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OPINION

Mar 31, 2008 2:48 PM CDT

Lieberman Dem in Name Only

Former VP nominee takes GOP line in describing party's change

(Newser) - Joe Lieberman is several months into his job as John McCain’s wingman, but, writing in Time, Michael Scherer sees shades of 2004 turncoat Zell Miller in the Connecticut independent's anti-Democrat tone. Scherer hears a “Republican general election argument” in Lieberman's claim the Dems are ruled “by a...

New York Subpoenas Texting Guru

Mar 31, 2008 12:20 AM CDT

New York Subpoenas Texting Guru

Messaging coder helped anti-GOP protesters communicate

(Newser) - New York lawyers have asked the creator of a mass text-messaging service for records of texts sent during 2004 Republican Convention protests, the New York Times reports. MIT student Tad Hirsch’s TXTmob service was a communication tool for demonstrators and reporters, providing up-to-the-minute data on what was happening where....

Where's Paul? Still Running

Mar 6, 2008 8:53 PM CST

Where's Paul? Still Running

And he's got no intention of dropping out of the race

(Newser) - John McCain has knocked out the last of his Republican opponents, right? Ron Paul begs to differ. "I'm still involved, nothing has changed," he told MSNBC after successfully defending his Texas congressional seat in the GOP primary. Paul has no plans to drop out and will resume traveling...

Would-be Spoilers Await Break

Feb 7, 2008 7:26 AM CST

Would-be Spoilers Await Break

Huck and Mitt hope delicate party dynamics will topple McCain

(Newser) - John McCain's strong Super Tuesday showing has left him looking like a sure thing to win the Republican nomination, but Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are staying in the race and hoping for a change, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Once you're out of the race, you're out. But...

Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

Aug 14, 2007 4:02 AM CDT

Party Conventions Peddle Pricey Face Time With Pols

As Congress tightens rules, conventions flout them

(Newser) - Organizers of the 2008 Republican and Democratic conventions are openly soliciting seven-figure payments from corporations and lobbyists in return for valuable access to lawmakers, the Washington Post reports. The access peddling comes at precisely the moment Congress is trying to limit the influence of lobbyists at conventions with tighter ethics...