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Republican Party activist Helen Bie dies
- Longtime Republican Party activist Helen Bie has died. She was 84.
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Mourning 'the explainer in chief'
- The nation’s leaders -- and the journalists who cover them -- reacted with shock and sadness to the death of NBC's Tim Russert on Friday.
Chris Stirewalt: Hillary has bad case of Republican envy
- As military philosophers from Sun Tzu to the screenwriters of “Iron Man” have taught us, adversaries come to resemble each other over time.
Dem: Regular delegates are key
- In another blow to Hillary Clinton, an influential Democrat is calling for superdelegates to vote for the candidate with the most regular delegates, which is likely to be Barack Obama.
Strong handling of voter turnout
- While problems of ballot availability or design did erupt in neighboring Bay Area counties and Los Angeles, Examiner readers in San Francisco and on the Peninsula who turned out en masse for Super Tuesday had their votes tallied quickly and without glitches. To be honest, we are breathing a sigh of relief that local primaries went so well.
The 3-minute interview: Blaine Taylor
- Blaine Taylor, 61, wants to be president. Trouble is, the state refuses to place the Towson writer on February’s primary ballot because he is not considered a “viable candidate,” defined as a candidate generally recognized by the news media, or one who collects 3,200 signatures from Maryland residents. Taylor, a Vietnam Army veteran and former congressional press secretary, has appealed to the state’s Attorney General and is awaiting a response.
Dan Gillmor: Bring back the paper ballots for honest, accurate voting
- Should California voters be petrified to learn that a team of computer scientists easily broke into and then hacked the voting machines used in state elections, in a test sponsored by the California Secretary of State’s office?
Daniel Gallington: Joe and Newt’s big adventure?
- It’s the presidential ticket that liberal Democrats dread: It’s Newt Gingrich, that’s with an “R” — and Sen. Joe Lieberman, and that’s with a “D” (or an “I”). Far-fetched you might say — but remember, it was only a while ago when Sen. Edward Kennedy got Sen. Barack Obama confused with Osama!
Jonah Goldberg: Be careful about using the will of the uninformed
- Huge numbers of Americans don’t know jack about their government or politics. According to a Pew Research Center survey released last week, 31 percent of Americans don’t know who the vice president is, fewer than half are aware that Nancy Pelosi is the speaker of the House, a mere 29 percent can identify “Scooter” Libby as the convicted former chief of staff of the vice president, and only 15 percent can name Harry Reid when asked who the Senate majority leader is.
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