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McCain Senate Re-Election Race Already Getting Ugly

Dawn Teo | Posted December 22, 2009 | Politics

Read More: J-d-Hayworth, J.D. Hayworth, JD Hayworth, Jd-Hayworth, John McCain, Mccain, McCain Campaign, Senator John McCain

PHOENIX, AZ -- Talk-radio host, Tea Partier, and former House member J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) hasn't even filed to run against Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the Republican senate primary, but both sides have already gone on the offensive. Even while still in the hypothetical stage, this race has already escalated...

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Non-Naked Bike Protest Digs Deep Into The Heart of the Hasidic Community

Boonsri Dickinson | Posted December 24, 2009 | New York

Read More: Bedford, Bike Lanes, Bike Safety, Bikes, Brooklyn, Cycling, Eyes&Ears, Hasids, Hipsters, New York, New York City, Video, Williamsburg

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As you walk south on Bedford Ave. and leave hipsterville, the dive bar and chic coffee shop-lined streets become more serious. There are fewer distractions when you get to Division and Bedford, where you'll enter the heart of...

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Sheriff Arpaio Incites Widespread Anger for implicating Judges In Alleged Conspiracy

Dawn Teo | Posted December 21, 2009 | Politics

PHOENIX, AZ -- On Monday at a quarter past noon, local lawyers will convene on the Central Courthouse steps to demonstrate against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, the chief prosecutor of the fourth most populous county in the country.

Thomas, along with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, filed a suit...

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The Most Important People Were Not in Copenhagen

David Kroodsma | Posted December 19, 2009 | Green

Read More: Barack Obama, Climate Change, cop15, Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2009, Global Warming, Hopenhagen, Hopenhagen Ambassador, Obama

The most powerful individuals on the planet have convened here to reach a deal. But based on the quality of the deal that emerged, I believe that the important people in the world are elsewhere.

Over the past week I've had the opportunity to meet or stand near more famous...

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The Promising Senate Candidate from Illinois

Ellen Gill | Posted December 22, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Cheryle Jackson Senate, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, David-Hoffman-Senate, Illinois Senate 2010

Home values fell $2.4 trillion from December 2007 to December 2008 and around 1.7 million homeowners were on the verge of foreclosure in the fall. You'd never know that to hear Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk tell it. He's busy reveling in the health care reform bust while everyone...

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Finding Hope Amid Despair in Copenhagen

David Kroodsma | Posted December 18, 2009 | Green

Read More: Al Gore, Cliamte Change, cop15, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Hillary Clinton, Hope, Hopenhagen

The mood in Copenhagen on the second to last day of negotiations is characterized by exhaustion and defeat. Few people have pleasant things to say about the climate negotiations.

At the KlimaForum (a conference center in the center of town), I asked people how they feel about the talks...

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Operation Steele/Armey: GOP, Tea Party Movement Co-Opt Each Other

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted December 24, 2009 | Politics

Read More: American Liberty Alliance, Dick Armey, Eric Odom, Freedomworks, Gop, Michael Steele, Patriot Caucus, Republican National Committee, Rnc, Scozzafava, Tax Day Tea Parties, Tea Party

Today Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and Dick Armey, head of tea party support group FreedomWorks, held a joint conference call expressing their willingness to work together.

The call was held at 11am and included various members of the right-wing media. According to Politico:

The...

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Amid Copenhagen Chaos, Schwarzenegger Promotes Change at the "Sub-National" Level

David Kroodsma | Posted December 17, 2009 | Green

Read More: Bicycles, cop15, COP15 Protests, Copenhagen 2009, Hopenhagen, Hopenhagen Ambassador

Here in Copenhagen the talk is of frustration. Frustrated youth staged a "sit-in" in the Bella Center, refusing to leave. Some are being forcibly removed.

Danes I speak to on the street complain about the increase of police and the frequent sirens that pass through the streets....

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Tea Party Movement Plans 2010 Caucus

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted December 17, 2009 | Politics

This story was produced by HuffPost's Eyes&Ears Citizen Journalism Unit.

The Tea Party movement hopes to calm dissension in its ranks in time for an April meeting of what is being called the Patriot Caucus. The conference will take place the weekend of April 16 in Valley...

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Australian Man Bikes Across Twenty-Two Countries Collecting Climate Change Stories

Heather Box | Posted December 16, 2009 | Green

Read More: Australia, cop15, Copenhagen 2009, League-Of-Young-Voters, Young People, Young Voters

When Kim Nguyen, 28-year-old social worker, left his homeland of Australia in August of 2008, he thought of climate change as an abstract subject that was occasionally discussed on the evening news and something that politicians argued about. But Nguyen always sensed there was a bigger story out there.

...

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Youth Arrive to Copenhagen in Droves Only to be Kept Out (VIDEO)

David Kroodsma | Posted December 16, 2009 | Green

Read More: 350.Org, Climate Change, cop15, Copenhagen, Global Wamring, Hopenhagen, Hopenhagen Ambassador, Youth

Earlier in the week Desmond Tutu said, "There's a great deal of hope. The number of people, especially young people, is fantastic."

Today young people are being turned away from the Bella Center in droves because far too many passes were given out by the United Nations....

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VIDEO: Virtual Tour of Outrageous Line Outside the Bella Center and the Scene at Copenhagen

David Kroodsma | Posted December 15, 2009 | Green

Read More: Bella Center, Bicycling, Climate Change, cop15, Copenhagen, Eyes And Ears, Global Warming, Hopenhagen, Line Bella Center

The Bella Center, the epicenter for Copenhagen's COP 15 climate negotiations, can hold 15,000 people, but over 30,000 were given accreditation. The wait to get in can take five or more hours. Below is a 20-second, fast-paced video of the line:

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Top Arizona Republican Accused of Using Voter Database to Stalk Woman

Dawn Teo | Posted December 18, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Arizona GOP, Arizona Politics, Brett Mecum, Mecum, Randy Pullen, Republican Uses Database To Stalk Women, Rnc, Voter Vault

PHOENIX, AZ -- More misconduct has been alleged against Arizona Republican Party executive director Brett Mecum, who is now the subject of a criminal complaint alleging he used the Republican's voter database to stalk a young female graduate student.

The affidavit, filed last month with the local sheriff's office,...

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The Last Hurrah to Reform Health Care

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted December 16, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Amendment, Antitrust Exemption, Freezing Insurance Premiums, Joe Lieberman, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Existing Conditions, Rahm Emanuel, Senate Health Care Reform

Okay, Joe Lieberman is a despicable character and not worth a vote the next time he runs for public office. Rahm Emanuel just wants a health reform bill at any cost. Get over it and move on before it is really too late. To use a metaphor from the great...

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Local Governments Can Lead Fight Against Climate Change

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger | Posted December 15, 2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2009, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Green Jobs, State And Local Government

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- This week leaders from around the world gather here, in a quest for a global pact to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and tackle the single greatest challenge of our time.

I am joining them, to discuss the urgency of their efforts, the economic opportunities we can seize, and...

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NYT Norris: "Banks Losing Paperwork? What Am I Missing?"

Richard Zombeck | Posted December 14, 2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Floyd Norris, Hamp, Homeowners, JPMorgan Chase, Loan Modifications, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Modification, Subprime Mortgages

After reading Chief Financial Correspondent Floyd Norris' blog entry in The New York Times last week it's easy to assume that he's suffering from some journalistic version of Stockholm Syndrome, showing loyalty to the banks that have taken our economy hostage.

In his post, "Are Banks...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Offers Hope During Suspended Climate Conference

David Kroodsma | Posted December 14, 2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, cop15, Copenhagen 2009, Desmond Tutu, Global Wamring, Hopenhagen, Hopenhagen Ambassador, UN Climate Talks Suspended

As the Hopenhagen Ambassador, I'm supposed to be spreading and collecting messages of hope. But to be honest, it isn't easy being hopeful right now.

According to a recent post by Andy Revkin of the New York Times, the pledges that countries are making right now likely corresponds...

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Entering Hopenhagen on Bike

David Kroodsma | Posted December 13, 2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, cop15, cop15 Bikes, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Hopenhagen, Hopenhagen Ambassador

After an overnight flight from Newark, the first sign I saw getting off the plane in Denmark read "Welcome to Hopenhagen, Population 6.8 Billion."

Hopenhagen signs were plastered everywhere. As I walked through customs I wanted to say, "I am the Hopenhagen Ambassador," and point to the signs on...

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Sheriff Arpaio Indicts Political Opponents While Feds Investigate Arpaio

Dawn Teo | Posted December 12, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Arpaio, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa Country, Pinal, Sheriff Arpaio, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Stapley, Yavapai

PHOENIX, AZ -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio, famous for his aggressive prosecution of illegal immigrants, has become mired this week in a whirlwind of back-and-forth accusations, investigations, indictments, arrests, and general animosity between warring factions of local politicos in Maricopa County, the fifth largest county in the country. Disputes have become...

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Why John Ensign Matters and Tiger Woods Doesn't

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted December 12, 2009 | Sports

Read More: John Ensign, John Ensign Affair, John Ensign Scandal, Senator John Ensign Mistress, Tiger Woods Affair, Tiger Woods Mistress, Tiger Woods Scandal

It's a scenario as old as the proverbial hills. A powerful man cheats on his wife, denies it, truth comes out, man looks bad. Call it The Powerful Man is a Scumbag Syndrome, and boy do we love it. Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer's high-priced call girls captivated our...

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