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Meet Jason Chaffetznew
He thinks D.C. autonomy is unconstitutional. He wants to roll back gay marriage. And if the GOP wins Congress, he's D.C.'s new boss on Capitol Hill.
Washington City Paper |
Dave Weigel |
09-30-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Dave Weigel, Jason Chaffetz
The Baffling Mayoral Bid of Marcie Hodgenew
Former state senator Don Perata helped her run for Oakland City Council in 2006. Is her run for mayor in 2010 designed to return the favor?
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-29-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Oakland, Marcie Hodge
Rise of the Santa Cruz Moderatesnew
Following the country’s rightward shift, liberal Santa Cruz moves toward the center.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
09-29-2010 |
Politics
S.C. Attorney General Race is Between the Far Right and the Kinda Rightnew
It would appear that people just aren't in the market right now for a lawyer. Alan Wilson, the GOP nominee for the state's attorney general, is spending time on the campaign trail talking about creating jobs.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
09-29-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Election 2010
White America Has Lost Its Mindnew
The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
09-29-2010 |
Commentary
Influential Republicans Turn Against Nikki Haleynew
In what might be an unprecedented move, three South Carolina GOP movers and shakers go public with their concerns about their party's gubernatorial nominee, Nikki Haley.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-24-2010 |
Politics
Tags: nikki haley, Will Folks
Dr. Do-Overnew
Oregon Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Kitzhaber’s toughest opponent may not be Chris Dudley.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
09-22-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Oregon, John Kitzhaber
Uplifting Lowdownnew
According to Jim Hightower, Democrats will do OK come November.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
09-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jim Hightower
Port at Center of Earmark Stormnew
Riding a nationwide wave of support, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is seen by many fiscal and social conservatives as the next GOP Senate leader and/or a dark horse candidate in the Republicans' 2012 presidential horse race.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
09-15-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jim DeMint
Afghan War Lies
If the armies of another nation invade your country, there is no need to resort to lies to sell war. The battle is already joined. The threat is palpable. Anyone with a smidgen of patriotism and/or the instinct of self-preservation will rush to enlist. Mostly, this does not happen.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
09-14-2010 |
Commentary
WaPo Online Poll: DeMint in 2012?new
Today's daily poll from the Washington Post political blog asks what Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is after with all of these high-profile endorsements?
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
09-13-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jim DeMint
Confused White Peoplenew
I have lived long enough to have witnessed some important changes in American culture and the way Americans think, behave, and speak.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
09-13-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Tea Party
Beck's Rally Was a Dangerous Distraction for Grassroots Conservativesnew
Glenn Beck is better than most syndicated talk show hosts. While right-wing radio mainstays Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity offer little more than Republican talking points, Beck regularly eschews such hackery, instead warning of the "progressivism" that exists in both parties or the perils of blind partisanship.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
09-13-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Glenn Beck
In S.C., Tea Party Candidate Backs Increased Tea Taxnew
South Carolina's tea party-backed candidate for governor, Nikki Haley, says she would re-instate the grocery tax as part of comprehensive tax reform. Doing so would literally increase the tax on tea. Tea partiers react to the proposal.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
09-08-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party, Nikki Haley
Jan Brewer's Criminally Insane Son and His Mysteriously Sealed Filenew
Ronald Brewer is not just mentally ill. He was deemed criminally insane in 1990, following a July 1989 arrest and subsequent indictment for the sexual assault and kidnapping of a Phoenix woman. On January 9, 2009, in a very unusual move, his criminal case files were sealed.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman |
09-08-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jan Brewer
