Staff / TruthdigJun 11, 2008
Rep. Dennis Kucinich filed articles of impeachment against President Bush this week, and he already has a taker: Barack Obama's Florida campaign co-chair, Rep. Robert Wexler. According to Wexler: "A decision by Congress to pursue impeachment is not an option, it is a sworn duty. It is time for Congress to stand up and defend the Constitution against the blatant violations and illegalities of this Administration." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 3, 2008
Crank up your iPods, everyone. Herewith, a musical guide to the endgame of the epic contest for the Democratic nomination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2008
Harriet Christian's total meltdown at the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting was outrageous enough to make it to the top of YouTube's political charts. Her tirade illustrates some of the challenges facing the Democratic Party and the Barack Obama campaign as it woos Hillary Clinton's more colorful supporters. This one, though, is probably a lost cause. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2008
It was clear who sided with which candidate on Saturday in Washington after Democratic Party officials reached a decision on seating delegates from this winter's Florida and Michigan primaries -- cheers and angry jeers erupted when committee members explained that they would seat the delegates from both states with half-votes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMay 30, 2008
How much anger is there among women about how Hillary Clinton has been treated during this campaign? Some of the nation's leading female politicians will tell you: quite a lot. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMay 29, 2008
When the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets Saturday to determine the status of the votes cast in the Michigan and Florida primaries, its members should try to look past self-serving campaign arguments and bumbling party leaders' silly attempts to save face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKMay 29, 2008
Leading election integrity journalist Brad Friedman reviews HBO's portrayal of the 2000 Florida recount and wonders whether we're not headed for another stolen election. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 27, 2008
Other than providing Fidel Castro with a convenient antagonist to help him whip up nationalist fervor -- and thus prolong his rule -- the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions have accomplished precisely nothing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 23, 2008
Clinton wants only one thing -- the presidency -- and she wants it now, not later. If success means using the Florida and Michigan "issue" to tie the party in knots until the convention, so be it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMay 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton is talking as if the battle over seating disputed delegations from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic National Convention is the greatest crisis for democracy since the 2000 Florida recount. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2008
In keeping with his image as a president for yesterday, John McCain promised a crowd in Florida he would do nothing to upset the policy of isolation that has proved so ineffective in regard to Cuba. "Florida will be yours!" shouted a grateful foe of the Castro regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 9, 2008
Studio honcho Harvey Weinstein is a force to be reckoned with -- it was no coincidence that Disney subsidiary Miramax became a major player in the film industry under his watch -- and recently he reportedly attempted to use his powers of persuasion to convince House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to follow his plan for a Democratic primary revote in Florida and Michigan or else. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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