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The Spoilers: Nader and the Greens Go Their Separate Waysnew
After the Green Party narrowly selected political unknown David Cobb as its presidential candidate, Ralph Nader berated the party as "strange," said it was run by a "cabal," and predicted that it would be a "big loser" in the November election.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
Judge Is Accused of Threading Ethics Loopholenew
In a sign of just how aggressive the campaigning has become for Georgia's courts, a candidate for Fulton County Superior Court has accused one of his opponents -- Atlanta's former chief Municipal Court judge, no less -- of skirting the city's ethics laws in his bid for the bench.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Diamond |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
The Same-Sex Marriage-Rights Issue could work in Kerry's Favornew
A sheep in wolf's clothing? The GOP is trying to turn same-sex-marriage rights into a national wedge issue, but it could work in Kerry’s favor
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
Recent coverage of George W. Bush includes an article in Slate that gives some context to chief legal counsel Alberto Gonzales' memo saying the Geneva Conventions were obsolete.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-01-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
Harper's Magazine reports that Bush has been a disaster for small business, and the Center for Economic and Social Rights reports on the Bush Administration's record of "war crimes" in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-29-2004 |
Politics
The Third Mannew
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about Elvis, the Democrats, talk-show hosts and the election in this question-and-answer interview conducted June 21 in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-28-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
Can Johnny Isakson Out-Conservative the Conservatives?new
Widely regarded as the most reasonable, amiable and downright likable Republican lawmaker in Georgia during the long years in which Democrats ruled the political roost, Isakson has found that those qualities aren't exactly selling points among the post-Newt, ditto-headed, conservative hard-liners who control his party these days.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-24-2004 |
Politics
Brown Power
In his new book, "The Latino Wave," Univision anchor Jorge Ramos predicts Hispanics will elect the next American president.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
06-23-2004 |
Politics
System Failure: City's State-of-the-Art Software Doesn't Delivernew
Finance officials in Richmond, Calif., compiled most of this year's budget by hand, even though the city has spent $4.5 million on software designed to make such things more efficient.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
McCanvassing? DNC Wages a “Grassroots” Campaign in Vermont
The Democratic National Committee begins canvassing Vermont for donations to support Kerry under the guise of a grassroots campaign.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
Formidable Field of Women Seek Congressional Seatnew
Cynthia McKinney, who wants to regain her seat in Congress, is a favored candidate among the five women and one man who will face off in the July 20 Democratic primary. Once regarded as a loose cannon, she's now seen as an outspoken advocate for the oppressed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: Roundup of Impertinent Media Reportsnew
In The Nation, William Greider writes that many Americans seem to find strangely agreeable the self-pity Bush’s fear-mongering rhetoric generates.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Motor City Is Being Driven to Destructionnew
In the 1950s, when Michigan poured hundreds of millions of dollars into building expressways, Toronto built a subway. Now Toronto has a vital downtown while Detroit has lost more than half its population.
Metro Times |
Keith Schneider |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Arab-American Support for Bush Is Waningnew
A polar shift in the attitude of Iraqis toward their American “liberators” is mirrored in the political atmosphere among Arab-American and other Middle Eastern voters here in the United States.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
Black Democrats Revive Benjamin Banneker Clubnew
The club, named after an African-American intellectual and astronomer who died in 1806, sees its mission as encouraging minority-citizen participation in the Democratic Party process as well as identifying and promoting minority candidates for public office in New York State's Onondaga County.
Syracuse New Times |
Walt Shepperd |
06-15-2004 |
Politics
