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What Does It Take To Convict Police in The Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man?

Tonya Plank | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

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To many who sat in on the Sean Bell trial everyday, as I did, Justice Cooperman's verdict -- acquittal on all counts -- came as no surprise. While und...

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Sean Bell Verdict: 3 NYC Police Officers Acquitted Of 50-Shot Killing Of Groom-To-Be

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

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For breaking updates on the Sean Bell acquittal click here. NEW YORK -- Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing...

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Hillary And The Commies

Marc Cooper | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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During Wednesday night's debate, George Stephanopoulos didn't flinch from trying to smear Obama by association with former '60s radical Bill Ayers. Too bad George didn't ask Hillary about her summer spent working for a law firm run by Communists.

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The Uncharted: From Off The Bus to Meet the Press

Jay Rosen | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home

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As an Obama supporter, I was proud to publish Mayhill Fowler's truthful report, though I recognize that it touched off an ordeal for the campaign, a media storm that isn't over and could hurt Obama's chances.

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We, The O-Boomers

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.21.2008 | Home

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We O-boomers are, I fear, ready to be disappointed by a President Obama. It's a well-worn reflex with us. But we can sense at least the mathematical possibility of some refreshing change if he is elected.

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Eliot and Bill: Soul Mates

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.13.2008 | Home

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The media has turned downright skittish in noting the similarities between Eliot and Bill. Would it somehow be unfair to muddy the Clinton campaign with such uncomfortable associations?

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The Torturous Logic of The New York Times

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.09.2008 | Home

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With President Bush's veto this weekend of a bill to outlaw the CIA's use of waterboarding, torture now becomes officially codified U.S. policy. But you'd never know it from the reading the Times.

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It's 3 a.m. and Hillary's Dreaming

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.05.2008 | Home

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There is no plausible scenario in which Clinton can win the nomination. At least, not democratically.

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California Superdelegates: No Brokered Convention

John Tomasic | Posted 03.04.2008 | Home

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In interviews with OffTheBus this past week, California superdelegates undercut media-generated dramatic narratives about how the Democratic nominatio...

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Clinton Campaign Cuts Back Wooing of Superdelegates

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.03.2008 | Home

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With the Democratic presidential race heading toward a possible climax Tuesday as four states including Texas and Ohio conduct their primaries, the la...

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Ralph Nader's Nadir

Marc Cooper | Posted 02.24.2008 | Home

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Politics is all about perception, and the perception of Ralph Nader's first run was that of a tragedy. His redux in 2004 was more of a farce. His run this time will be doomed to be pathetic.

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The Battle for California: Gettysburg or Waterloo?

Marc Cooper | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

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Whoever wins the most votes in the California battle, and is therefore perceived to be the inevitable nominee, is likely to actually become the Democratic nominee.

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Can Obama Beat The Clock?

Marc Cooper | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has only one enemy left standing and it's not Hillary Clinton. It's time itself. All the evidence is in: the more that voters are exposed to Obama, the more they flock to him. The more they see Hillary Clinton, the more stagnant her numbers.

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Watch Obama's and Clinton's Top Latino Supporters Talk Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are engaged in a fierce battle to capture the crucial emerging Latino vote during next week's s...

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Obama And Clinton Play It Safe In Hollywood Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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Hollywood, Calif. -- The much-anticipated Tinseltown one-on-one Democratic debate tonight lacked much of the drama that had been widely predicted and ...

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Obama Woos Latino Vote Ahead Of Hollywood Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Los Angeles, California -- Just hours before a dramatic one-on-one televised debate with rival Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama led his campaign in...

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John Edwards Exits Doing The Right Thing

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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John Edward exits the presidential race having done the right thing -- the right thing in having run the way he did and the right thing in leaving when he does.

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Big Dawg Clinton: Use 'em or Lose 'em?

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.27.2008 | Home

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After Saturday's whuppin' in South Carolina, will the Hillary campaign finally snap the muzzle down on Bill? Or has Big Dawg strayed completely out of control?

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Hillary's Electabilty -- Bill's Procilivity

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Does anybody really believe that if Hillary's the nominee, Slick Willie's post-presidential sex life won't be fully unzipped by the time Flag Day rolls around?

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The Nevada Un-Caucus

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.20.2008 | Home

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Nevada's record turnout is still a small fraction of the state's eligible voters. What's up with the caucus system?

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Nevada: Barack Bets On Record Turnout

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.19.2008 | Politics

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Las Vegas, Nevada - Predicting a "record turn-out" for Saturday's presidential caucuses, Barack Obama closed out his Silver State campaign last night ...

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Bill Clinton: Super Surrogate

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.17.2008 | Home

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Boulder City, Nevada-- When it came to crunch time earlier this month during the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton called out a...

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Nevada: Full Scale Union Ground War

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Las Vegas, NV -- Forty-eight hours to go before Saturday's Democratic caucuses and it's strictly battle-station mode at the headquarters of the 60,000...

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Nevada Unions Pump Up For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.17.2008 | Home

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Throughout Nevada, union activists are mobilized and deployed to support rival Democratic campaigns. In this video, we see Dale Jackson of the Service...

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John Edwards Not Planning to Quietly Fade Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.17.2008 | Home

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Las Vegas, NV - As he pinballs and caroms through Nevada union halls, vet centers and community meeting rooms packed with cheering, sometimes fervent ...

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