Elections
Obama tears into Romney at campaign kickoff
May 7, 2012In his first official rally of the 2012 campaign, the president ripped Mitt Romney before a crowd of about 14,000.
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Workers seek high office in Wisconsin
May 3, 2012He seeks an open U.S. House seat this fall in the Democratic-leaning district centered around the state capital.
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In Germany, the Pirates making waves
May 2, 2012Germany's energetic young party, the Pirates, held its party congress last weekend in the northern town of Neumünster. The media overflowed with reports, almost uniformly friendly.
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The great conspiracy
April 27, 2012While I am not a great believer in grand conspiracy theories, I have a serious conspiracy theory about what is going on behind the façade of U.S. politics.
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San Jose council candidate goes to bat for workers’ pensions
April 26, 2012SAN JOSE, Calif. - The June 5 election here is about pensions and who will pay for financial meltdown, workers or those who caused it.
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