On AlterNet: election04

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McCain Tries to Cover Up His Flirtations with Becoming a Democrat

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. March 24, 2008.

Far from showing McCain to be open-minded, I find these events to be a reminder of just how shallow McCain's principles really are.

Perino Defends "So?" Remark from Cheney, Claims Americans Had Input on War in '04

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. March 21, 2008.

In claiming that American attitudes only matter every four years, Perino leaves out one inconvenient fact: the 2006 mid-term elections.

DiCaprio, Clooney to Star in Film Based On Howard Dean's '04 Campaign

Oliver Willis, October 12, 2007.

Oliver Willis: DiCaprio will play the young communications chief while Clooney stars as the Dean surrogate.

Florida College Student Tasered After Asking John Kerry About Contesting '04 Election [VIDEO]

GottaLaff, September 18, 2007.

Six cops. One college student with a big mouth. Yeah, that's fair.

Election Day: A Film About Real People Who Make Our Democracy Work [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, July 28, 2007.

As these stories intertwine, audiences take in a portrait of American elections that is expansive, revealing and intimate.

Shrum: Bill Clinton urged Kerry to reject gay rights in '04

Guest Blogger, May 30, 2007.

Ben Smith: Bob Shrum's new book alleges that Bill Clinton suggested that John Kerry back Bush's proposed federal amendment banning gay marriage in the lead up to the 2004 election.

Is Ralph Nader an Unreasonable Man?

Chuleenan Svetvilas, AlterNet. March 9, 2007.

A new documentary directed by Steve Skrovan and Henriette Mantel asks viewers to decide whether Nader was a man of principle or a man who fell behind the times.