights movement and social justice and animal rights advocates, and she still has a hand in the United Farm Workers of America, the union started by her grandfather, for which she served as Southern California political director for eight years.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jaymee R. Cuti |
11-19-2007 |
Politics
The Pasadena City Council's Other Businessnew
Open government experts question council emailing practices during meetings.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich and Andre Coleman |
11-19-2007 |
Politics
