Election Watch: Kerry Softens Critics in OhioCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaWriting in the Cincinnati Post, Michael Collins notes that Kerry took too long to get ‘up to speed,’ but that … [Keep reading >>]

Election Watch: Kerry Makes an Impression in OregonCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaThe sometimes maddeningly conservative editorial page of the Oregonian found some things to like in the Kerry speech: “These are … [Keep reading >>]

Election Watch: How Kerry’s Speech is Playing in ArizonaCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaThe Arizona Republic offers up a fine dissection of Kerry’s performance in Boston: “In terms of revealing his … [Keep reading >>]

Election Watch: Aftermath of Kerry’s SpeechCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaKerry didn’t throw anti-Iraq war types like me many ‘bones’ Thursday night, but he threw quite a few to democrats in middle … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq: Resisting Saudi Calls for New TroopsPlans to send Muslim security forces to Iraq are causing severe unrest, especially in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, as reported by Syed Saleem Shahzad … [Keep reading >>]

The Media | Fox Hounds”Christina Bradley, a 57-year-old Marin County piano teacher, was one of the eight women who monitored Fox News for Robert Greenwald’s new documentary, ‘Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s … [Keep reading >>]

A Democratic Administration | Guessing AtThe New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Apple’s Almanac: Ambassador to France? Little Old Moi? … [Keep reading >>]

Music | Politics”Punkvoter.com, a nonprofit organization of close to 100 punk bands, has been sending artists out on tour with voter registration forms, and free copies of “Uncovered: The Whole … [Keep reading >>]

Convention Watch: Kerry’s Hawkish RhetoricCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaDavid Yepsen of the Des Moines Register liked most of the speech and felt that Kerry had little choice but to drive home … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq | Bloggers ThereNow that the candidate is off and running let’s turn back to our friends in Iraq. Healing Iraq has a commented list of new Iraqi bloggers, … [Keep reading >>]

Election 2004 | The SpeechWell, I thought Kerry’s speech far exceeded expectations, and so – since perception is always relative– he has gotten praise everywhere, except the so-called liberal NYTimes. … [Keep reading >>]

Election Watch: Lavishing Attention on MichiganCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaAs reported by Chris Christoff, Kathleen Gray and James Kuhnhenn of the Detroit News, both campaigns are assembling huge operations to try … [Keep reading >>]