AltWeeklies Wire
Honorary Jewnew
Hillary Clinton becomes kosher for a community that had its doubts.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Tilting at Political Windmillsnew
San Francisco attorney Paul Melbostad continues relentlessly trying to prove campaign finance violations involving Gap Inc. founder Don Fisher and political consigliere Jim Sutton.
Civil $ervicenew
Christmas came early for Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess when his salary was raised to $311,000 a year.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
01-10-2006 |
Politics
An Escape Route?new
If Cheney quit for health reasons, Bush would certainly gain.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-10-2006 |
Politics
Go, Sam, Go!new
As his hearings start, can Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito perform well enough to give the Bush administration a breather from the daily attacks over the Iraq war and the spying on the general citizenry?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
Political Point-Scoringnew
With every seat in the GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature up for re-election this fall, expect to see even more pandering and pop-culture conservatism than usual.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-05-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Bush Family Coupnew
The son revisits the sins of the father on America.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
Strongman of the Northnew
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens wants to drill in ANWR and see more tankers cruising Puget Sound, but his overreaching may be a godsend for Maria Cantwell in 2006.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
A Tangled Web
Oklahoma Republicans were the big winners in the Abramoff funding spree, but Democrats also received plenty of money, and they're all distancing themselves from the indicted lobbyist and his funds.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
Tags: Abramoff
Business on the Edgenew
Over the past year, Lee Hillier has uncovered rampant cronyism at a taxpayer-financed board that oversees water drainage on the edge of Florida's Everglades. His muckraking has been impressive but also extremely hazardous to his career in public service.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
Dragon Slayernew
Tom Campbell is gearing up to run against the vulnerable Tom DeLay in March's primary.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
Is Illinois Too 'Purple' To Be Green?new
In the 2006 general election, the state Greens will run a full slate for the
first time.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect, Illinois green party
Labor Forcenew
The State of Illinois hopes for the best as it replaces computer contractors. Critics say the move is a payoff by the Blagojevich administration to a big public-employee union.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
No Talent, Senatornew
Former Missouri Sen. John Danforth's support of more radical Sen. Jim Talent doesn't match his recent criticism of the Republican Party.
Wiretapping Increases Pressure for Impeachment
By authorizing spying in America without a warrant, President Bush has apparently violated the Constitution as well as specific federal law, an impeachable offense, critics say.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
12-22-2005 |
Politics
