AltWeeklies Wire
New Mexico Took Center Stage in the DOJ Scandalnew
David Iglesias considered going quietly into the night. Ultimately, the former US attorney's decision to speak out about the events that led to his dismissal by the Department of Justice sparked a national story that continues to unfold in the final days of 2007.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
12-20-2007 |
Politics
Does Huckabee's Populist Rhetoric Disguise Royalism?new
After 15 years in politics, it is still hard to say whether there is any conviction behind Mike Huckabee's talk or he is just another Republican who subscribes to the doctrine that the best politics is to capture votes from the poor and money from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Life After Pete Domenicinew
The senator's October retirement announcement triggered a political tsunami.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
12-20-2007 |
Politics
Huckabee is Equal Parts Disc Jockey and Preachernew
His religious pronouncements are no more sermons than in-studio performances.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Demo Salenew
California Democrats are in real peril in the face of serious campaigns to end the party's gerrymandering privileges and redistribute the state's electoral college votes to benefit Republicans. Yet the state's two most powerful Democrats, Fabian Nunez and Don Perata, seem every month to make new headlines sneering at charges of party corruption.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Was It All a Dream?new
Mitt Romney claims he saw his father march with Martin Luther King. But according to the records, it never happened.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
Border Politicsnew
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation are hitching their wagons to anti-immigration bills, many with an eye toward business and industry. The drivers, however, are probably more political than anything else.
John Russo, the Spinmeister of the Yearnew
The Oakland City Attorney declared victory in the Oak-to-Ninth legal battle -- then asked for a new trial.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
Oregon Lawmakers' Misguided Effort on Ethicsnew
Still no limits on campaign donations, and pols can spend that cash on personal items. So why are we celebrating the new ethics law?
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
The Case for Kucinichnew
If you don't vote in February for what you believe in, you won't get to vote for it in November.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
12-19-2007 |
Commentary
Clinton, Obama Advisors Share Foreign Policy Visionsnew
Exit Iraq. Then what?
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
MoveOn Moves Susan Davisnew
Congresswoman agrees to cosponsor Iran resolution.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
Tags: Iran
Once Again, Sex Issues Up for Debate in Virginianew
Losses by moderate Republicans signal a stricter GOP party line.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
12-19-2007 |
Politics
Colorado Springs in the Spotlightnew
We became the setting for the latest crazy story in a violent society, and the 24/7 media swooped in.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
12-18-2007 |
Commentary
Asian Influencenew
A growing minority tries to define its politics.
Metro Times |
Staff |
12-18-2007 |
Politics
