Day November 9, 2002

European Anti-War Protest Streams Through Florence. More than 450,000 anti-war protesters from across Europe marched through this Italian Renaissance city on Saturday, denouncing any U.S. plans to attack Iraq. The Independent is reporting this as the largest Iraq antiwar protest so far. And…

Democrats awaken from torpor A real live unashamed capital-L Liberal from San Francisco will be the next House minority leader. Pelosi to be House Minority Leader Pelosi’s rise reflects a decision by House Democrats to adopt a more confrontational approach…

He Wrote the Book on Stupidity A man who has written two books on stupidity was arrested on suspicion of trying to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl over the Internet. The girl turned out to be an undercover male…

Drat those accursed Greens “This Green Party phenomenon is not going to go away in California,” said Bill Carrick, a Democratic political consultant. “This is a long-term problem. <And just who might this be a long term problem for?> Particularly…

Voting machines Check the new Voting machines page, with a rather scary article on just who owns all those highly secretive voting machines companies… Also, the Voting Reform pages have a new section on the menu to the left.