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A Sad Little Speechnew

Watching the Bush presidency go down the tubes.
Missoula Independent  |  George Ochenski  |  01-25-2007  |  Commentary

New York's Love Affair With Uzbek Dictatornew

In March 2002, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg gave Uzbekistan tyrant Islam Karimov (of the Andijan massacre) the royal treatment.
The Village Voice  |  Ward Harkavy  |  06-10-2005  |  Politics

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolfowitz?new

Dubious financial and accounting achievements occurred on Paul Wolfowitz's watch before he became president of the World Bank.
The Village Voice  |  Jason Vest  |  03-18-2005  |  Politics

Schwarzenegger Chose Friend to Manage His 'Blind' Trustnew

When California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set up a blind trust for his fortune in 2003, he designated as trustee his close friend and financial adviser Paul D. Wachter. Wachter is hardly a disinterested party.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  03-07-2005  |  Commentary

South Surrenders its Economy to Yankeesnew

That similarity is shoot-ourselves-in-the-foot backwardness. We face the rear and give the Rebel yell, "Charge!" Put another way, just as the Rebel flag wavers are still fighting a war we lost 140 years ago, so, too, is our economy rooted in decades-out-of-date thinking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  11-04-2004  |  Politics

Polls Indicate John Kerry Is Barely Aheadnew

The presidential race is incredibly close, with John Kerry leading by 58 electoral votes – and the crucial states of Florida and Ohio (47 votes) barely in the Kerry column.
Orlando Weekly  |  Alan Waldman  |  10-28-2004  |  Politics

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