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Bayh Not Running in ’08

Dec 18, 2006
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) has announced he won't run for president. The moderate said facing so-called political celebrities like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made the odds "longer than I felt I could responsibly pursue."

Romney’s Hypocrisy on Illegal Workers Exposed

Dec 2, 2006
Mass Gov Mitt Romney, a 2008 presidential hopeful and outspoken critic of illegal immigration, has for years employed a landscaping firm that uses undocumented workers to tend his home's lawn It's not the action we care about; it's the hypocrisy And lest you think this is not a big deal (Read on).

The End of the Electoral College as We Know it?

Jun 1, 2006
The California Assembly passed a measure to pledge the state's Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote (as opposed to giving its Electoral College votes to the winner of the California popular vote). This would come into effect only if enough other states passed similar measures. But if it happens, it will mean the end of the electoral college as we know it.