Elections
University of Michigan students pledge to save their country
September 10, 2010Representative John D. Dingell put the question directly. "Republicans talk about taking the country back and I want to ask, back to what? Bush? Hoover? 1900? Louis XIII?"
Read moreAfter Mayor Daley: activists look for coalition builder
September 9, 2010Longtime Chicago independent political and labor activists weigh in on the recent announcement that Mayor Richard M. Daley will not seek his seventh term next year.
Read morePolls show GOP “tsunami” not happening
September 9, 2010Three polls out yesterday, like the Gallup poll released a day earlier, show that the predicted Republican wave in the mid-term elections could be failing to materialize.
Read moreObama slams Republicans on economy
September 9, 2010The president came out swinging in a major economic policy speech in Cleveland, Sept. 8, against Republican Party obstructionism.
Read moreAs GOP says “no” to stimulus, Dems close 10-point Gallup gap
September 8, 2010Republicans call President Obama a "carjacker" for his stimulus plan, as Democrats close gap in new poll.
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