Campaigns & Elections articles from November 2007

Campaigns & Elections archives from November 2007

Editor's note.(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... Do you dream of a virtual world where you can shed your insecurities and become a rock star? Or an actor? Or maybe a politician? It's possible with technology already available. While adopting a second persona may sound weird to you (it...

The online race.(INSIDE POLITICS)
November 1, 2007... Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are far behind when it comes to online outreach. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But try telling that to Carol Darr, a professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In the last...

Poll party: old-time festivals can increase turnout.(INSIDE POLITICS)
November 1, 2007... In the 19th century, political parties plied voters with beer outside polls in exchange for their votes. Bribes (beer or otherwise) are illegal today, but researchers are now testing whether the less criminal aspect of 19th century turnout...

The digital death of dumbed-down debates.(INSIDE POLITICS)
November 1, 2007... For tech-averse candidates, the talking snowman might just be the start of their debate worries. "Imagine, 20 years down the road, dividing the screen into a TV show on the one side and fact-checking screen on the other side," said Colin...

Campaigning by proxy.(INSIDE POLITICS)
November 1, 2007... Sometimes, as the old adage goes, if you want something done, you've got to do it yourself. When Kelly Halldorson, a mom and blogger in New Hampshire, saw that the media was virtually ignoring her presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas,...

Alabama.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... By the end of the month, expect to see a lot of people file to fill the seat of Republican U.S. Rep. Terry Everett. The 70-year-old Everett announced last month that he was not going to run in 2008. His 2nd District seat will be the only open...

Alaska.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A jury has returned a guilty verdict against former state House Speaker Pete Kott on charges of bribery, conspiracy and extortion. Kott traded his legislative influence for bribes from VECO Corp., an oil field services company that was seeking...

Arizona.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State Rep. Bill Konopnicki, a Republican who owns McDonald's franchises and radio stations in the northern part of the state, has formed an exploratory committee for a possible run for Congress next year. He is looking to fill the seat being...

Arkansas.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Arkansas' Democratic Party is holding a major festival in mid-November to raise support. The River Valley Festival in Fort Smith is bringing together 17 county parties for one day of straight politicking. Expect several presidential campaigns...

California.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... California keeps mucking around with electoral votes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed a bill that would have given the state's 55 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in 2008, but supporters of the change are calling...

Colorado.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Republicans in Colorado are trying hard to pre-select their candidates for 2008 with little success. Former Rep. Bob Schaffer has been the de facto nominee for the U.S. Senate since former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis bowed out early in the spring....

Connecticut.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... U.S. Rep. Chris Shays (R) caused a stir by threatening not to run in 2008 should House Republican leaders not give him the top GOP slot on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Shays is the last House Republican standing in New...

Delaware.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... After a fairly quiet summer, campaigns for Lt. Gov. John C. Carney Jr. and state Treasurer Jack A. Markell recently have stepped up their respective games in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. In late August, Markell embarked...

District of Columbia.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Stymied by Senate Republicans in their effort to get a voting representative in Congress, District voting rights advocates are going to take their frustration out on senators who opposed their bill. Ilir Zherka, executive director of DC Vote,...

Florida.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... In Florida, former Sen. Fred Thompson appears to be making great strides despite his late entry into the presidential primary race on Sept. 5. A Quinnipiac poll showed former Mayor Rudy Giuliani leading Thompson 28-17 percent, with former Gov....

Georgia.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Veterans appear to be the order of the day among Democratic congressional challengers in Georgia. In the 1st Congressional District, Lt. Colonel Bill Gillespie is challenging Rep. Jack Kingston (R). In the 10th District, 2nd Lt. Bobby Saxon is...

Hawaii.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... While environmentalists who once blocked the new Superferry passenger ship from docking say they'll do it again, ship supporters in the state legislature have claimed the public is on their side. A poll shows that 72 percent would back a state...

Idaho.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a state law restricting the use of union payroll deductions by teachers, firefighters and other government employees unconstitutional. The Idaho Education Association filed the suit. The court found...

Illinois.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State legislative candidate Will Burns (D) is hoping to ride the coattails of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D) in the state's Feb. 5 primary. Burns, who counts Obama as one of his mentors, ran a losing campaign for Obama's state Senate seat in 2004....

Indiana.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The U.S. Supreme Court this term will decide a major voter ID case that originated in Indiana. At issue is the state's photo ID voter law, which opponents say disenfranchises thousands of lower income and minority voters. Some experts worry...

Iowa.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The importance of the Iowa caucuses varies widely from election to election, but this year looks like an apotheosis for the state. Candidates have made about twice as many trips to Iowa as New Hampshire, and with state polls tight, especially...

Kansas.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran (R) may finally be ready to move up. Moran, a six-term congressman, told close supporters that he's thinking of a run for governor or Senate in 2010, according to the Wichita Eagle. He considered challenging Gov. Kathleen...

Kentucky.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Democrats have already begun efforts to "Daschle" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) in 2008. Hours after a SurveyUSA poll last month showed McConnell's in-state approval rating at 49 percent, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...

Louisiana.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A reform organization called Blueprint Louisiana is asking all candidates running for office to sign its five-point contract. The contract calls for passage of the toughest ethics laws in the country, healthcare reform, additional funding for...

Maine.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... John Knutson has taken over as the chairman of the Maine Democratic Party. Knutson said he plans to continue in his role as chairman of the Hancock County Democratic Committee and will serve in both positions as an unpaid volunteer. Knutson is...

Maryland.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Get ready to trash your plastic bags, Annapolis. The City Council will vote Nov. 12 on whether to ban retailers from using plastic bags. "Plastic bags are going into storm drain," Alderman Sam Shropshire, the ordinance's sponsor, told C & E....

Massachusetts.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Gov. Deval Patrick's decision to move forward with a plan for bringing casinos into Massachusetts will likely undergo a battle in the state legislature, with potential implications for next November's elections for the 200 lawmakers. Meanwhile,...

Michigan.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A budget brawl recently led to a four-hour state government shutdown, which only ended after lawmakers agreed to a $1.35 billion increase in the income and sales tax. While there was much back-patting among politicians for ending the crisis,...

Minnesota.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... National Democrats are targeting U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., as one of their best shots of picking up another seat in the Senate, and the race is wide open. A Minneapolis Star Tribune poll shows Coleman's job approval below 50 percent,...

Mississippi.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State Democrats have called for Gov. Haley Barbour (R), who is running for re-election against Democratic challenger John Arthur Eaves Jr., to disclose the details of his financial holdings. Barbour said he put his assets in a blind trust when...

Missouri.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Freshman U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is receiving significant public pressure from anti-war groups to take a more active role in opposing the Iraq war. The chasm between the Democratic senator and her base was further exacerbated when she...

Montana.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... After a tempestuous 2000 legislative session that didn't finish its work, state lawmakers are trying to make the next session better. Options being discussed include altering the state's term limit laws and making sessions occur annually...

Nebraska.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Fearing a comeback by former Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Republicans are already in full attack mode against Kerrey, who has not announced his plans to seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Chuck Hagel (R). The state GOP has devoted...

Nevada.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has brought his "Drive for Change" program to Nevada. The enterprise allows volunteers to travel from states with Feb. 5 contests to early primary and caucus states to learn such campaign basics as how to run phone banks,...

New Hampshire.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Democratic U.S. Reps. Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter signed onto a letter with the Iowa congressional delegation in October urging House leadership to oppose pending legislation that would put Iowa and New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation...

New Jersey.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State Sen. John Adler is gearing up to challenge 12-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton for the second time in his political career. Adler ran for Saxton's seat in 1990, losing by a wide margin. But this time around Adler can count on some help...

New Mexico.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Rep. Heather Wilson (R) has announced plans to run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici (R) which he has held since 1973. In her announcement, Wilson cited limited government, low taxes, strong national defense and improving...

New York.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Gov. Elliot Spitzer (D) promised the business community that there would be no tax increase in 2008 despite early indications that the state is facing a $4 billion deficit and a 5 percent increase in next year's state budget. Spitzer also...

North Carolina.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A North Carolina teapot museum that many called a pork skillet in disguise looks to have whistled away. The proposed museum got more than $900,000 in state and federal money, but now the major investor has decided he will take his teapots...

North Dakota.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Republican Gov. John Hoeven has all but announced he would seek an unprecedented third four-year term when his office announced that senior staffer Don Larson would run the re-election campaign. Hoeven has strong polling numbers and no obvious...

Ohio.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The special election to fill the seat of Rep. Paul Gilmor (R), who died suddenly last month, is shaping up to be a battle between two state legislators. In all, nine candidates--six Republicans and three Democrats--are running in the primary,...

Oklahoma.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Twelve potentially improper checks totaling $33,000 from the 2004 election cycle form the basis of an ongoing Republican fundraising investigation. The money inexplicably ended up in the Oklahoma County Republicans' fundraising committee...

Oregon.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State House Speaker Jeff Merkley and lawyer/activist Steve Novick, the two leading Democratic contenders to oppose U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R) next year, are running a tight fundraising race. Merkley raised twice as much as Novick in the third...

Pennsylvania.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R) has been nearly alone in his support of embattled fellow U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. After Craig reversed his decision to resign his Senate seat, Specter publicly supported that decision despite a condemnation of...

Rhode Island.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Lincoln Chafee left the Senate last year. Now, he's left the Republican Party. Chafee, who lost his reelection bid to Sheldon Whitehouse (D), recently registered as an unaffiliated voter. The switch isn't much of a surprise. In the Senate,...

South Carolina.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... South Carolina Democrats and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) should know sometime this month whether or not Greenville businessman Joe Erwin will make a run for the U.S. Senate. Erwin stepped down in the spring as the chairman of the state party...

South Dakota.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State officials filed an appeal with the South Dakota Supreme Court in hopes of overturning a lower court ruling allowing the donor of $750,000 to an anti-abortion campaign group to remain secret. The money was used by an organization that...

Tennessee.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Many are watching the 10th District Senate race in Tennessee this month because it could shift the balance of power in the state House. Democrat Andy Berke is facing off against Republican Oscar Brock for the seat formerly held by state Sen....

Texas.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul may face a real election fight in 2008 in the race to keep his seat in Congress. Paul is facing a primary challenge from one of his former staffers, Eric Dondero. Calling his former boss's views on...

Utah.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Davis County, a commuter area between Salt Lake City and Weber County, has one of the biggest political questions in Utah this November: whether to pass a quarter-cent tax initiative aimed at a new roads plan. Proponents and opponents of the...

Vermont.(wind farm development)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... There is no coalition of the willing in Vermont for ridge line wind development. Polls suggest 60-80 percent support for local, clean, renewable wind energy, but definitely not in their back yard. Every ridgeline is in somebody's backyard. Gov....

Virginia.(Tom Davis)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... U.S. Rep. Tom Davis' road to the Senate keeps getting rougher. Thanks to a recent decision by the state Republican party, if Davis (R) is to win next year's Republican nomination over former Gov. Jim Gilmore, he'll have to do it at a convention...

Washington.(Roads and Transit program)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The state is ready to do something about Seattle's traffic congestion--if voters are willing to pay for it. On Nov. 6, residents will vote on an $18 billion transportation package that calls for more highway lanes, more trains and extended...

West Virginia.(John Unger and Shelley Moore Capito battles for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Democratic leadership is lining up behind state Sen. John Unger, who is set to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat. Not only is the DCCC targeting Capito, but Unger has...

Wisconsin.(state budget)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A protracted and messy budget battle is what many will remember first when they think of Wisconsin politics in 2007. Gov. Jim Doyle (D) and both houses of the state legislature have been far apart, and final resolution and compromises on both...

Wyoming.(convention's date moved)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... State Republicans are cheering the decision to move their county conventions to Jan. 5. The decision to move the date was made by the Wyoming Republican Central Committee in August. The state saw visits from presidential candidates shortly...

J. Scott Jennings, White House deputy political director, has left to join Peritus Public Relations in Kentucky.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... J. Scott Jennings, White House deputy political director, has left to join Peritus Public Relations in Kentucky. Jennings is the public relations firm's director of strategic development. Jennings had served under senior White House adviser...

Brian Jones, former communications director for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, has signed on with Mercury Public Affairs.(NEW JOBS)
November 1, 2007... Brian Jones, former communications director for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, has signed on with Mercury Public Affairs. Jones, a former communications director for the Republican National Committee, has joined Mercury's Washington,...

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has hired Shane Karr to become its vice president of federal government affairs.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has hired Shane Karr to become its vice president of federal government affairs. Karr was the Department of Transportation's assistant secretary for governmental affairs. "I've always been sort of...

Sean O'Hollaren, the former Senate liaison for President George W. Bush, has joined Honeywell as the manufacturer's vice president of government relations.(NEW JOBS)
November 1, 2007... Sean O'Hollaren, the former Senate liaison for President George W. Bush, has joined Honeywell as the manufacturer's vice president of government relations. O'Hollaren was a special assistant to the president in the White House office of...

Martin Van Valkenburg Jr. has left his post as chief of staff for Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., to join Capitol Affairs.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Martin Van Valkenburg Jr. has left his post as chief of staff for Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., to join Capitol Affairs, a Lansing, Mich.-based political consulting firm. Van Valkenburg will serve as a government affairs specialist and...

Tony Blankley is joining Edelman as the public relations firms' executive vice president.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Tony Blankley is joining Edelman as the public relations firms' executive vice president. He had been editorial page editor of The Washington Times, where he will continue to write a column. Before Blankley started writing full time, he was a...

Grassroots Enterprise has promoted John Hlinko to president and CEO.(NEW JOBS)(chief executive officer)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Grassroots Enterprise has promoted John Hlinko to president and CEO. Hlinko had been the vice president of marketing and creative engagements at the public affairs firm. Bill McIntire has been promoted to executive vice president, after having...

Dan Woodley, a former aide to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has joined Crosby-Volmer International Communications as an account executive.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Dan Woodley, a former aide to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has joined Crosby-Volmer International Communications as an account executive. He had been Burr's legislative correspondent. "I really enjoyed working for Sen. Burr," Woodley said. "It...

The Massachusetts Republican Party has named Robert Willington as its executive director.(PARTY LINES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Massachusetts Republican Party has named Robert Willington as its executive director. Willington joined the state party in January 2006 as its political director. Last year, he led a statewide petition drive for a constitutional amendment...

Thomas D'Amore, Bill Hillsman, Laureen Oliver and Dean Barkley have started a new political consulting firm for maverick candidates.(FIRM CHANGES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Thomas D'Amore, Bill Hillsman, Laureen Oliver and Dean Barkley have started a new political consulting firm for maverick candidates. The firm, D'Amore, Hillsman, Oliver & Barkley, will cater to independents, third-party candidates and party...

10 questions for Andrew Rasiej.(INSIDE POLITICS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... Andrew Rasiej is the co-founder of TechPresident, this campaign cycle's go-to blog for technology news. The site, started in January, is also known for tallying how many MySpace, Facebook and YouTube friends each presidential candidate enjoys....

10 questions for Cyrus Krohn.(INSIDE POLITICS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... Cyrus Krohn is the eCampaign director for the Republican National Committee. He's best known for helping Michael Kinsley start Slate in 1996. He later became the online magazine's managing editor and publisher. Last summer, the RNC hired Krohn...

Inside politics: campaign consultant sign-ups.
November 1, 2007... Bannon Communications Research/D -- public affairs/polling Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 Massachusetts AFL-CIO Blaemire Communications/D -- communications Equality Maryland Utahns for Public Schools Burges and...

And the dot goes to ...(FEATURE)
November 1, 2007... For C & E's first annual HotDot awards, we asked a panel of nonpartisan experts--from Web programmers to marketing pros to design professors--to judge the 2008 presidential candidates' sites. We also invited them to share their raves and rants;...

Mind games: how campaigns of the future will play with your brain.
November 1, 2007... As you're strolling down Main Street, you spot an electronic avatar of a shopkeeper dancing outside a toy store. She calls out to you and your son by name. But before you step inside, a text message flashes on a digital billboard across the...

OMG UR so cool! Candidates practice their hip skills.(FEATURE)
November 1, 2007... He's a 55-year-old male from Chapel Hill, N.C. He wants you to add his profile on YouTube, Facebook and Flickr. Oh yeah, and he wants to be the next president. LOL COOOOOOOL! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In late September, John Edwards--the...

Dirty campaigns becoming a major U.S. export.(INTERNATIONAL POLITICS)
November 1, 2007... When American political pros think "dirty tricks," they might think Watergate, the Swift Boat commercials or the MoveOn.org ad attacking Gen. David Petraeus. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But rough-and-tumble campaign tactics--like...

The high price of victory: why presidential success leads to failure.(real politics)
November 1, 2007... The most common cause of lethality in American politics is success, not failure. Our presidents, governors and mayors--and sometimes our state legislators--are elected to solve certain problems. They usually do. And, afterward, they are...

Redefining national security: homes and health are the new concerns.(figuratively speaking)
November 1, 2007... With the caucuses and primaries now just around the corner, concern over national security remains at the forefront of the minds of likely voters in America. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But Americans are redefining what they think about...

Love is a battlefield: the two parties just love different states.(proving ground)
November 1, 2007... During the past year, more than 20 states have moved up their presidential primaries to earlier dates. They did this in the hope of gaining political clout. For the most part, that effort has failed. No campaign has yet to figure out what to do...

Get real: more politicians are using virtual town halls.(TECH BYTES)
November 1, 2007... Democrat Darcy Burner, running as a challenger in Washington state's 8th Congressional District, wanted her own event to counter a visit in August by President George W. Bush. The president was raising money for the incumbent, Republican Rep....

MailCall: less expensive than BlackBerries.(TECH BYTES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The boundary between voice mail and e-mail is blurring. Companies have been offering services that translate voice mail to e-mail. Now a New Jersey company is touting its ability to convert e-mails to voice mail. The MailCall service...

Track that clip: SnapStream finds needles in haystacks.(TECH BYTES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Although TiVo and other DVRs have made it easier for campaigns to track television coverage, their ability to store clips is limited and retrieval can be time-consuming, according to Edward Chapman, a partner in DiSantis-Runge Consulting. ...

New media deserves its own seat at the table.(CONSULTANTS' CORNER)
November 1, 2007... Previous dalliances aside, we're now in the third national campaign cycle that features a significant new media component. Fortunately, campaigns now realize the importance of a new media engagement and they generally include a new media...

When Did Jesus Become Republican?(C & E Picks)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... When Did Jesus Become Republican? By Mark Ellingsen 194 pages, Rowman & Littlefield, $22.95 Conventional wisdom holds the GOP is the party of religious values voters. By tracing the history of American religious conservatism from...

Coining Corruption.(C & E Picks)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... Coining Corruption By Kurt Hohenstein 310 pages, Northern Illinois University Press, $45 In the aftermath of Watergate and the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Supreme Court narrowly defined corruption as "quid pro quo" in the...

The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2008.(C & E Picks)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2008 Edited by William G. Mayer 246 pages, Rowman & Littlefield, $85.00 cloth, $29.95 paperback Are you obsessed with the arcane details of the presidential nominating process? If so, check...

Internet services.(BUYER'S GUIDE)
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