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Gary Hart Should Replace Ken Salazar in the Senatenew

The names have been spinning through cyberspace since the first rumor that Ken Salazar might be headed to Barack Obama's cabinet, leaving a U.S. Senate seat open. But another veteran politico whose name has yet to emerge is worthy of serious consideration: Gary Hart.
Westword  |  Patricia Calhoun  |  12-29-2008  |  Commentary

Obama's Victory Was Bought and Paid for -- with Changenew

Though the American dollar is now taking a horrific beating in these financial End Times, it's still strong enough to put a man in the Oval Office.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  12-29-2008  |  Commentary

What's Your Year-End List?new

I've written two year-end lists: the Top Five Best-Named World Leaders of 2008, and the Five People Who Also Should Have Had Shoes Thrown at Them in 2008.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  12-24-2008  |  Commentary

Pastor Wiley Drake Thinks He Still Has a Prayer of Unseating Barack Obamanew

Drake is not discouraged in light of the Dec. 8 announcement the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a New Jersey man's case that argued Barack Obama cannot be sworn in as president because his father was a British citizen.
OC Weekly  |  Matt Coker  |  12-23-2008  |  Politics

Bush Can't Get Out of Dodge Quick Enoughnew

When you consider that Bush took office eight long years ago with a large budget surplus and a shrinking national debt, it's no wonder everyone's making like Muntader al-Zaidi and taking parting shots.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Brian Howard  |  12-23-2008  |  Commentary

Inside Patrick Fitzgerald's Timing on the Blago Casenew

Did he compromise his own investigation to sound the alarm on Blagojevich? Or did the Chicago Tribune do it for him?
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  12-22-2008  |  Commentary

Pat Quinn: Illinois Governor in Waitingnew

As Illinois lawmakers consider impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his lieutenant governor prepares to go from maverick to main man.
Illinois Times  |  R.L. Nave  |  12-19-2008  |  Politics

We Should Thank the Shoe Thrower for Setting the Tone for the Bush Post-Presidencynew

I suspect the Secret Service has a difficult task ahead of itself, one way or the other, as our immediate past president hits the road determined to make some real bucks. For wherever he goes on the post-presidential speaking-tour circuit, George W. Bush will have to duck for his supper as well as sing for it.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Kenneth Neill  |  12-19-2008  |  Commentary

In the Midst of a Fiscal Crisis, Will New York State Break its Addiction to Consultants?new

A new report from one of New York's largest unions says that the state's addiction to hiring consultants to do the work that state employees are more than capable of doing is unnecessarily costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year and adding to the already out-of-control deficit.
New York Press  |  Allen McDuffee  |  12-18-2008  |  Politics

The '08 Election Made ACORN a Household Name, but At What Cost?new

Although ACORN has spent the last 38 years helping low- and middle-income families with problems as big as home foreclosures and as small as neighborhood speed bumps, for many Americans the 2008 campaign marked the first time they’d ever heard of it.
San Antonio Current  |  Gilbert Garcia  |  12-18-2008  |  Politics

Take Back Baracknew

We didn't vote for Obama. We voted for Change. Obama owes progressives his election. We need to take back Barack!
Portland Phoenix  |  Jeff Inglis and Deirdre Fulton  |  12-17-2008  |  Commentary

How Obama's Ground Game Helped Him Win North Carolinanew

In the run-up to February's Super Tuesday primaries, no one guessed that North Carolina could, in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, become the 28th state to declare for Obama.
The Texas Observer  |  Lawrence Goodwyn  |  12-17-2008  |  Politics

How Long Will the GOP Stay in Love with Anh 'Joseph' Cao?new

The political newcomer beat embattled 18-year Democratic incumbent Bill Jefferson for a seat in Congress, but it will be interesting to see how he adapts to the ways of Washington.
Gambit  |  Clancy DuBos  |  12-16-2008  |  Commentary

Mo' Money, Mo' Problems for Louisiananew

Louisiana officials are discovering that the billions of dollars the Feds promised for coastal work two years ago come with more than a few strings attached.
Gambit  |  Jeremy Alford  |  12-16-2008  |  Politics

Reform the Army Corps of Engineers Nownew

The Army Corps of Engineers has defied a Congressional order to complete a plan for Louisiana coastal protection and restoration. Reforming the Corps should be a top priority for the entire Louisiana congressional delegaton In late 2005, Congress gave the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $20 million and ordered it to complete within two years a plan for Category 5 storm protection, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) report. Three years later, the report is still not finished and the Corps says it won't be finished until at least June of next year.
Gambit  |  Staff  |  12-16-2008  |  Commentary

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