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Friday, May 16, 2008
On June 3, Thousand Oaks voters will be asked to vote on a bogus measure that bills itself as a traffic control initiative Full story »
Your letters: Oxnard Traffic Initative
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Letters sent in for May 15, 2008 Full story »
Your letters: Measure B
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Letters sent in about Measure B. Full story »
Your letters: the presidential campaign
Monday, May 12, 2008
Walters: Dems have voter roll surge
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
California's Democratic leaders, who have seen their share of the electorate decline by about 15 percentage points over the last three decades, are crowing about an uptick in registration. Full story »
Political thrills and spill mark election season
Monday, May 5, 2008
If the election were today, Democrats would sweep local, state and national offices — and John McCain would be the nation's 44th president. Polls are showing a remarkable state of affairs. There is strong alarm about what is going on in Washington, and Republicans get the blame. Full story »
The unreality campaign of Hillary and Barack
Monday, May 5, 2008
Over here is the real world, and over here is the campaign for president, and the two do not meet. It's not just that Hillary Clinton had imagined herself dodging sniper fire in Bosnia, or that Barack Obama had embraced a pastor convinced AIDS is a government plot. It's that the two are blithely ignoring a coming catastrophe while merrily offering plans that would exacerbate it. Full story »
It's up to conservatives to heap praise on Hillary
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I normally don't claim to speak for other members of the vast right-wing conspiracy. After all, we're each nefarious in our own, individual way. Full story »
High food prices not mentioned once at debate
Monday, April 21, 2008
The other day, I saw an elderly woman, bent over with osteoporosis, at the grocery store. She picked up a package of hamburger, looked at the price, sighed and put it back. Later, I saw her in the bakery department, seemingly astonished because the price of her favorite loaf of bread had gone up again. Full story »
Your letters: Measure B
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Letters sent in on April 16 on Measure B. Full story »
Polls show voters still undecided on candidates
Monday, April 7, 2008
The current journal of the American Mathematical Society ponders the "disturbing reality" that the outcomes of our political elections have more to do with election rules than voters' wishes. Full story »
Editorial: Cowboy talk hits the trail
Monday, March 31, 2008
Republican nominee-apparent John McCain is at increasing pains to show that his presidency would not be a third term of George W. Bush's presidency. Full story »
Larsen: Not just black and white
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama did the unexpected last week. He turned what could have been routine political-damage control to disassociate himself from the offensive comments of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, into a call for unity and understanding. Full story »
There is still much to learn about the candidates
Monday, March 24, 2008
We have learned that Hillary Rodham Clinton's White House years were scheduled to the minute, studded with meetings and photo opportunities. But after her healthcare fiasco, there were few policymaking sessions. Full story »
Your letters: 2008 Presidential Campaign
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Letters sent in about the presidential campaign. Full story »
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- Anna Bakalis: G.O.P. Debate
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- Steve Greenberg's Cartoons
- Timm Herdt: 95% accurate
- Marie Lakin: Making Waves
- Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic Monthly
- Politico's Ben Smith on the Democratic primaries
- Politico's Jonathan Martin on the GOP primaries
- LA Times: Top of the Ticket
- Washington Post: The Trail
- ABC News: The Note
- Time Magazine: The Page
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