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A puzzle in American politics: If yard signs are such a waste of time, how come people keep doing them?
Despite the protests of campaign experts, candidates and their supporters demand yard signs. It's our Norman Rockwell moment.
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A chat with 'mcjoan' of Daily Kos
One of the moderators of Saturday's presidential forum at the Yearly Kos 'netroots' convention in Chicago was a Seattle-based blogger who grew up in Idaho. She sat down with Crosscut for an interview shortly after being up onstage with seven Democratic presidential aspirants.
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A money machine without an engineer
With the surprising defeat of Greg Nickels, a powerful political coalition of labor, greens, and developers is up for grabs. If it doesn't settle on one candidate, local politics could be scrambled.
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A dissenting take on sordid toe-tapping in the toilet room
Sen. Larry Craig deserves what he gets, but I'm alarmed by the behavior of other players in this scandal.
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Divorce for gay rights
Island Girl: A new resident of Washington finds the prospect of Referendum 71's defeat so abhorrent that she's considering a logical pro-marriage response: splitting up.