AltWeeklies Wire
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
The Mystery of the Mayor's Jet-Settingnew
Shirley Franklin hasn't disclosed who's paying her travel expenses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-27-2007 |
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
Rep. Earl Blumenauer's Safe Kingdomnew
Are Democrats angry at Blumenauer over inaction on impeachment? Yes. Are any of them looking to run against him? No.
Willamette Week |
Krista Stryker |
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
Sherri Brokaw Was the Scapegoatnew
And that's how Michael Hinojosa escaped blame in the DISD credit card scandal.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
09-25-2007 |
Politics
Smiling for Dollars, the Fundraising Endgamenew
In the waning days before November's general election, campaign fundraising efforts for Philadelphia mayoral candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger have increased, with funds needed to buy TV time and run print ads.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
09-25-2007 |
Politics
Race for the Future: The 2007 Birmingham Mayoral Racenew
The four front-runners talk about their visions for the future of the city.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
09-24-2007 |
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
