"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Calif. halts electronic voting certification Uncertified software may have been installed on electronic voting machines used in one California county, according to the secretary of state’s office. Marc Carrel, assistant secretary of state for policy and planning, told attendees Thursday…
Further proof why satire is becoming impossible to do U.S. Does NOT Have All the Bad Defense Attorneys. One escaped to Canada: The lawyer for a man convicted of shooting and killing a policeman has apologised for singing the Bob…
Oligarchs caught in world’s largest skimming operation They’ve stolen millions, maybe hundreds of millions. They operate at the highest levels of finance and business. Observers say the whole thing looks like one big criminal operation, and wonder if the whole…
The politics of Sri Lanka makes Northern Ireland appear placid Sri Lanka in political crisis. President Kumaratunga sacks three senior ministers, throwing the peace process with Tamil Tigers into question. There been a civil war in Sri Lanka for several…
Politics and power Luis Eduardo Garzon, a media-savvy crazy-like-a-fox leftie, was just elected Mayor of Bogota, Columbia. Garzon’s triumph also dealt a serious blow to Alvaro Uribe, Colombia’s hawkish, workaholic president, who was still enjoying his political honeymoon when Garzon…
Putin The precipitating event to Khodorkovsky’s arrest was his planning to sell his 40% share of his stock in Yuokos to ExxonMobil or ChevronTexaco. Mikhail Khodorkovsky has resigned as chief executive of Russian oil giant Yukos. Jailed Russian oil chief…
Dean To Get SEIU Nod An informed Political Wire reader confirms speculation and says Howard Dean will “definitely” be getting the SEIU endorsement on Thursday. SEUI has 1.6 million members. This is a huge win for Dean, and a serious…