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George W. Bush is less popular than poison ivy; the economy is in worse shape than Homer Simpson; if the Republican Party were a bank, it would need a bailout. But none of that can explain why Democrat Travis Childers won a startling special election to represent Mississippi's First...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Dog Democrats on the Prowl | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

But Childers has not focused his campaign on Bush or on a House Republican caucus that has usually marched in lockstep with Bush or even on Davis; Childers' speeches make it sound as if he's running against a Washington resident named Partisan Bickering. He may be a Democrat, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Dog Democrats on the Prowl | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

The problem for the Republican is voters like Paul Blackburn, a 65-year-old bus driver from Eupora who shook hands with Childers at the Mathiston diner. Blackburn voted for Bush twice--and would a third time if he could. He believes that all news stations are biased except Fox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Dog Democrats on the Prowl | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

So far, Pelosi has been happy to let Travis be Travis. She let him carry a bill to protect gun ownership in the District of Columbia as well as an amendment to restrict the hiring of illegal immigrants. "She's never tried to arm-twist me, and I appreciate that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Dog Democrats on the Prowl | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

Danish urban planner Bent Flyvbjerg has a love-hate relationship with the Sydney Opera House. “It’s my favorite building,” he said. “But at the same time, I hate the project. The Sydney Opera House is a megaproject disaster...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Danish Prof Talks at GSD | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

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