AltWeeklies Wire
Jane Harman's Two-Front Warnew
The veteran L.A. Democrat is under fire from her colleagues and her constituents.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
05-25-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Doing the Flip-Flop Flip-Flopnew
There are plenty of reasons to loathe Sen. Maria Cantwell, but her pre-war vote isn't one of them.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
05-24-2006 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect
November Strainnew
Poll watchers find crazy scenes on primary day in Philadelphia -- just wait till the general elections.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
05-23-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Lieberman, Lamont, & Labornew
Union support ebbs for a pro-war, high-maintenance senator -- but doesn't flow to his challenger.
New Haven Advocate |
Carole Bass |
05-22-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Ballad of Hillary & Rupertnew
The Left and Right gag over an unholy political marriage.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Wrong Party?new
It appears that by running for the Democrats, Joe Nation has entered the wrong primary.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
The Family Businessnew
Two years after his son's beheading in Iraq, Michael Berg is running for Congress as a Green Party candidate.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alexandra Zendrian |
05-09-2006 |
Politics
Rocky In a Hard Placenew
At one time, L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo seemed a shoo-in to become California's next Attorney General -- so why is he now running in the shadow of Mayor Moonbeam?
L.A. Alternative |
Marc B. Haefele |
05-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect, Jerry Brown
Oiling the Campaignnew
Two candidates for governor of Nevada use a congressional hearing to scrap over energy policy.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
05-04-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Party Painsnew
The California Democratic Party convention serves as a reminder of how utterly brain-dead both major political parties are.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
05-04-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
A Protest That Worksnew
Why do immigration marches get media attention when antiwar rallies don't?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-03-2006 |
Commentary
Why the Morrison Affair Mattersnew
While Montana's Abramoff-linked Sen. Conrad Burns is getting most of the corruption-related ink, Democratic challenger John Morrison is saddled with some ethical demons of his own.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
04-27-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Congressional Derbynew
No Democrat has ever won Nevada's northern congressional seat -- is this the year?
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
04-27-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Oregon's Next Governor?new
Ben Westlund, a former bull-semen peddler, has left the Republican party to run for governor as an independent.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
04-26-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The GOP's Unlikely Saviornew
An antiwar, pro-choice environmentalist is running against the worst member of Congress in Northern California -- and they're both Republicans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Kingston |
04-26-2006 |
Politics
