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'Change' is officially history in presidential politics
Barack Obama's big win in South Carolina provides confirmation that "change" is yesterday's story.
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The names people play, in politics and in life
Barack was Barry, Fred was Freddie, John was Johnny, and Hillary is now just Hillary. In both life and politics, the monikers we choose can be revealing.
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Catalytic-converted thieves
It seems ironic that here in God's green country (or Goddess's, if you swing that way), the heist of choice for auto-parts thieves is the catalytic converter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter]. The Columbian of Vancouver, Wash., reports on the trend [http://www.columbian.com/news/loc
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National politics update: The careless NYT; the demise of Rudy
I am continuing my Johnny Appleseed book tour [http://www.crosscut.com/politics-government/9414/] while absorbing national and regional vibrations. I have found an intense interest not only in the presidential nominating campaigns and candidates but also the major international and domestic issues o
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An unjustified delay in restoring the King County Courthouse
For 40 years, the exterior of the 1916 building has been blighted by 1960s-era aluminum panels. There had been $109,000 in the $4.9 billion King County budget to study restoration of the exterior, but it was vetoed by Executive Ron Sims. In his debut as a Crosscut writer, architect and former Seattl