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Aiming for the White House, Cynthia McKinney Goes Greennew
The controversial congresswoman brings her campaign for the Green Party presidential nomination to Northern California.
Sacramento News & Review |
Seth Sandronksy |
05-27-2008 |
Politics
Tennessee GOP Back in National Spotlight for Attacking Michelle Obamanew
First, the Tennessee GOP tried to smear Barack Obama as an Israel-hating Muslim in a news release that drew rebuke from John McCain, Lamar Alexander and other party leaders. Now, the party has produced a YouTube video that attacks Michelle Obama as unpatriotic.
Nashville Scene |
Staff |
05-27-2008 |
Politics
The McCain Campaign's Ties to Burma's Military Regimenew
McCain personally selected Doug Goodyear to organize this summer's Republican convention. But Goodyear resigned last week, after Newsweek reported that the consultant's company helped create a positive image of Burma's military junta in the U.S. Goodyear's associate Doug Davenport, also resigned from McCain's campaign after news of the DCI-Myanmar-McCain connection surfaced.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
FBI Solicits Informants To Spy On RNC Protest Groupsnew
They were looking for someone to show up at "vegan potlucks" throughout the Twin Cities and rub shoulders with RNC protesters, schmoozing into their inner circles, then reporting back to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
It's Rather Un-American to Have an Election that Focuses on 'Big Issues'new
The media (and the voters) aren't focusing on the issues, but don't complain. From Lincoln's "ugly problem" to Grover Cleveland's love child, they never have.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
Council Watch: Paying Attention to Orlando Gov't So You Don't Have Tonew
Perhaps there was something in the water. Unexpectedly and totally off-agenda, this week's slush of boozy boosterism melted down into a perfectly boring discussion of water politics, led ably by the inexplicably enviro-excitable public works director, Alan Oyler.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
05-22-2008 |
Politics
Tags: Orlando, government
Huckabee's Obama Assassination Bad Libnew
"That was Barack Obama. He just tripped off a chair. He's getting ready to speak and somebody aimed a gun at him, and he dove for the floor," said Huck. He apologized within hours, but primarily for giving unintentional offense. He offered no insight about the mental predisposition that would suggest humor in an assassination attempt.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
Bush's Loser Lap Around the Middle Eastnew
After the debacle of President Bush's Middle East junket, just as a matter of national security the country should consider barring reviled lame-duck leaders from taking loser laps to regions of the world they have degraded.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
Voting Rights Elusive for Ex-Felons in Virginianew
The Sentencing Project estimates that one in 41 adults have lost their voting rights because of a felony conviction. And while each state has its own laws regarding the restoration of a felon's civil rights, Virginia has one of the harshest sets of laws that make restoring your civil rights after a felony conviction a slog through a bureaucratic wasteland.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
Never in His Long Career Has Ted Kennedy Been More Vital or Central to Political Lifenew
Forget relevant; Kennedy today seems indispensable. That makes the news that he is suffering from a malignant brain tumor all the more shocking and sobering.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
The U.S. Supreme Court Gives New Life to the Texas GOP's Effort to Pass Voter ID Billnew
Both sides of the debate have reason to tread carefully in the upcoming legislative battles. Although the Court gave Indiana -- and any state wishing to follow its lead -- the go-ahead to enact stringent voter identification laws, the Court left open the possibility of legal challenges to such measures once their actual effect on the voting public can be assessed.
The Texas Observer |
Anthony Zurcher |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
The Rogue of the Week: Hillary Clintonnew
In the days before Oregon's May 20 primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a dubious claim while barnstorming Kentucky, which held its primary the same day as the Beaver State. "I am leading in the popular vote," Clinton said in a CNN broadcast. But Clinton's math is fuzzy or outright misleading.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
Avoiding the Sand Trap: Bush's Great Iraq Sacrificenew
In August 2003, when Bush claims he decided to stop golfing, nearly 1,000 Americans had already suffered serious injuries. And as CBS News reported, he didn't really stop golfing until that October. He wasn't lying; it just takes that long for a thought to travel from his brain to his putter.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
Sheriff Joe Wants to Read the Mayor's Emailnew
When Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon spoke out against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he had to know that retaliation would be swift. It didn't take Gordon long to join the list.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
Louisiana Gov's Questionable Ties Come Home to Roostnew
The sun may have set on Bobby Jindal's run for the governorship of Louisiana, but his campaign's ties to a pending landfill permit and a conservative 527 group continue to grow.
Tags: Louisiana, Bobby Jindal
