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- Stalking, or Public Service?
- Last year, there were several instances where it became clear that big-city council members were not living in the districts (or even cities) that they ...
- Categories: State Offices
- The Kwame Kilpatrick Scandal: It's Comcastic
- If you need to get caught up on the scandal that has engulfed Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick -- which is complete with sultry text messages, ...
- Categories: Local Offices
- Pennsylvania's Weak Competition
- Democrats hold a 102-101 edge in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, which will make it one of the most competitive legislative chambers in the country ...
- Categories: State Offices
- Not So Super
- The role of superdelegates in the Democratic presidential nomination is a grave injustice. No, not because the superdelegates are unelected party bigwigs bent on subverting ...
- Categories: Local Offices , National Politics
- Insincere Civility
- A little bit to my surprise, I felt depressed yesterday when I listened to Mitt Romney endorsing John McCain. Surprise, because in one way this ...
- Categories: National Politics
- The Next Abortion Battles
- South Dakota's 2006 abortion battle, it turns out, was just a prelude. While voters rejected an abortion ban there -- designed to challenge Roe v. Wade ...
- Categories: Ballot Measures , National Politics , Polls , Social Issues
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- The Quadruple Standard
- Here's Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, as quoted by NBC News, talking about Hillary Clinton (who he supports): "You know it's tough for ...
- Categories: National Politics , State Offices
- Is Immigration a Political Dud?
- A Washington Post editorial says yes: IN THE AFTERMATH of last summer's national debate over immigration reform, elected officials of all stripes were stunned by ...
- Categories: Social Issues
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- Rendell: Racism Helped Me Win Reelection
- Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is being accused of racism and fear mongering for a comment he made over the weekend about the presidential election. I'll ...
- Categories: National Politics , Polls , State Offices
- 6 Comments
- Caucus + Primary = Confused Voters
- Washington State holds both a caucus and a presidential primary. If that's not quirky enough, the GOP and the Dems treat each one differently. (...
- Categories: National Politics , Voting Process & Voting Rules
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