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The Family Businessnew

Two years after his son's beheading in Iraq, Michael Berg is running for Congress as a Green Party candidate.

Philadelphia City Paper | Alexandra Zendrian | 05-09-2006 | Politics

Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect, beheadings in iraq, Nick Berg

Let's Exile Deportationnew

Undocumented immigrants, like my own mother, deserve better.

L.A. Alternative | Robert Scheer | 05-09-2006 | Commentary

Tags: illegal, immigrant

Rocky In a Hard Placenew

At one time, L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo seemed a shoo-in to become California's next Attorney General -- so why is he now running in the shadow of Mayor Moonbeam?

L.A. Alternative | Marc B. Haefele | 05-09-2006 | Politics

Tags: 2006elect, Jerry Brown

Sheriff Who?new

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was a revolutionary candidate -- as a leader, not so much.

Dallas Observer | Matt Pulle | 05-09-2006 | Politics

Trial of the (6-Year-Old) Centurynew

The Scrushy-Siegelman case will expose the state of Alabama politics in 2006.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 05-08-2006 | Politics

What They Knew, When They Knew Itnew

It now seems beyond question that, at the very least, Karl Rove will be indicted for perjury, false statements and/or obstruction of justice in Plamegate.

The Memphis Flyer | Marty Aussenberg | 05-05-2006 | Commentary

An Oily Notionnew

What Americans need is not a quick, crowd-pleasing way out of the gas-price crisis, but a real solution to an urgent problem that will definitely only get worse.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Editorial | 05-05-2006 | Commentary

Driving Mr. Bidennew

In an exclusive interview, Sen. Joe Biden sounds off on the proper role of faith in politics, the failure of No Child Left Behind and how Democrats can turn red states blue.

Jackson Free Press | Donna Ladd | 05-04-2006 | Politics

Harper's Sweet 16new

The real oddity in Harper's agenda for criminal justice reform is his proposal to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16.

NOW Magazine | Alan Young | 05-04-2006 | Politics

Oiling the Campaignnew

Two candidates for governor of Nevada use a congressional hearing to scrap over energy policy.

Reno News & Review | Dennis Myers | 05-04-2006 | Politics

Tags: 2006elect

Party Painsnew

The California Democratic Party convention serves as a reminder of how utterly brain-dead both major political parties are.

L.A. Weekly | Marc Cooper | 05-04-2006 | Politics

Tags: 2006elect

A Dose of Realitynew

The laws that criminalize undocumented immigrants are cruel, sometimes deadly, and immensely expensive -- they're also a complete failure, and always will be.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Editorial | 05-03-2006 | Commentary

Tags: illegal, immigrant