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Renewable Power's Growth in Colorado Presages National Debate

DENVER -- When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable fuels, the state's largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Across the Northeast, GOP's Hold Lessens

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Dan Maffei tells how he decided to run for office, the former congressional press secretary recounts a casual conversation he had in 2005 with a reporter, who pointed out that New York's 25th District was the only seat in the country where Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) won in...

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

The Trail

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Bob Barr, the Master of a Curious Universe

ATLANTA "I still plan someday to do a book on Bob Barr's laws of the universe," says Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president. The rules of Bob Barr's universe are many and fascinating. Several have to do with his libertarian principles, like "No matter how much power government has, it ...

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Renewable Power's Growth in Colorado Presages National Debate

DENVER -- When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable fuels, the state's largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Across the Northeast, GOP's Hold Lessens

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Dan Maffei tells how he decided to run for office, the former congressional press secretary recounts a casual conversation he had in 2005 with a reporter, who pointed out that New York's 25th District was the only seat in the country where Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) won in...

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

The Trail

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Bob Barr, the Master of a Curious Universe

ATLANTA "I still plan someday to do a book on Bob Barr's laws of the universe," says Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president. The rules of Bob Barr's universe are many and fascinating. Several have to do with his libertarian principles, like "No matter how much power government has, it ...

18.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting

Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, indicating a high likelihood the Justice Department will seek to indict at least some of the men, according to three sources close to the case.

17.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Key Constituency Is at Play At Candidates' Faith Forum

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Aug. 16 -- Barack Obama and John McCain made their first joint appearance of the general election Saturday night, breaking away from the debates over national security and the economy that have dominated the campaign in recent weeks to court evangelical voters at an Orange...

17.08.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Politics