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Howard's Beginningnew

Neighborhood activist jumps into Council race.
The Portland Mercury  |  Amy J. Ruiz  |  11-29-2007  |  Politics

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

Sam Adams is Portland's Next Mayornew

Unless one of these 12 Portlanders steps up to challenge him.
Willamette Week  |  Nigel Jaquiss  |  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.
Isthmus  |  Phil Hands  |  11-27-2007  |  Politics

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

The D.A.'s Mixed Recordnew

Steve Cooley's pals may hinder his drive to clean up troubled cities.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Jeffrey Anderson  |  11-26-2007  |  Politics

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

Chicago's True TIF Tallynew

Cook County clerk David Orr reveals -- nay, publicizes -- that TIFs sucked up more than $500 million in property taxes last year.
Chicago Reader  |  Ben Joravsky  |  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...
Westword  |  Patricia Calhoun  |  11-21-2007  |  Politics

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

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