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Could Democrats Take Texas?

By | 09.21.10 | 3:00 pm

In an election cycle that looks increasingly like it might be a Republican “wave” year, Texas would seem like an unlikely place for Democrats to go looking for a silver lining. But as Mother Jones’ Suzy Khimm reports, Democrats might just be on the verge of taking back the More…

Politicians Still Scoring Points Over Abramoff Scandal

By | 08.17.10 | 5:40 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice investigation into former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas) might finally be over, but the fallout among other political figures over their ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff continues:

Meg Whitman’s Donations: Barbara Boxer, Tom DeLay

By | 10.05.09 | 1:04 pm

Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO who’s now running as a Republican for governor of California, donated $4,000 to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in her 2004 Senate race. The news of this, being pushed hard by Whitman’s credible Republican opponents, is the latest minor stumble in a well-funded but More…

A New Red Scare?

By | 10.29.08 | 6:50 pm

When the final chapter of this election is written in the books that soon will be on sale, I hope we feel shame.

Not shame in electing a president. But shame that we as a nation allowed certain members of the Republican Party to try to resurrect one of this More…