The Caucus Blog: Whose Interests Are Special?
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In his attacks on John Edwards, Barack Obama risks alienating many powerful Democratic interest groups.
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The Career Couch column last Sunday, about presidential politics in the office, referred incorrectly to comments by Daniel I. Prywes, a partner in the Washington offices of the law firm Bryan Cave. When Mr. Prywes said that soliciting participation in political events might be permissible, he was referring to both employers and employees, not just employees. In addition, he said that employers who coerce employees to make political contributions would be violating federal election laws; he was not referring to employees who solicit contributions.
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The Republican congressman who helped regulate the drug industry now works for it. A maverick Democratic senator who derided special interests has signed on with a law firm representing many of them. A former House Republican is president of one of the nation's largest lobbying operations.
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Many of our political savants and pundits took one in the teeth last night. I couldn't be happier about last night's surprising results, and not because I favor one candidate or another. I'm just glad the so-called experts in the national media were wrong about their premature assumptions that the Democratic and Republican nominations for president were a done deal.
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Presidential candidates are going to unusual lengths this year to court The Des Moines Registerâs editorial board.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules. One party likes to share. The other, not so much.
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One of the problems with the American Presidency is that it tends to eclipse the entire rest of the government in the public eye. People often seem to almost view the Presidency as if it were the government, rather than just one component of many within the government. In particular, the Presidential election is the only one it is possible to get many people to care about. Voter turnout drops precipitously for those elections where the Presidency is not on the ballot; and on those years where it is, the media coverage for the elections of other offices is almost entirely drowned out in the obsessive coverage of the Presidential campaign. But these other elections are no less important, and in many cases are more so. Despite the neglect they receive these elections are just as critical to our democratic process. By ignoring these elections, our nation is closing its eyes to the bulk of that part of government that affects us on a day to day basis. So what I would like to do is open up the floor and ask: What's happening in the local, non-presidential elections in your area this November?What are the important races (Senators, ballot referendums, etc) and what has been happening in them? What is your perspective on these? Let us know. If your familiarity with local politics is less than complete, Project Vote Smart offers a great deal of information on American elections and is a good place to get started.
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Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses:
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Having heard the blather or ranting about Red vs. Blue states for some time, I decided that I could check the curious general claim that "Red states are beneficiaries of tax revenue".  Having obtained the data here about year-by-year comparisons of the states, I obtained some results for 2004.  My intent is to identify trends without much partisan bias (BTW, I'm a Nader voter) in an American viewpoint that's not so much grey, but purple.
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Before you take a stand know where they stand. A special voter guide from The New York Times.
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Rasmussen Reports - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh (D) announced the formation of a presidential campaign exploratory committee last week and that appears to be the easiest part of his bid for the White House.&nbsp;
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Although blogs like Daily Kos have demonstrated some possibilities of the medium, political candidates haven't bought into them, and probably won't anytime soon. By Daniel Terdiman.
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The Democratic Party's pick for presidential candidate may be decided by 795 party members with no obligation to respect the views of rank-and-file voters. Now thanks to collaborative software and lots of volunteers, voters can find out who they are, and how they plan to vote.
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How the 2008 presidential candidates stack up as personalities.
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WASHINGTON - It's party time for trade associations, companies and interest groups at the GOP convention in New York, and each is trying to outdo the next in gimmicks to lure in movers and shakers.    The dozens of special-interest parties include a trapshooting tournament and "Wild West" bash sponsored by the American Gas Association, a Travis Tritt concert courtesy of General Motors, ice cream socials with Mastercard and Verizon and an NFL Hall of Fame breakfast...
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Iowans wonder whether online video and ubiquitous cameras and recording devices will change the dynamics in Thursday's all-important caucuses.
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