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Gun Rights: A Loaded Issuenew

News about school shootings has become passe, even if the shootings themselves are multiplying.
Arkansas Times  |  Ernest Dumas  |  02-21-2008  |  Commentary

Heather Wilson vs. Steve Pearce: Elephant Warfare in New Mexiconew

The GOP battle to succeed U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici will be decided in June, with the Republican victor then entering a face-off against well-rested Democrat Tom Udall.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  David Alire Garcia  |  02-21-2008  |  Politics

Is a Democratic Civil War in the Works?new

If Clinton can pull off a couple more victories, the democratic party is headed for a disastrous, fight-worn finish.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  02-21-2008  |  Commentary

American Politics is Still a Man's Worldnew

Barack Obama's inroads among white voters are explained, in part, by a gender divide.
Arkansas Times  |  Max Brantley  |  02-21-2008  |  Commentary

Cuba's Destinynew

Regardless of who leads Cuba, the embargo must go; that alone will help uplift the Cuban people.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  02-21-2008  |  Commentary

The Baracklashnew

The intelligentsia starts to notice that Obama isn't everything they'd hoped for.
New York Press  |  Russ Smith  |  02-21-2008  |  Commentary

Edwards Donors Fill Obama's Coffersnew

John Edwards' biggest contributors in North Carolina have transferred support to Barack Obama, including Edwards' former environmental adviser and his former law partner.
INDY Week  |  Mosi Secret  |  02-20-2008  |  Politics

Hillary: Up Close and Impersonal?new

Whatever a flagging campaign looks like, it surely bears no resemblance to the wave of adulation Hillary Clinton stirred in San Antonio last week.
San Antonio Current  |  Gilbert Garcia  |  02-20-2008  |  Politics

Oregon's Closed Primary Faces Third Attempt at Changenew

Phil Keisling is back with a signature-gathering effort to put an initiative on the November 2008 ballot that would open Oregon's "closed primaries" by letting independent voters into the process.
Willamette Week  |  Dave Mazza  |  02-20-2008  |  Politics

What Obama's Virginia Victory Says About Usnew

Behind Barack Obama's decisive victory in Virginia's primary lay the presence of the late Irene Morgan, who battled bus segregation in Virginia, but never became as famous as Rosa Parks.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Dan Catalano  |  02-20-2008  |  Commentary

Kathleen Willey's Crusadenew

It's been 15 years since she says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in the Oval Office. Now she's back with a book, a media tour and a warning about the woman who wants to be president.
Style Weekly  |  Jason Roop  |  02-20-2008  |  Politics

John McCain: The GOP's New Dreamboatnew

But do they really know what they're getting into?
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Cara DeGetter  |  02-19-2008  |  Commentary

The Lost Cause of the John Edwards Campaignnew

His campaign manager, David Bonior, talks about what went wrong, and what's ahead.
Metro Times  |  Curt Guyette  |  02-19-2008  |  Politics

Stealing Obama's Votesnew

Hillary Clinton is trying to get Michigan votes on the cheap and by cheating.
Metro Times  |  Jack Lessneberry  |  02-19-2008  |  Commentary

What the Caucus?!?new

OK, so I voted. Now what?
Weekly Alibi  |  Marisa Demarco  |  02-19-2008  |  Politics

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