AltWeeklies Wire
Does City Council Candidate Venus Velazquez Have a Race Problem?new
Or does Seattle?
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
10-15-2007 |
Politics
The Hope of Obamanew
In Aiken, S.C., a youthful Senator Barack Obama sells a message of change and positions himself a leader for the future.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
10-15-2007 |
Politics
Eaves' Health-Care Plan Touches Nervenew
Mississippi gubernatorial candidate John Arthur Eaves capitalized on the poor state of health care recently, submitting a plan, "Kid Care," which would provide health insurance for all Mississippi children under 18.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-12-2007 |
Politics
Invasion of the Ron Paul Headsnew
How will conservatives react to a seeming lunatic fringe that's calling for a "revolution?" Conventional logic says not very well -- but logic isn't really at play among Ron Paul supporters.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-11-2007 |
Politics
Take Your Nation and Shove Itnew
Secessionists from Vermont, Alaska and Dixie proclaim their desire to smash the "American Empire."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-11-2007 |
Politics
Idaho GOP Ready to Move On While Larry Craig Stays Putnew
Lt. Gov. Jim Risch was considered the leading candidate to fill the Senator's seat if he resigned -- and now he's officially running for Craig's seat in next year's election.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
10-11-2007 |
Politics
Larry Langford's Greatest Hitsnew
The Birmingham mayoral candidate's political career has been thirty years in the taking.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
Giuliani: 'I'm an Underdog, Too'new
Whether the fan club that gathered in South Philly to get a glimpse of Rudy were in fact Republicans did not seem to matter; what drew them was the Italian connection and how they felt he handled 9/11 as mayor of New York City.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
Two Faces of Premier Gordon Campbellnew
The British Columbian premier warmly greeted Al Gore and David Suzuki, but does that mean Gordon Campbell is really going green?
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
Dems Say Sen. Lamar Alexander Can Be Beat in 2008 Racenew
And they think they've got just the man to do it in Mike McWherter, the 51-year-old son of former Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
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
Citizen Georgesnew
After years of corporate success and civic involvement, John Georges is spending millions on what could be his greatest acquisition of all -- the office of governor of Louisiana.
