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State Attorney Learns Dangers of Wooing Big Moneynew
Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing the most significant election challenge of her 11-year tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney, having stepped into her critics' crosshairs by attending a fundraiser hosted by a politically active businessman whose daughter had a criminal case pending at the State Attorney's Office.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
Slacker Uprising at the Pitnew
Michael Moore, a man of infinite jest, brings his Slacker Uprising Tour to The Pit, and gets just what he asked for.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
John Kerry for President
The Inlander officially endorses Kerry for president, in part to "reject the politics of fear and choose hope."
The Inlander |
The Inlander |
10-20-2004 |
Commentary
Election Eve Nightmare at Arizona's Maricopa Countynew
Phoenix New Times found ample evidence that the Maricopa County Elections Department is covering up serious shortfalls in its ability to accurately count early mailed-in ballots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Magic Johnson's Proposed St. Louis Development Is Deadnew
A real estate group, fronted by ex-basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson, wanted to construct a multimillion-dollar retail/residential complex on the downtrodden north side of St. Louis. But the plan got stuck in the city's stew of race and politics.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Extreme Makeover: Hotshot City Planner Does St. Louisnew
Rollin Stanley is learning that the hurdles he faces in St. Louis are far taller than those he encountered during his 21 years as a well-respected planner in Toronto. There, innovation was the rule. St. Louis is more cautious.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Mud, Sweat & Tears: Stock Car Racing Enthusiasts Sour on Iraq War
President George W. Bush has long claimed NASCAR folks as his own. But not a single one of a score of drivers and fans interviewed at California's Petaluma Speedway in September said that he or she favors the war on Iraq.
Pacific Sun |
Peter Byrne |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
New Hampshire Stymies Student Suffragenew
New Hampshire is going to come down to one or two thousand votes, so Republicans are trying to keep students from registering there.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-18-2004 |
Politics
Polls, Politics and God
People commonly look at political polling with an instinctual skepticism. How, they ask, can you get an accurate sample of how voters are actually going to vote by questioning 1,000 likely voters nationwide out of the millions who actually will vote November 2?
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Cheated at the Ballot Box: Voter Suppression and the 2004 Election
New reports present an increasing number of allegations that some GOP workers are throwing out Democratic voter registration forms and using other tactics to suppress voter turnout in battleground states. First of two parts
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-15-2004 |
Politics
It's Hard Being Greennew
George W. Bush’s War on Nature kicked off early in his presidential career, and he is accused of hundreds of environmental infringements. John Kerry is the polar opposite. When it comes to tree-hugging, he hasn't been a flip-flopper.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Yes, Liberalnew
As promised, in October 13's debate, Bush fired the words liberal, Massachusetts, and Kennedy at Kerry like Mariano Rivera splitters.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
The Good News According to Bushnew
Viewers of Debate #3 saw yet another incarnation of our president -- Bush the Zealot.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry
Presidential Race Is a Tie This Weeknew
This was the wildest polling week of the campaign. It began with Bush leading by 70 electoral votes, followed by a massive post-second-debate swing to Kerry. Three states then slipped back to Bush, resulting in a 269-269 electoral vote tie.
Orlando Weekly |
Alan Waldman |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry
Green VP Candidate Pat LaMarche Talks of Her Tour of Homeless Sheltersnew
Excluded from the vice-presidential debates, the Green Party's Pat LaMarche embarked on a "Left Out" tour, spending 14 straight nights in homeless shelters across the country. She found a lot of anger there.
Portland Phoenix |
Sam Pfeifle |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
