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Can the Democrats’ Ground Game Overcome GOP Fervor?
On the same weekend that Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin addressed thousands of followers on the mall in Washington, DC, with a religiously cloaked Tea Party message to "restore …
Ten Candidates File Suit as “Massive Improprieties, Tampering” Seen in Shelby County, Tennessee, Election
While barreling westward across the Great Plains yesterday, I received an urgent text message from Bev Harris of the non-partisan election integrity watchdog organization BlackBoxVoting.org. She and Susan Pynchon, …
Cannibalism or Disinfectant? Missing the Plot in Arizona
Sunlight is a great disinfectant, but it’s cloudy and raining over the Arizona election desert. In the few hours since truthout ran my article on transparency and hacking problems …
Are Arizona’s Political Leaders Deliberately Blocking Electronic Voting Machine Transparency?
Why did Arizona's two main gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Jan Brewer, former secretary of state/head of elections, who contracted for highly criticized and easily-hacked Diebold and Sequoia ballot scanning systems, …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Politics of “No“
Washington — In an election, a solid “no” usually beats an uneasy “yes, but.” That's the heart of the problem Democrats and President Obama face this fall.
Suburban Sprawl and the Decline of Social Capital
Why Long Commutes Are Bad for the American Body and Mind Suburban sprawl has long been criticized by urban scholars and intellectuals as damaging to the American …
Petraeus Indicates He’ll Delay Afghanistan Drawdown Deadline
New Delhi — With the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan surpassing 2,000 this weekend, what does the road ahead in Afghanistan look like? The tally – now …
Obama Redefines His Previous Support for Mosque at Ground Zero
Washington - President Barack Obama sought Saturday to draw a distinction between supporting a Muslim group’s right to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero in New York …
Google and Verizon Usher in the Internets
Monday's announcement that Verizon and Google will create a distinct wireless experience put net neutrality discussions not so much on the back burner as in the recycling bin.
Rwanda Election: Kagame Supporters Celebrate Landslide Win
Kigali, Rwanda - It took until almost 4 a.m. Tuesday for the National Electoral Commission to release the first batch of preliminary results for the Rwanda election. But everyone …