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They are parents who have walked away from the most precious obligation one can have -- their own children.
They are parents who have walked away from the most precious obligation one can have -- their own children.
Diane Francis | Posted 11.05.2008 | Chicago
Chicago's Grant Park was filled to the brim with half a million happy, cheering Americans from every socio-economic slice of America's multicultural society.
Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home
Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.
Simran Sethi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green
Weaning America off the teat of foreign oil is something that every citizen can agree is a good thing. It will start to put funding into renewable energy infrastructure that we so desperately need.
Kristi Boone | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home
I have decided to channel my frustration with the party by getting my hands dirty. I am running for the Kansas House of Representatives to try to make the party a more open environment for people like me.
Stephen Hancock | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home
With the presidential nominee's Kansas roots, a Sebelius selection would make for a wonderful narrative, a tale of the heartland which could be spun to great effect at the Convention, and one that would help dispel the "exotic" aspersions cast at Obama.
Scott Swenson | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
Few think "trend-setter" and "Kansas" belong in the same sentence, but the defeat of anti-choice Phill Kline is a sure sign that the end is near for social conservative ideologues' stranglehold on the GOP.
Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green
Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland.
Simran Sethi | Posted 07.20.2008 | Green
People give you this whole rap about how easy saving the planet is. Change a light bulb and save the world. Yes and no. How about we consider it a start rather than an end destination?
Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green
Governor Kathleen Sebelius has advocated for a major increase in the amount of wind power generated in Kansas, and pushed for massive reforms to the state's energy plan.
Grist Mill | Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green
Among the many names swirling in the Obama VP buzz is that of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. A second-term Democratic governor in what's traditionally...
Tony Sachs | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment
The question haunted me: If Sam Cooke was one of the all-time great soul singers, and Steve Perry sounded like Sam Cooke, did that make Steve Perry a great soul singer, too?
Dawn Teo | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home
Obama's army goes deep behind enemy lines in the West. He and Dean are determined to compete in red states as a matter of strategy, forcing McCain to spend money and resources on his own turf.
Carl Pope | Posted 05.05.2008 | Home
Topeka, KS -- Well, King Coal did its best. The insiders in the Kansas political world huffed and puffed. The Speaker of the Kansas House of Represent...
Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.09.2008 | Entertainment
There's a "rule" among members of the press covering a sporting event which states, "No cheering from the press box." Well, that rule went out the window somewhere in the second half.
William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 03.31.2008 | Entertainment
"Good times never seem so good. Oh, I've been inclined to believe it never would." Across Main street from the silence of the college church sanctua...
David Roberts | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has vetoed a Senate Bill and green-lit two new coal plants -- 11 million tons of CO2.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics
Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics
Mulligan -- (noun) A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. This is ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics
I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics
Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics
If, indeed, power corrupts, then what bulwark does the public have when absolute power tries to corrupt absolutely? One vital defense, it seems, is t...
Carl Pope | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics
I'm chagrined to say that a sense of decency, which was still expected when I was nine, has apparently been consigned to the dust bin of history by the reactionary right.
David Roberts | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics
The fossil fuel lobby is panicking. Kansas was recently the site of a bold repudiation of coal and now look at the slime Big Coal put out in several Kansas newspapers today.
Carl Pope | Posted 10.19.2007 | Home
Topeka, KS - ... the harder they fall, and the Sunflower coal-fired power plant fell with a mighty thud today. With the support of a majority of Kansa...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
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Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
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Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
Diane Dimond | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living