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Union Sues S.C. Gov. Haley for Fiery Commentsnew

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is headed to court for claiming the state will seek to prevent employees from forming a union.

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 01-21-2011 | Politics

Tags: Nikki Haley, South Carolina, Boeing

Deerhoof: 'Deerhoof vs. Evil'new

Deerhoof have always been something of an art-rock superhero team, and with their 11th LP, the excellently named Deerhoof vs. Evil, they’re making it their mission to crush evil with their 1-2-3 punch of twee vocals, guitar pyrotechnics, and rapid-fire stylistic shifts.

San Antonio Current | Chuck Kerr | 01-21-2011 | Reviews

Unbalancednew

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's response to Jared Loughner? Slash services from an already beleaguered mental-health system.

Phoenix New Times | Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman | 01-21-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: Mental Health, Jan Brewer, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner

The Mommy-Fight Sitenew

Welcome to the D.C. Urban Moms message board. And by the way, your kid's stroller sucks.

Washington City Paper | Kathryn Masterson | 01-21-2011 | Tech

Tags: DC Urban Moms and Dads, DCUM

Do Ask, Do Tellnew

Catie Curtis travels from your house to the White House.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 01-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Catie Curtis

There Be Dragonsnew

The allure and danger of the Tea Party movement.

San Antonio Current | Michael Wurth | 01-20-2011 | Commentary

Tags: Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Sarah Palin

Music for no Audiencenew

Joan of Arc stay as flexible as they see fit.

Orlando Weekly | Reyan Ali | 01-20-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Shoot The Messagenew

The attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords brought about another finger storm of thunderpoints in the media, each one blaming the other for the rhetoric that seems to be turning our nation into a tinderbox.

Dig Boston | Media Farm | 01-20-2011 | Commentary

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords

Up In Smokenew

DEA's pending ban on synthetic marijuana hasn't slowed Spice sales.

San Antonio Current | Drew Stone | 01-20-2011 | Drugs

Tags: Synthetic Marijuana, Spice

Improper Remark Attributed to County Elections Official in N.C.new

An allegation that the Forsyth County elections director made an inappropriate comment to a former employee prompted a fact-finding visit from Raleigh on Jan. 13 by the State Board of Elections top lawyer.

YES! Weekly | Jordan Green | 01-20-2011 | Politics

Tags: Rob Coffman, Forsyth County