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Politics not as usual
A seminal campaign speech and a crisis on Wall Street mark a turning point in the national conversation, with implications far and near.
Ted Van Dyk
Ted Van Dyk has been active in national policy and politics since 1961, serving in the White House and State Department and as policy director of several Democratic presidential campaigns. He is auth
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Election reflections
A veteran political insider remembers good statesmen of the past and shares his choices for today's primary.
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$201 million later, the Mercer Mess will still be a mess
Neither the City Council nor Mayor Greg Nickels seems to care that the Mercer Street Corridor project — realignment of the South Lake Union street grid — will do nothing to mitigate traffic between Seattle Center and Interstate 5. It will simply beautify a neighborhood virtually owned by Paul Allen.
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Let's not jeopardize a city treasure, Yesler Terrace
The City Council is about to review a controversial proposal for extensive redevelopment of this low-income village. The figures don't add up, and too many poor people will be displaced.
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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