Politics

Recount stories

staff — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:18:18 -0600

Defanging Holy Joe

Jeff Fecke — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:23:23 -0600

by Jeff Fecke • 11/20/08 • Like most Democrats, I was gleeful after the Dems took a big lead in the Senate. Sure, part of that was about getting our agenda pushed through, but mostly I was happy because it meant that defenestrated Sen. Joe Lieberman, Joe-Conn., would soon be out of a job. His gavel would be stripped, his epaulettes ripped from his shoulders, and he’d be sent out of the Democratic caucus into the cold twilight of the GOP caucus, where he’d have to put up with idiots like Tom Coburn.

VOICES | A Somali Perspective: Brian Coyle Center Controversy

Wali Hassan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:28:11 -0600

Through my daughters’ eyes: "Why are you crying, mommy?"

Rachel Dykoski — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:22 -0600

by Rachel Dykoski • 11/14/08 • My daughters sat on my lap as the Obamas took the stage to thousands cheering in Grant Park.

Most people think my dogged passion for democracy, warts and all for the past ten months was ego-tripping. Myself included. I was eight months pregnant with my first child when Bush v. Gore took place. Heck, I walked through a snowstorm, uphill and down again to vote in 2000. I listened to the news 24/7 while I nested and made meals for the freezer, though I knew we wouldn’t eat them.

Judge rules in Franken’s favor over ballot access

Paul Schmelzer and Paul Demko — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:50:07 -0600

VOICES | Ugly campaign tactics are destroying our democracy

Senator John Marty — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:52:39 -0600

Somali voters at Brian Coyle Center: Claims, clans, controversies

Nekessa Opoti — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:33:01 -0600

Countdown to recount

Mary Turck — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:12:12 -0600