Super Bowl ads put politics in prime time Politico The Super Bowl ad has been a launching pad for new computers, soft drinks and sports cars, but this year it's entering a new arena — as a political football. Abortion foes and coalitions opposed to sports blackout rules are among the advocates for ... Super Bowl ad to rile abortion politicsKGBT-TV
Public payroll fuels Ficano political machine Detroit Free Press 2011 photo by KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/DFP Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano's political operatives pressured Ficano appointees to buy and sell tickets to his fund-raisers and spend their free time working for a campaign machine that has raised more than ...
Internal Affairs: Politics be damned -- Feinstein opts for a Republican judge San Jose Mercury News Dianne Feinstein has chucked partisan politics aside in choosing a potential successor to San Jose US District Judge Jeremy Fogel, who moved on last year to become head of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC Feinstein has forwarded US ...
Politics and the Supreme Court New York Times But this is not simply a case of the court thrusting itself into politics. The way these cases developed and made their way to the highest court also illustrates the reverse — how politics shape the court. Each case grows out of a struggle between ...
Politics Column for Sunday 020512 The Advocate Former Gov. Edwin Edwards' battle with pneumonia may sideline his plans to be king of the Feb. 18 Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade in downtown Baton Rouge. Edwards' wife, Trina, said her husband still is recuperating. “We are hoping he is well enough, ...
Tim Tebow: Politics 'Could Be Something In My Future' Huffington Post Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow said he could one day explore politics "if it's something I care about." Tebow said he wouldn't rule out a potential future run for office during an interview with Dave Feherty -- host of the Golf Channel's "Feherty ...