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Coloring Obamanew

Once it became clear that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama would be making a run for the presidency, you knew it wouldn't be long before the idiocy -- and the slurs -- started coming out.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Brian Morton  |  02-21-2007  |  Commentary

What Really Happened on 9/11?new

A New Jersey 9/11 widow and a New England filmmaker urge Burlington residents to vote next month for a new investigation.
Seven Days  |  Ken Picard  |  02-21-2007  |  Politics

Obama, Where Art Thou?new

State Democrats eat dinner with the Illinois senator and hope he can make Virginia a Blue state.
C-Ville Weekly  |  J. Tobias Beard  |  02-21-2007  |  Politics

Alabama PACs Have More to Offernew

Dear Gov. Mitt Romney: What you need are PAC-to-PAC contributions, Alabama's foolproof way of laundering campaign cash; nobody has to know where it came from and nobody has to know where it goes.
Birmingham Weekly  |  Kyle Whitmire  |  02-20-2007  |  Commentary

How to Win Friends and Influence Electionsnew

Jimm Dispensa wanted AlderTrack to be more than just a resource for voters -- he wanted it to be a good time.
Chicago Reader  |  Dan Weissmann  |  02-20-2007  |  Politics

Deja Vu All Over Againnew

The Bush administration's case against Iran sounds hauntingly familiar.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  02-20-2007  |  Commentary

Hipster-izing Democracynew

Apathy Is Boring celebrates three years of trying to reach the youth vote.
Montreal Mirror  |  Michael-Oliver Harding  |  02-16-2007  |  Politics

What a Difference Four Years Makesnew

Tough stands on issues are keeping John Edwards in the presidential race.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  02-16-2007  |  Politics

Imagine!new

Let's go back and image what the world would have been like if we'd had a different president in 2001 -- one with the courage to wage peace.
Artvoice  |  Michael I. Niman  |  02-16-2007  |  Commentary

The Shadow Puppeteernew

What is now clear in the Plame case is that "Scooter" Libby was only doing the bidding of the vice president and was not a lone cowboy working in the shadows.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  02-16-2007  |  Commentary

Abraham's Knifenew

As his false image spins away like a kite caught in a hurricane, the real Gavin Newsom stumbles after it, lost and wondering what happened -- let it go, Gavin.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  02-16-2007  |  Commentary

The Smiling Face of Painnew

The "new" Gov. Tim Pawlenty looks a lot like the old one.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Britt Robson  |  02-15-2007  |  Politics

Fee Fi Fo Dumbnew

As the feds roll out one more park pass to make people pay for recreation on public lands, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) wants to go the opposite direction -- eliminating fees.
Willamette Week  |  Paul Gerald  |  02-15-2007  |  Politics

Off the Top of His Headnew

Some say Texas Gov. Rick Perry's recent spate of highly controversial initiatives is an indicatioon he's trying out for a spot on a Republican presidential ticket.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  Dave McNeely  |  02-15-2007  |  Politics

As the Charter Turnsnew

Don't change that test pattern -- the wonky topic of Portland's charter reform actually has a lot of soap-opera twists.
Willamette Week  |  Henry Stern  |  02-15-2007  |  Politics

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