Elections
GOP reeling from Barton’s “shakedown”
June 18, 2010WASHINGTON-- Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tex, has plunged the Republican Party into turmoil with his blurted apology to the CEO of BP for what he called President Obama's "shakedown" of the oil giant, possibly changing the midterm...
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Support for the tea party weakens
June 17, 2010The most important feature of last Tuesday's primary was not the anti-incumbent vote.
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The political time of day
June 16, 2010When asked what time it was, Yogi Berra responded, "You mean, right now?" For those who are involved in politics, the question is "What's the political time of day, like right now?"
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Mixed verdict in Slovakia elections
June 15, 2010Mixed results in Slovakia elections added to disturbing results in Czech and Hungary earlier makes for difficult politics in Europe.
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Young Latino voters — an emerging giant
June 15, 2010"The Emerging Hispanic Electorate: The Young Giant Awakens," a survey of 1,500 Hispanics, ages 16 to 29, has just been released by Democracia, and contains both good and bad news for big and little "d," democratic...
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