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Ready for Mardi Gras? Galactic Drops Carnivale Electricos, and Stanton Moore Talks About It

Sal Nunziato | Posted 04.22.2012

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It seemed inevitable, but we finally have New Orleans premier band celebrating Mardi Gras on a new record.

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Bounce TV Launches With Will Packer, Rob Hardy At Helm

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.27.2011

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This week marks another historic milestone in black media, with the launch of Bounce TV, the nation's first-ever, free broadcast television network ma...

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Obama Poll Watch -- June, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2011

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[Program Note: Last month, we ran this column four days before the end of May, due to travel plans. We promised we'd update the preliminary numbers i...

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Obama Poll Watch -- May, 2011

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.27.2011

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"What a difference a death makes." President Obama announced at the very beginning of the month that Osama bin Laden was dead, and his poll numbers reacted almost immediately.

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State of the Union Media Prebuttal

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the spirit of my election night bingo post, here's a quick prebuttal to the spin you will hear from the press tonight in its coverage of President ...

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Obama Poll Watch -- March, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyone was looking for a healthy bounce in Obama's poll numbers after health reform passed. This bounce has either failed to materialize yet, or is so gradual it likely won't end up being called a "bounce."

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Bounce: 6 Steps To Become More Resilient

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

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Resilience. That's what I'm after. To be able to find my balance after hitting a pot hole. To wake up with hope after enduring a series of frustrat...

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The Dirty Word in Clean

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do common cleaners have toxic ingredients? They might. They might not. But until we know for certain -- who here cares to continue to experiment with the health of their children?

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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About the Cartoonist | Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,

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Electoral Math -- Obama Lead Insurmountable?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's going to be all but impossible to continue the "we're in a dead heat" nonsense if Barack Obama decisively wins Florida and Virginia when the East Coast returns come in.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Landslide?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have to admit, that's a pretty provocative title. And enumerating the poultry before they emerge from the ova is always risky... as the saying goes.

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Electoral Math Looking Good For Obama

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama has made some gains since last week, to put it mildly. While he hasn't wildly increased his Strong numbers, at least the trend is in the right direction.

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Electoral Math Update -- Obama Bounces Back

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today was a banner day for Obama in the national polls (especially the one that puts him up nine points, 52/43) -- but they are largely meaningless, since that is not how we elect our president.

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