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Will Healthcare Help or Hinder Idaho Candidates in November?new

Idaho's governor and members of its delegation are betting against healthcare. But one virtually unknown Democrat is running on a pro-health-care platform.
Boise Weekly  |  Nathaniel Hoffman  |  05-20-2010  |  Politics

2010 Primaries: Low Voter Turnout Reported in Philadelphianew

Live updates on the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary between Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Randy LoBasso  |  05-18-2010  |  Politics

2010 Primaries: City Slicker vs. Country Doctor in Kentuckynew

The Kentucky Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is decadent and depraved



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LEO Weekly  |  Jonathan Meador  |  05-18-2010  |  Politics

2010 Primaries: A Tale of Two Races in Arkansasnew

The Senate primary contest between Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter in Arkansas has garnered plenty of national interest. But national attention may or may not translate to local interest.
Arkansas Times  |  Gerard Matthews  |  05-18-2010  |  Politics

The Tea Party is Steeped in Angernew

Steeped in anger, its members live in a world of paranoia and rumor
INDY Week  |  Hal Crowther  |  05-06-2010  |  Commentary

Can Anthony Williams Become the First Black Governor of Pennsylvania?new

Can Anthony Williams win as a black man in a state that even Gov. Ed Rendell has suggested is racist? If Williams thinks so, it's in part because of his father's legacy.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Holly Otterbein  |  05-04-2010  |  Politics

Why is There Political Violence in Thailand?new

Vacation dreams of countless American trustafarians are all Phuk'd up now that Thailand's political crisis has gotten mean.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  05-04-2010  |  Commentary

Tom Tancredo's second comingnew

When Tom Tancredo last visited the University of North Carolina, raucous student protesters shouted him down, broke a window, prompted campus police to discharge their pepper spray and chased the conservative speaker off campus. This week, he finally got to make his speech.
INDY Week  |  Sam Wardle  |  04-29-2010  |  Politics

Adeiu, Ray Naginnew

The final installment of Gambit's three-part series bidding farewell to the outgoing mayor of New Orleans.
Gambit  |  Chris Rose  |  04-28-2010  |  Commentary

What Makes a Tea Partier Tick?new

In South Carolina, movement organizers have had to fight off political consultants and the GOP to retain their identity as they search for what the movement means in their own hearts and minds.
Columbia Free Times  |  Corey Hutchins  |  04-28-2010  |  Politics

Are Obama’s Nuclear Policies Making the U.S. Safer?new

Obama's secret Muslim handlers must be pissed he's going out of his way to reduce the threat of nuclear war.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  04-27-2010  |  Commentary

Coulda Shoulda Won't

Most of the time, the people in charge—the people responsible for what went wrong—were warned in advance. They simply chose to ignore the warnings.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  04-27-2010  |  Commentary

New Study Gives Pennsylvania Democrats Hopenew

The Pennsylvania GOP may have lost some members, but the numbers game isn’t a tell-all by any means.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Randy LoBasso  |  04-26-2010  |  Politics

The Striking Similarities Between Zombies and Tea Partiersnew

Probing the intersection of anti-government paranoids and pop culture’s favorite symbol of doom, zombies
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Mark Dery  |  04-22-2010  |  Commentary

Tailgating the D.C. Tea Party on Tax Daynew

Fearless reporter escorts her right-wing father through the tea party in Washington, D.C. wearing a "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Liberal" T-shirt.
Weekly Alibi  |  Maren Tarro  |  04-22-2010  |  Commentary

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