AltWeeklies Wire
Bush Impeachment Not Out of the Questionnew
Even as President Bush accuses the Democrats of imperiling national security by revealing his secret spying program, both he and Vice President Cheney move closer to a serious confrontation with Congress over constitutional power.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-22-2005 |
Politics
Free Love and Enterprise in San Francisconew
Peace and wow gets San Francisco an image to sell to tourists, but the threat of bogusness has always hung over the city's famed countercultures.
When Is a Political Blogger a Journalist?new
In his blog, Fired Up! Missouri, true-blue Democrat Roy Temple takes potshots at Republicans. Some advocates of campaign finance reform are unhappy that the site was granted a press exemption by the Federal Election Commission.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
12-20-2005 |
Politics
A Haitian-American Candidate Runs for Congressnew
Dufirstson Neree, a 31-year-old Haitian immigrant, wants to represent a part of Miami that has the largest concentration of Haitian-born voters of any congressional district in the nation.
Miami New Times |
Josh Schonwald |
12-20-2005 |
Politics
Bush Had No Choice on Torture Bannew
No matter what the president said, too much evidence had piled up that the United States was, in fact, engaging in torture,
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
The Spying Gamenew
New York cops and civil libertarians have resumed their fight over political surveillance.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
A Tree By Any Other Namenew
Gov. Sonny Perdue's press staff has been clear: The governor is a Christian with a Christmas tree, for Christ's sake! Any e-mails that suggest otherwise are bogus.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-15-2005 |
Politics
The CIA's Torture Taxinew
A plane that appears to be used by the CIA to carry terrorism suspects to dungeons in far-off lands is linked to a mysterious company in Reno and a prominent Nevada politico.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen |
12-14-2005 |
Politics
Burning Richmond's Race Cardnew
Facing a financial crisis and rising crime rates, Richmond, Calif., sets aside race as a factor in management.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
12-12-2005 |
Politics
Can a Likeable Administrator Survive Brutal Campaign for Governor?new
Secretary of State Cathy Cox is not a battle-scarred politico haunted by a record of gotcha soundbites and a long list of enemies. Many observers have tagged her as the Democrats' brightest hope for beating Sonny Perdue in the 2006 governor's race.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
12-08-2005 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Judgment Day for Judge Roy Moorenew
Armageddon is just six months away, at least in Alabama. A vote for Roy Moore is an endorsement of Jesus; a vote for Bob Riley (or one of the long-shot Democrat contenders) is a ballot cast for Old Scratch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
12-08-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Fishwrapper
Widow of Miami Politician Seeks to Overturn His Convictionnew
To gain the right to her husband Arthur Teele's city pension, Stephanie Teele wants the court to overturn his felony conviction for threatening an undercover detective who had been following her.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
12-08-2005 |
Politics
On Edgenew
A lawsuit from the 2004 elections continues, as tensions mount over county clerks' choice of voting machines.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dan Frosch |
12-07-2005 |
Politics
Hillary Gets Two Surprise Challengersnew
The anti-war movement now has two candidates pledging to dog Hillary Clinton throughout the 2006 Democratic primary for senator of New York State, forcing her to keep explaining her vote on Iraq.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
12-05-2005 |
Politics
The President's Handlers Lose Their Balancenew
George W. Bush, who has announced a plan for victory in Iraq, is at the tipping point. The lives of Iraqis hang in the balance.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
12-02-2005 |
Politics
