After cutting their teeth on the Obama campaign, three local volunteers are galvanized to venture deeper into the political process.
Mon 26 Oct 2009
Filed under: Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Vanel, Clyde, Johnson, Joyce, Volunteers, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Elections, Democratic Party, Presidential Election of 2008 — @ 2:37 am
Fri 4 Sep 2009
After the election of Barack Obama, residents of southeast Queens are using their newfound sense of power to challenge the local political establishment.
Fri 8 May 2009
Filed under: Ponzi Schemes, Hsu, Norman, Campaign Finance, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Frauds and Swindling, Presidential Election of 2008 — @ 6:02 am
Norman Hsu, who once gave money to Hillary Rodham Clinton, still faces a trial on charges of campaign finance fraud, which he denies committing.
Sat 24 Jan 2009
Filed under: Iraq War (2003- ), Afghanistan War (2001- ), Afghanistan, Executive Orders, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba), Cullen, James P., Abu Ghraib (Iraq), Torture, United States Armament and Defense, Obama, Barack, Presidential Election of 2008, Queens (NYC), Terrorism, Prisons and Prisoners, Iraq, Freedom and Human Rights — @ 4:50 am
James P. Cullen, a retired general and native New Yorker, had reluctantly gone public over worries about a breakdown in military values.
Mon 19 Jan 2009
Filed under: US Airways, Sullenberger, Chesley B III, Inaugurations, Accidents and Safety, Presidential Election of 2008 — @ 7:01 am
An aide to President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday evening that all five members of the Flight 1549 crew have been invited to the inauguration.
Tue 13 Jan 2009
Filed under: Kennedy, Caroline, Couric, Katie, Ziegler, John, Alaska, Fey, Tina, Presidential Election of 2008, Women, Palin, Sarah, New York State — @ 7:29 am
Asked to reflect last week on Caroline Kennedy, the press and her failed vice-presidential run, Sarah Palin talked of double standards and the media’s class bias.
Tue 13 Jan 2009
Filed under: Kennedy, Caroline, Couric, Katie, Ziegler, John, Alaska, Fey, Tina, Presidential Election of 2008, Women, Palin, Sarah, New York State — @ 2:08 am
Asked to reflect last week on Caroline Kennedy, the press and her failed vice-presidential run, Sarah Palin talked of double standards and the media’s class bias.
Fri 28 Nov 2008
Filed under: Smith, Malcolm A, Senate, Democratic Party, Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2008 — @ 4:05 am
More than three weeks after Election Day, Senator Malcolm A. Smith still has not cobbled together enough votes to ascend to majority leader.
Mon 10 Nov 2008
Filed under: Voter Registration and Requirements, Brooklyn (NYC), Presidential Election of 2008, New York City — @ 5:18 am
More New York City residents voted for Barack Obama than for John Kerry in 2004. But an analysis suggests that overall turnout increased only slightly from four years ago.
Sun 9 Nov 2008
Filed under: Dohrn, Bernadine, Joseph, Jamal, Hayden, Tom, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Nineteen Hundred Sixties, Presidential Election of 2008 — @ 7:39 am
Tom Hayden, Bernardine Dohrn and Jamal Joseph met Saturday to discuss the 1960s and the impact of an Obama presidency on the American political left.