AltWeeklies Wire
Northern Disclosurenew
With Liberal prime minister Paul Martin’s government felled by a no-confidence vote, our neighbors in the Great White North can look forward to some down-and-dirty politicking between now and January 23, 2006.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
12-01-2005 |
Politics
Easy Streetnew
What America’s die-hard Republicans should know about Massachusetts -- and Mitt Romney.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
12-01-2005 |
Politics
Torturous Timesnew
Welcome to America, where our fearless leader's busy golfing and barely bothered by reports that the CIA's been hiding al-Qaeda prisoners in secret Eastern European jails formerly operated by the Soviet KGB.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
11-22-2005 |
Politics
Patronage in Illinois State Government Extends to Prisonsnew
The Illinois Department of Corrections hired a former college band director as an assistant warden at a southern Illinois prison, with a big boost in pay, another example of the cronyism that has federal investigators checking out the agency.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-18-2005 |
Politics
The Deal With the Navy's Treasure Islandnew
Charges of favoritism darken San Francisco's plan to transform what is perhaps the city's last and best undeveloped urban oasis.
Tags: California, Bay Area, a political supporter of the mayor, and Los Angeles grocery billionaire Ron Burkle, Lennar Corp., Mayor Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, or TICD. Its principals lobbyist Darius Anderson of Sonoma, real-estate megadeal, Tony Hall, Treasure Island Community Developers, Willie Brown.
A 'Hundred Years War' Over Age Discriminationnew
A former video technician has won an age-discrimination suit against Ohio's Summit County for the fifth time, but the county refuses to concede its case.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
11-17-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Human Services, John Eldridge
Ross Perot in '08new
The candidate's return is unlikely, but his voters will play a major role in the next presidential election.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Stopping Samuel Alitonew
Senate Democrats were nearly evenly split on the confirmation of John Roberts; with a fractured opposition, he sailed through his confirmation vote. There should be no such ambivalence about Samuel Alito.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
11-16-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Bush, appointees
Was Senator Feinstein Battling for Big Oil?new
Human-rights groups have delayed U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's surprise bid to gut key protections against corporate abuses abroad.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
A Shadow Falls Over Jack London Square in Oaklandnew
A hotel owner has proposed to replace his four-story inn with a condominium tower that rises at least 20 stories in the air, dominating Oakland's waterfront skyline.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
Video Games: Just Say Nonew
Alex Diaz de la Portilla has submitted a bill to the Florida Senate that would prohibit minors from buying or renting video games with violence and sexually explicit content.
Miami New Times |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-14-2005 |
Politics
Bird Watchingnew
On Tuesday, George W. Bush announced his long-awaited plan to save us all from pandemic avian flu -- by showering the pharmaceutical industry with money and favors.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-07-2005 |
Politics
Abandoned by Friends, Bush Battles to Save His Second Termnew
With the neo-cons silenced, the pragmatists disillusioned, and his puppet masters preoccupied, the president will have to go it alone for the next three years. Who's in more trouble? Him or us?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
11-03-2005 |
Politics
Rain on Illinois Governor's Paradenew
Another subpoena takes the glow off of Rod Blagojevich's recent success in pushing through an initiative to provide universal health access to more than a quarter-million underinsured Illinois children.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
11-03-2005 |
Politics
Cindy Sheehan for Presidentnew
Cindy Sheehan has blasted Senator Hillary Clinton for backing the Iraq invasion on October 16, and the "peace Mom" is beginning to sound more like a candidate.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
11-03-2005 |
Politics
