District Representative Yes % No % 39 Jean Peters-Baker 81.5 18.5 60 Jamilah Nasheed 80.8 20.2 58 Penny Hubbard 80.5 20.6 63 Tishaura Jones 80.4 20.6 59 Jeanette Mott Oxford 78.8 21.2 61 Chris Carter 78.8 21.2 67 Mike Colona 78.8 21.2 64 Susan Carlson 78.5 21.5 44 Jason Kander 77.8 22.2 37 Mike Talboy 77.5 22.5 73 Stacey Newman 77 23 57 Karla May 76.7 23.3 66 Genise Montecillo 76.4 23.6 108 Jacob Hummel 76.2 23.8 72 Rory Ellinger 76.1 23.9 41 Shalonn Curls… [read post]

Although there is nothing in the OCC's records that explains why Schmitt was eliminated from consideration, Joseph Bendersky, a historian at Virginia Commonwealth University, has argued that Schmitt's repeated interrogation by Robert Kempner, a German-Jewish refugee who was one of the OCC's most notorious prosecutors, simply failed to uncover anything particularly incriminating: There are… highly significant dimensions to the information and… [read post]

");if (tagStateContains(15)) {document.writeln("");} else {document.writeln("");}document.writeln("");}//-->15.The New York Times, October 19, 2009 Monday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 12, 1131 words, Calling Story of Boy and Balloon a Hoax, a Sheriff Will Seek Felony Charges, By BRIAN STELTER; Joseph Berger and Sheelagh McNeill contributed reporting.... 89%); CHILDREN (89%); CRIMINAL OFFENSES (89%); TELEVISION ... [read post]

Alterman is talking with Mark Schmitt on the new Bloggingheads. [read post]