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The gulf of Maine

Senator Collins votes the Bush line 77 percent of the time; her challenger, Representative Allen, weighs in at 18 percent. Will these numbers decide November’s election?
With a massively unpopular Republican president leaving office, this year’s Senate election is a contest based on a candidate’s alignment with Bush.
By JEFF INGLIS | October 09, 2008

Media rebels in the Internet age

The debate-defining posts of Rhode Island activists wield influence beyond their readership
Bloggers have “used a new and powerful medium and ‘crashed the gates’ to ensure that information — the most important ingredient in a democracy — would be available to anyone who wanted to write, read, or debate.”
By IAN DONNIS | May 01, 2008

Torture-tapes template

Bush-administration lawyers could be nailed for their role in destroying evidence in the CIA scandal, thanks to a quiet Connecticut child-porn case
Did the Bush-administration lawyers, and the CIA operatives they advised, commit obstruction of justice by destroying the now-infamous CIA-interrogation videotapes?
By HARVEY SILVERGLATE | January 16, 2008

Don't tase me, bro

The year in would-be catch phrases
2007 was the year that viral humor hit critical mass.
By JAMES PARKER | December 21, 2007

On the national affront

An inescapable year reaches its inevitable conclusion
Where does one begin to recap 12 months of such willful self-parody?
By BARRY CRIMMINS | December 19, 2007

Why Mukasey stinks

Plus, what the Obama endorsement shows about Patrick
The idea that former federal judge Michael Mukasey may soon be confirmed as US attorney general is almost a welcome relief. But it should not be.
By EDITORIAL | October 25, 2007

Highway robbery

Is Internet populism destined for corporate ruin?
Not long ago, the path by which the recent Justice Department scandal traveled from tidbit to tsunami would have been seen as an exotic trip through an unknown land.
By DAN KENNEDY | October 04, 2007

Dance Monkey: Neil Hamburger

A visiting comic in the hot seat
Do not allow the drug generation to persuade you to tear down your internal wall.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | September 04, 2007

He had his reasons

Going, going, Gonzo
So why did Alberto Gonzales resign?
By MIKE MILIARD | August 29, 2007

Heroes of our time

From Bond to Bourne, the good guys (and girls) buck the system
In interviews promoting The Bourne Ultimatum , Matt Damon has argued that his Jason Bourne has supplanted James Bond as the hero of our time.
By PETER KEOUGH | July 31, 2007

Power play

The timely (and timeless) Born Yesterday
A play about political corruption always goes down easier with a little humor.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 31, 2007

Dance Monkey: Colin Quinn

A visiting comic in the hot seat
They’re the most underpaid team in baseball.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | July 30, 2007

Evil genius

“Big Time” Cheney is completely shameless
You’ve got to hand it to Dick Cheney, vice president and fictional MAXIMUM RULER OF THE UNIVERSE.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 27, 2007

One bird's opinion

Could be Verse: Poetry ripped straight from the headlines
One bird’s opinion, or Lines upon Seeing the President Struck by Avian Droppings during a Rose Garden Press Conference
By JAMES PARKER | June 01, 2007

Size matters

Small portions are in; no apology needed from David’s 388
My mission in this essay is to convince Greater Portland that mission statements are useless.
By BRIAN DUFF | May 18, 2007

The taste of sanctimony

Animal-rights activists flavor their philosophy with purity in Year of the Dog and a vegetarian food fest
Both the Maine Animal Coalition’s recent Vegetarian Food Festival and Mike White’s new film Year of the Dog explore the idea that the confinement and killing of animals is the great moral shame of our time.
By BRIAN DUFF | May 09, 2007

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