Over on our Transportation blog, Staff Writer Michael Lindenberger makes note of an interview Kinky Friedman gave to Politico, the Washington political news site. In it, the country-singer-turned-gubernatorial-candidate says his chances of winning in November are "excellent." And he minces...
From The Politico, a few inaugural stats: Plywood stand: 22,000 sheets Port-a-potties: 5,000 Police overtime: $1.5 million Media credentials: 4,000 Game birds on lunch menu: Two. (Duck and pheasant. Here's the official lunch menu, complete with recipes.)...
Gov. Sarah Palin's wardrobe has provoked admiration and envy. Politico has now uncovered evidence that the Republican National Committee paid $150,000 for a shopping spree that started in early September "to clothe and accessorize" the governor and her family....
The Politico has a provocative piece on how unsatisfying last night's debate was an how it might be fixed. What say you -- is there a better way to go about this?...
Last night, when the Republicans weren't attacking Barack Obama, they spent a fair amount of their time going after the press. Mitt Romney threw a jab at the "Eastern elites, ... the editorial pages of The [New York] Times and...
Bloomberg.com reports that the three-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot house has an asking price of $239,900. It's where George W. and Laura Bush lived in the late 1970s, when he launched his political career with an unsuccessful run for Congress. They sold in...
It didn't take the Obama campaign long to react with an ad after John McCain told Politico that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wife, a millionaire beer heiress, own. (The answer, apparently, is seven or so.)...
Politico is reporting that McCain is planning a rally a week from Friday in Dayton, Ohio, to roll out his running mate. That's the day after Obama accepts his nomination at that huge rally at Invesco stadium in Denver. Not...
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