Inside the Growing Movement to Oust Mitch McConnell

LEO Weekly | September 6, 2007

The Iraq Summer coalition's growing strength has led to some deep, ugly chatter in political circles about the future of Senator McConnell and the Republican Party, both in Kentucky and nationwide.

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Tags: war in iraq, 2008 presidential election, Republicans, iraq summer, mitch mcconnell

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In the movie The Magic Christian, you might remember how people dove into a cesspool after the dirty dollars that were thrown there. People were willing to cover themselves in excrement just for the sake of the almighty dollar. Now that the dollar is not so almighty anymore, perhaps there's a better way to be a Magic Christian.

Random Lengths News | Lionel Rolfe | 01-16-2009 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama

The Year Ahead: A Comic Essaynew

2009? Really? Wasn't it just 1999? Oh, all right. Fine. Here's a look at the year ahead.

C-Ville Weekly | Jen Sorensen | 01-07-2009 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, 2009 preview

Obama's Victory Was Bought and Paid for -- with Changenew

Though the American dollar is now taking a horrific beating in these financial End Times, it's still strong enough to put a man in the Oval Office.

Boston Phoenix | Steven Stark | 12-29-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, economic issues

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Keeping Gays from Adopting Would Hurt Kentuckynew

Kentucky Senate Bill 68 would prohibit unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting or fostering children in Kentucky. It passed the Senate judiciary committee last week and will likely pass the full Senate and reach the House soon.

LEO Weekly | Stephen George | 03-11-2009 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties, adoption, Kentucky, gay & lesbian issues, Child Welfare Adoption Act

Does Anyone Know Why Our Gas Prices are So High?new

Greg Brenzel finally left the gas business in October, 35 years after his family opened its first Chevron station in Louisville. It wasn't so much his choice, he says, as Chevron's: The supplier priced Brenzel out of business.

LEO Weekly | Stephen George | 07-14-2008 | Economy

Tags: gas, gas prices, fuel prices, Louisville, Chevron, Economic Issues, gas station, monopolies