By exploiting certain rules, Bush managed to dramatically alter the makeup of the federal court system.
Carolyn Petri
Carolyn Petri was previously the editorial assistant at The American Prospect.
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Translating Disaster
In the crisis, the Gulf’s Hispanic communities dealt with linguistic and political isolation. But Katrina produced a boost to new organizing efforts.
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THE OTHER WAR INHERITED
Over the last month or so, the drug war has been shifting and accelerating, punctuated on Wednesday by two drastic changes. On the domestic front, Barack Obama appointed his drug czar, former Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske, to the applause of folks like Joanna McKee who heads a medical marijuana advocacy group, and Norm Stamper, […]
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ELECTION NIGHT GUIDE UPDATE: GUBERNATORIAL RACES.
In what will probably be a rare show of GOP support, Vermont went for Republican incumbent Douglas, as expected (and by more than 50 percent, it seems, which was less clear), with Symington and Pollina splitting the difference. But Missouri, which has backed the GOP in recent years, strongly supported Nixon with 57 percent. In […]
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The Power of the Advisory Council
The Latino vote has already swung; McCain and Obama’s Latino advisory boards could explain why.
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Races to Watch: Pennsylvania 11
This Friday, Hazleton, Pennsylvania’s mayor, Lou Barletta, will go to court to defend some of the most zealous anti-immigrant ordinances in the nation. Next Tuesday, he just might be elected to Congress.
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UNDERSTANDING TRADE WITH COLOMBIA.
Carolyn Petri is a fall 2008 Prospect editorial intern. Last night, John McCain tried to make Barack Obama‘s opposition to a possible free trade agreement with Colombia look stupid. He told Obama, “Free trade with Colombia is something that’s a no-brainer.” It isn’t, and McCain probably lost votes by bringing it up. More Americans see […]