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Barack Star

As presidential politics creep up earlier and earlier, here's a case against Hillary Clinton and for Barack Obama.
The Inlander  |  Ted S. McGregor Jr.  |  01-25-2007  |  Commentary

The Spoilnew

As the 2008 presidential elections approach, perennial dark horse candidate Ralph Nader emerges from the shadows to decipher America's next political showdown.
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  01-25-2007  |  Politics

The Progressive Prescriptionnew

How the General Assembly can cure the North Carolina's biggest ills.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  01-25-2007  |  Politics

Morgue Newsnew

In my life, I have seen hundreds of photographs of murdered bodies piled up, and every time I see them, my heart shudders -- I must see them, because if I refuse to see them, then I am without a sense of humanity.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  01-25-2007  |  Commentary

Senator Feinstein's Iraq Conflictnew

As a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband's firms.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  01-25-2007  |  Politics

A Laborious Argumentnew

If you're a true, thinking liberal, you should oppose a guest-worker program.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  01-24-2007  |  Commentary

State Fruit and Other Silly Billsnew

The great apple debate takes a bite out of legislators' time in Virginia.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Meg McEvoy  |  01-24-2007  |  Politics

State of Denialnew

President Bush is becoming as irrelevant as he is insincere -- and that's dangerous.
Boston Phoenix  |  Phoenix Editors  |  01-24-2007  |  Commentary

Queer Eye for the Ballot Boxnew

Is Philadelphia ready for its first gay mayor?
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Natalie Hope McDonald  |  01-23-2007  |  Politics

Grassroots or AstroTurf?new

Focus on the Family tries to knock provision out of ethics bill.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Michael de Yoanna  |  01-23-2007  |  Politics

All the President's Mennew

Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson  |  01-22-2007  |  Politics

Dirty Deeds?new

A whistleblower lawsuit is going to trial in Louisville this week, and the outcome could answer this question: Is governmental ethics an oxymoron?
LEO Weekly  |  Stephen George  |  01-22-2007  |  Politics

Intoxicating Rhetoricnew

Some might argue that playing a drinking game is no way to watch and digest a speech as important as the State of the Union -- then again, Americans appear to have been in a coma since Bush took power. Why change now?
Pasadena Weekly  |  Editorial  |  01-22-2007  |  Commentary

Southern Mennew

MLK and Robert E. Lee share a common legacy.
Birmingham Weekly  |  Courtney Haden  |  01-22-2007  |  Commentary

Saddam Leaves Me Hangingnew

As much as I opposed and detested George Bush's war in Iraq, the silver lining for me was always going to be my secret pleasure at the execution of Saddam -- until it actually happened.
NOW Magazine  |  Robert Priest  |  01-19-2007  |  Commentary

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