More on the Suddenly Disposable (But Still Present) Penn
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
When labor leaders complained about Burson-Marsteller's union-busting work, Burson CEO Mark Penn remained as chief strategist for Senator
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Election 2008
Bad Penn-manship Embarrasses Hillary, Costs B-M a Client
Submitted by John Stauber on
Mark Penn runs the labor-busting PR giant Burson-Marsteller and is the top strategist and pollster for Hillary Clinton's campaign for president.
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Changing of the Guard at Freedom's Watch
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
Freedom's Watch, the right-wing advocacy group, recently hired Carl Forti, the former political director for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, signalling that the group "is getting ready to gear up for Election 2008," reports Bill Berkowitz.
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Congresspedia Wiki-the-Vote Congressional Elections Update
By Avelino Maestas, Congresspedia Assistant Managing Editor
When "Civil Rights" Means Ending Affirmative Action
Submitted by Anne Landman on
People in Colorado who signed an anti-affirmative action ballot initiative petition are charging that petition circulators deceived them about the measure's real purpose and intent.
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Featured Participatory Project: Help Find the Superdelegates Whose Endorsement is "Wobbling"
Submitted by Conor Kenny on
The Superdelegate Transparency Project on Congresspedia is picking up steam as it looks more and more likely that the superdelegates will decide the Democratic presidential nominee. Our citizen journalist-generated list of superdelegates is being covered by everyone from the New York Times to CNN (video link).
But as the pressure on them picks up, many superdelegates are switching sides or hedging their bets. We need your help to figure out who these "wobbling" superdelegates are.
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MoveOn Pressure Democrats on Iraq? Dream on!
Submitted by John Stauber on
Two leading anti-war journalists are challenging MoveOn, one "of the most prominent anti-war voices," to turn its activism against Democratic Party presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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Yes He Can... Create Front Groups
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
Senator Barack Obama's chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, "moonlights" from his political PR firm AKP&D Message & Media.
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What About McCain's Pastor Problem?
Submitted by Anne Landman on
While news media have focused on Barack Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright, little attention has been paid to the endorsement of Republican presidential candidate
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How to Swift Boat Barack Obama?
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
Republican strategists are salivating over the "inflammatory sermons by Obama's pastor" Jeremiah Wright. They believe that Wright's sermons "offer the party a pathway to victory if Obama emerges as the Democratic nominee.
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