• Heads Up: 2.5.08
  • MD bill: If gays can't get married, ain't nobody getting married. WaPo Midwestern farms are killing the Gulf. Indy Star Texans get to vote on ...
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  • Snub, You Lose
  • If you're wondering why San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom endorsed Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama, the SF Chronicle reports that it's because Obama snubbed the ...
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  • Mayoral Endorsement Guide
  • With Super Tuesday finally here, I'm willing to make the barely controversial suggestion that neither party's presidential nomination will hinge on endorsements and the completely ...
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  • The Long Link of the Law
  • To paraphrase the famous introduction of an old black-and-white crime drama, there are a thousand stories in the Naked City -- and nowadays there's a ...
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  • Heads Up: 2.4.08
  • GA billboards will broadcast Super Tuesday results. Atlanta Journal Constitution TN bill would ban teachers from even mentioning homosexuality. Memphis Flyer Mass transit advocates try ...
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  • Counting Some of the Votes
  • Here's an election reform proposal that has me intrigued. From Farhad Manjoo at Salon.com: But as many voting-reform experts have argued, manually counting the ...
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  • Heads Up: 2.1.08
  • Strom Thurmond (Jr.) is on the ballot in South Carolina. Augusta Chronicle Same song, verse 943: Bloomberg denies running for prez. AP Strippers get legit in ...
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  • Bandwagon Effect
  • Rick Perry of Texas, a former Giuliani backer, has become the latest in the sudden series of Republican governors to endorse John McCain. This is ...
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