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Who Crowned Michael Brown?new

Laws? The Riviera Beach mayor doesn't need laws.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Bob Norman  |  08-22-2006  |  Politics

Too Good for Us?new

Ken Blackwell is well known for his role in election day shenanigans that pushed Ohio into George Bush's win column in 2004 -- what's not so well known about the right-wing ideologue now running for Ohio governor is his early years as a liberal activist and a third-party mayor of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati CityBeat  |  Lew Moores  |  08-21-2006  |  Politics

Pardons Are Forevernew

Prediction: Before leaving office, Bush will issue a shockingly large number of presidential pardons to operatives who ventured far outside the law to wage the "war on terror."
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  08-21-2006  |  Politics

A Grand Ol’ Dilemmanew

Alan Schlesinger, the Republican Senate candidate, is now facing the media-spotlit indignity of his own party leaders offering words of encouragement to Lieberman.
New Haven Advocate  |  Tom Gogola  |  08-21-2006  |  Politics

Scope it Out, Joenew

Lieberman should look to William Jennings Bryan as an instructive case study in overweening morality.
New Haven Advocate  |  Robert Solomon  |  08-21-2006  |  Politics

Meet Your Greensnew

Green Party candidates gather in Montreal to debate who should lead it into the next election.
Montreal Mirror  |  Patrick Lejtenyi  |  08-21-2006  |  Politics

The Vanishing Voternew

The real scandal isn't Jim Black (or Art Pope).
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  08-17-2006  |  Politics

The T-wordnew

People are coming out for Hizballah on the streets of L.A.
L.A. Weekly  |  Mehammed Mack  |  08-17-2006  |  Politics

The Losses of Liebermannew

The Connecticut politician takes another major fall after losing the White House.
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  08-17-2006  |  Politics

Commie Book Bannew

Vamos a Cuba has become an unlikely political lightning rod.
Miami New Times  |  Rob Jordan  |  08-15-2006  |  Politics

Up In Smokenew

People in Madison, Ohio love their councilman -- even if he is a drug dealer.
Cleveland Scene  |  Jared Klaus  |  08-14-2006  |  Politics

Wanted: One Heronew

Does Venezuela's Hugo Chavez have the clout and charisma to be Castro's successor?
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  08-11-2006  |  Politics

An Opposition That Opposesnew

The Lamont victory gives Democrats a strong direction -- if they'll follow it.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andrew Gumbel  |  08-11-2006  |  Politics

The Real Anti-Hillary Stands Upnew

There's no telling how many anti-Hillarys the Democratic Party will see between now and 2008 -- right now, it's John Edwards's turn.
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  08-10-2006  |  Politics

The Return of Mark Greennew

After a crushing mayoral defeat, Green returns for a shot at Attorney General.
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  08-10-2006  |  Politics

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