AltWeeklies Wire
No Mulligan for Mukaseynew
Senate Dems caught in a water hazard over torture.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
11-02-2007 |
Commentary
Jekyll and Mike Huckabeenew
Huckabee has either reinvented himself in the national campaign or else we underestimated his dexterity at the oldest political art, telling everyone what they want to hear and getting away with it.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
11-02-2007 |
Commentary
Judges May Soon Be Taking Sides in Arkansasnew
The old system restricting the speech and actions of judges and judicial candidates is crashing, as federal and state courts are ruling that these restrictions on judicial speech violate the First Amendment. Newer, more free-wheeling rules should make for more interesting politics, but they may make for worse law.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
11-02-2007 |
Politics
La Nueva Estrategia del Surnew
The southern strategy gets a makeover leading up to Mississippi's general elections, with politicians on both sides targeting undocumented Latinos.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Mr. Washington Comes to Mississippinew
Gov. Haley Barbour's take-no-prisoners political training doesn't allow for a whole lot of compromise -- it's Republican loyalty or the highway.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
Auditions Open for an Anti-Clinton?new
John Edwards tries to replace Barack Obama as the main challenger to Clinton in the Democratic race.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Duncan D. Hunter Takes Rummy's Moneynew
Marine Captain Duncan D. Hunter, who's running in next year's GOP primary to replace his father Duncan L. Hunter in Congress, has picked up some heavyweight financial support from none other than Donald Rumsfeld.
San Diego Reader |
Matt Potter |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
Silicon Valley's New Power Generationnew
Behind the fight over San Jose's Little Saigon is the story of the Vietnamese-American community's newfound influence in area politics.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
Apostles of Ron Paulnew
On the hometown turf of Clinton and Giuliani, we find a small but determined group who support the quixotic candidacy of the Congressman.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
An Early Look at Election 2008 in Texasnew
In less than a year, voters will be going to the polls to elect 150 state representatives, 32 Congressmen and women, a handful of state senators, a United States senator, and a smattering of judicial and administrative statewide offices in Texas -- here are some key races to keep your eye on.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
10-31-2007 |
Politics
Sean Penn Leads Matt Gonzalez Into the Wildnew
Rumor has it that Penn wants his pal Matt Gonzalez, the former San Francisco Supervisor and Green Party hunk, to take on Gavin Newsom. But Gonzalez is reluctant.
Hail to the Next Torturer-in-Chief
Most of the major presidential candidates plan to keep on torturing.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-31-2007 |
Commentary
Money and Politics in San Francisconew
Corporations buy influence using big donations and sneaky tactics.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
10-31-2007 |
Politics
Fred Thompson Visits South Carolinanew
Red state, blue plate: How about a platter o' platitudes?
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
10-31-2007 |
Politics
The Green Party Struggles To Grow In Baltimorenew
Why are Maria Allwine and Bill Barry the only Baltimore Greens out on the stump this year?
Baltimore City Paper |
Erin Sullivan |
10-30-2007 |
Politics
