AltWeeklies Wire
Impeachment Popular With Vt. Voters, Not With Repsnew
Voters in 40 Vermont towns have voted to start impeachment proceedings against George Bush, but elected officials are slow to act.
Seven Days |
Kevin Kelley |
03-16-2007 |
Politics
Shoot from the Lipnew
Meet Lt. Bob Kroll, the cop accused of calling Congressman Keith Ellison a terrorist.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
03-15-2007 |
Politics
Operation: Bill Richardsonnew
Is New Mexico's governor fit to be president? We put him on the operating table, slice him open and poke at his innards to determine whether or not he's got what it takes
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
03-13-2007 |
Politics
Gov. Kathleen Blanco's Come Undonenew
Despite awful poll numbers and calls for her not to run, Louisiana's governor insists she's suiting up again -- just in case, a gaggle of Democrats waits in the wings.
Presidential Hopefuls Church-Up in Selmanew
At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leading Democratic candidates tried to build an allegorical bridge between the Civil Rights movement and their ambitions for the White House.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire and Phillip Jordan |
03-12-2007 |
Politics
The Most Powerful Man in the Indiana Statehousenew
It's evangelical lobbyist Eric Miller.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, 1917-2007new
Schlesinger closed out his long and eccentric career -- historian, movie critic, presidential advisor -- with a full-frontal assault on G.W. Bush and the arrogance of ignoring history.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Widmer |
03-08-2007 |
Politics
The Vilsack Lessonnew
The latest version of the Democratic Party includes a new, more aggressive breed of political operative.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
03-08-2007 |
Politics
Fired Federal Prosecutor Bud Cummins Talksnew
Cummins said he is not questioning the right of the president and attorney general to replace federal prosecutors, but he resents the way it was done.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
03-08-2007 |
Politics
Funeral for the Second Vermont Republic?new
Vermont's secessionist movement is imploding over its connections to white supremecists.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
03-07-2007 |
Politics
Looking for a Voicenew
The number of independent voters in Louisiana has exploded, but that doesn't mean they're playing a larger role in the election process.
Conn. Gov. Slashes Arts Fundingnew
Jodi Rell's biannual budget proposal truncates arts and tourism funding from an already measly $9 million to just $5 million next year (.03 percent of the $17.5 billion budget).
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage and Betsy Yagla |
03-06-2007 |
Politics
TIF Now, Ask Questions Laternew
Good intentions aren't enough to justify Chicago's latest slush fund.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-06-2007 |
Politics
Is Rep. Loretta Sanchez a Stealth Republican?new
It'll be interesting to see how much more damage Sanchez can inflict on Democrats between now and 2010, when she'll supposedly run for governor of California.
Dubious Diplomacynew
Sen. Slade Gorton says that 28-year-old Seattle grocer Koshin Mohamed is an official Somali representative to the U.S. -- but the State Department says otherwise.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-05-2007 |
Politics
