AltWeeklies Wire
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
Councilman Mario Beltran's Tow Truck Troublesnew
State Senator Gil Cedillo comes to the aid of a pal facing legal and political problems in Bell Gardens. But at what cost?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jeffrey Anderson |
10-05-2007 |
Politics
Is Sen. Larry Craig's Support Base Standing Behind Him?new
Craig has spent the last month grasping at every lifeline in a desperate fight to save his political life, yet some of his most ardent supporters have been keeping mum through it all.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
10-04-2007 |
Politics
California's Presidential Electoral Reform Act on Life Supportnew
The GOP-backed ballot initiative would allocate the state's electoral votes according to which presidential candidate wins a congressional district, shifting 20 or more of the state's 55 electoral votes to the Republican presidential nominee -- a block of votes equivalent to winning Ohio.
San Diego CityBeat |
Lucas O'Connor |
10-03-2007 |
Politics
High-Profile Dems Skip Key Abortion Votenew
Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd could have undone a regressive, four-year-old Bush administration policy on family planning, had they shown up to vote.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
10-02-2007 |
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
Joe Wilson: 'It's About Honesty'new
The diplomatic whistleblower on the war in Iraq, the White House liars who put his wife in harm's way and why he's supporting Hilary Clinton.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
Damn You, Barack Obamanew
Small donors could put Obama over the top, but win or lose, they've have already brought a revolution in campaign financing.
Boston Phoenix |
Al Giordano |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
Seeking Status as (Electoral) College Dropoutsnew
Before a crowded State House hearing room, legislators and activists assailed the College's undemocratic nature, its origins in slavery and the way it concentrates money and attention in a handful of battleground states, to the exclusion of the rest of the country's votes.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
Clinton Copies Edwards' Health Plannew
In a presidential election week dominated by Hillary Clinton's new plan for universal health insurance coverage, the best news John Edwards got was ... Hillary Clinton's new plan for health insurance coverage.
Hitting Below the Belt in Phoenixnew
Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik is spearheading Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attempt to smear his chief political rival.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
Hillary Clinton Hits Charlottesville, Raises Doughnew
Clinton hit five Sunday morning political talk shows before making her way to a fundraiser with John Grisham, who asked her, among other things, if it was "kind of fun to be the only girl in the race."
C-Ville Weekly |
Cathy Harding |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
San Francisco's Underground Mayoral Campaignnew
Despite the veneer of Gavin Newsom's popularity, the mayor's race shows some real discontent -- and some good policy ideas.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Staff |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
Ralph Yarborough's Ghostnew
Fifty years after his election to the senate, many overlook his legacy, but the "Patron Saint of Texas Liberals" still has something to teach a new generation.
The Texas Observer |
A.J. Bauer |
09-24-2007 |
Politics
Jimmy Carter, Rebel Preznew
Meeting the former president is like watching Che walk off a T-shirt.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
09-21-2007 |
Politics
