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Mitt Romney is a Liarnew

And Republican voters deserve better.

Boston Phoenix | Editorial | 01-04-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Mitt Romney

Dem Primaries: Three Candidates, Two Different Worldsnew

Democrats have to decide which one they want to live in.

L.A. Weekly | Marc Cooper | 01-04-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election

Presidential Candidates & Star Powernew

Despite all the issues at hand, from the war to the economy to health care, the last-minute topic du jour is predictably superficial: Does your candidate have an A-lister on the stump?

Los Angeles CityBeat | Natalie Nichols | 01-04-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election

Wisconsin Aims to Crack Down on Scrap Thievesnew

The dramatic growth in evictions because of mortgage foreclosures has been good news for those who break into vacant houses to steal and sell metal, but selling such contraband metal could become much more difficult if Assembly Bill 560 passes before the state Legislature adjourns in spring.

Shepherd Express | Staff | 01-04-2008 | Business & Labor

Tags: foreclosure, mortgage crisis, business & labor

Tribal Flush: Pechanga People 'Disenrolled' en Massenew

On the eve of what could be the largest gambling expansion in U.S. history, a tale of power, betrayal and lost Indian heritage.

L.A. Weekly | Marc Cooper | 01-04-2008 | Race & Class

Tags: race relations

The Lakota Sioux Start Their Own Countrynew

The Lakotah Freedom Delegation declared the new nation of Lakotah out of treaty land in five U.S. states last month.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Ron Garmon | 01-04-2008 | Race & Class

Tags: race relations

The Thought Crime Lawnew

All of Connecticut's Congresspersons signed the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and none of them want to talk about it. So we called Dennis Kucinich, who read the bill and wouldn't sign it.

Hartford Advocate | Jennifer Abel | 01-04-2008 | Politics

Pakistan's Newest Martyr Was No Saviornew

Benazir Bhutto had too big a stake in the status quo to be a real force for democratic change.

NOW Magazine | Gwynne Dyer | 01-04-2008 | International

Tags: international

The End of Privacynew

A USC research lab charts a new frontier into hi-tech surveillance and a very scary place.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Nick Street | 01-04-2008 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties

Report from Iowa: Smashing Victories by 'Unorthodox' Candidates Obama & Huckabeenew

A mixed-marriage son of Kenya and Kansas on the one hand. A Baptist preacher with a yen for populist economics on the other. Each appealing, both overtly and by their very beings, to the political crossover vote. Each defeating his main opponent by the margin of 9 percent.

The Memphis Flyer | Jackson Baker | 01-04-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee