The father I might have been, by Steven Payne Daily Kos Elections Power Rankings: The Senate (Heating up edition), by Steve Singiser Memories of the men at Mike and Em's, by Mark E Andersen Will Occupy end up having a bigger impact than the tea party on real people's lives?, by Ian Reifowitz Killing those zombie lies about the war on poverty, by Frank Vyan Walton 'The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism', by Susan Grigsby Charlie Crist's commitment to voting rights, by Armando Corporations want big government. American people want a government that works for them, by Egberto Willies Military missions don't creep anymore, they accelerate toward disaster, by Laurence Lewis Where we can move the needle right to left in 2014, by David Jarman Terror on Embassy Row: The assassination of Orlando Letelier, by Denise Oliver Velez
Someone in the U.S. House of Representatives has been spending way too much time on Tumblr. According to Congress Edits, the Twitter account that tracks Wikipedia edits made from IP addresses in Congress, one anonymous jokester edited Minority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell's Facebook page to say he's a turtle.
After running into a family friend, Landrieu made her way across a portion of the expansive field to a tent of welcoming fans, who quickly asked her to do a keg stand. She declined, but agreed to hold the spigot for someone else, who gripped the metal keg as others held his legs in the air.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, caused a commotion this month when she revealed in a memoir how her male colleagues felt free to comment rather vividly on her weight ... It turns out the senator was the late Daniel K. Inouye, Democrat of Hawaii, the decorated veteran and civil rights hero, according to people with knowledge of the incident.
Think of it as must-book TV. Six weeks before Election Day, campaigns are deciding where and when they want to air their political ads all over the country. But not all shows and networks are equal in the eyes of media buyers. They have more choices than ever, and they approach these decisions with deliberation and armed with ratings data. In interviews, operatives repeatedly said they look for three kinds of programs for political ads: Live events, and shows that attract women and seniors. Both parties fight fiercely for the female demographic, and seniors serve as one of the most reliable voting blocs in a midterm.
Six weeks before Election Day, campaigns are deciding where and when they want to air their political ads all over the country. But not all shows and networks are equal in the eyes of media buyers. They have more choices than ever, and they approach these decisions with deliberation and armed with ratings data.
In interviews, operatives repeatedly said they look for three kinds of programs for political ads: Live events, and shows that attract women and seniors. Both parties fight fiercely for the female demographic, and seniors serve as one of the most reliable voting blocs in a midterm.