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The Improbable Senate Campaign of NH's Doris Haddock, a/k/a Granny Dnew
The most intriguing woman of this election season may well turn out to be Doris Haddock, the 94-year-old New Hampsherite better known as Granny D.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Elephants in Our Living Room: A Convention Guidenew
In case you get trampled by the elephants in New York for the Republican National Convention next week, here are some tips for getting out from underfoot. The Voice provides tips for finding a doctor, transportation or a bail bondsman.
The Village Voice |
Rebecca Raber |
08-24-2004 |
Politics
Nixon Rewound: RNC Brings to Mind Miami Beach, 1972new
Florida delegates headed to New York for the Republican National Convention don't know what might await them on the streets. But the group is a bit more diverse than the effete martini-sippers New York's anarchists apparently envision.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
08-23-2004 |
Politics
Politicians -- Not the Bible -- Create Flooding in Dallas Areanew
The mayor of a Dallas suburb says July floods that killed four were biblical, but major research in the past decade has identified a very non-biblical culprit in modern flooding: runoff. The Trinity River project, at a cost of billions, actually makes flooding worse.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-23-2004 |
Politics
Firm with GOP Ties Rallies Support for Nadernew
In New Mexico, employees of Florida-based JSM, Inc. -- a private firm with Republican funding -- gathered signatures for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
08-19-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
Bush League: Baghdad Year Zeronew
In Harper's Magazine, Naomi Klein describes all the ways the ideologically flawed plans for post-invasion Iraq failed. Other reports in this weekly media roundup of articles on the Bush administration discuss the Clean Water Act, the Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange and the CIA.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
08-19-2004 |
Politics
Acting Up: The Revolution Will Be Dramatizednew
Artists are mobilizing in historic numbers for the Republican National Convention. But if Michael Moore's blockbuster film can't breach the country's red-state/blue-state mental divide, what can we reasonably expect from an army of fringe acts sprinkled with mega-star cameos?
The Village Voice |
Charles McNulty |
08-18-2004 |
Politics
What the McGreevey Mess Means for Closets and Corruptionnew
New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey's revelation that he is gay was a momentous event that, sadly, could have only happened out of shame, not pride. The days when a married pol announces "Yep, I'm gay" just because he feels like it are as far away as Michael Jackson begging the FBI to chaperone his next date.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
08-18-2004 |
Politics
Congressional Race Turns Into a Campaign-Finance Scandalnew
Opposing incumbent Major Owens for the Brooklyn seat in the Democratic primary are two thirtysomething city councilwomen. One of them, Tracy Boyland, appears to have a swath of campaign-finance violations, and the other, Yvette Clarke, to have undercover Republican ties.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett and Marc Schultz |
08-18-2004 |
Politics
Predictably, Nader's Running Riles the Green Partynew
Back in March, some Green Party activists were warning that Ralph Nader -- who was still mulling another presidential campaign -- could damage the Green movement by running as an independent. Fast-forward five months: Nader is, indeed, running as an independent.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
RNC Protests: Don't March on the Grassnew
New York's City Hall has told protesters that Central Park's Great Lawn is off-limits during the Republican National Convention. So where's a good spot to congregate on a hot summer day? Try the West Side Highway.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
The Math to Beat Bush: 10 States Could Swing the Electionnew
Forget the polls. Forget the national campaign. Even more than in 2000, the presidential race will be decided in a handful of states that could go either way. So far, it’s looking good for Kerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Bl(A)ck Tea Society Breathes New Life into Anarchismnew
The Bl(A)ck Tea Society redefined protest at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The ad hoc coalition is made up of libertarians, Greens, Marxists, anarchists and other strains of like-minded activists, nearly all between the ages of 15 and 30, who are united in their distaste for conglomerates, hierarchies, slumlords, liberals, bosses, wars and government.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
Republicans Take Commanding Lead Over Democrats in Corruptionnew
Democrats are losing ground in their traditional area of strength, corruption. Ohio Republicans seem to have developed a weakness for bribery and racketeering.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
08-13-2004 |
Politics
Keyes to Victory? The Illinois GOP Banks on Blusternew
Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland export Alan Keyes, has a history of failed campaigns based on extreme right-wing rhetoric -- but he's somehow managed to escape intense media scrutiny.
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
08-12-2004 |
Politics
