Sean Penn Seeks Statewide Harvey Milk Day on May 22 in California

Although the controversial Proposition 8 vote passed in California last November, Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn has given new life to the fight for same-sex rights, by joining in a call for a statewide day to...

SC 3rd Congressional District Debate: Barrett (R) vs. Dyer (D)

Watch the debate here RecordedGina Smith from, "The State" entitled her story, "Barrett defends his vote on bailout""The slumping economy grabbed the spotlight during Wednesday’s face-off between U.S. Rep. J....

Sen. Graham and Bob Conley will debate on ETV/C-SPAN Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.

Note:  Politisite will be covering the Debate Live at ETV.  We will live blog on NowPublic and Iron Mill News Service.  The reason this debate is so important is that Sen Graham is a possible...

Statewide immigration raids result in 1,157 arrests

A massive coordinated series of raids in California has arrested more than 1,150 illegal immigrants. The people arrested were those that had received deportation orders and not left the country."Federal immigration agents arrested more than 1,150 people in the largest...

AMBER ALERT Cancelled Precious Spencer Found, Murder Investigation in Progress

Murder Investigation Underway, Baby Found Safe  Now that her child has been found, police return their focus to solving the death of 24-year-old Alisha L. Spencer. Spencer's body was found Saturday near a...

Amber Alert Canceled: Morgan Leppert found in El Paso Tx

Amber Alert Canceled Leppert found with AbductorPolitisite had asked those on I-10 and I-35 to keep a look out for Morgan Leppert and the vehicle based on some information put out by law enforcement...

NYS Attorney General Cuomo: "The taxpayers have been ripped off enough,"...

"ALBANY — Lawyers doing work for schools in Erie and Niagara counties have been subpoenaed by State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo as part of a statewide investigation into possibly fraudulent employment...

Judge Rules to Keep Maryland Polls Open Until 9:30 pm

" Polls were set to close at 8 p.m. ET in Maryland, but The Associated Press reported that a judge has extended voting statewide for 90 minutes — until 9:30 p.m. — because of traffic problems caused by bad...

Democratic Presidential Primary Full Results- January 26, 2008

"South Carolina Unofficial Results Democratic Presidential Preference Primary - January 26, 2008 Statewide ResultsCandidate           Votes        Percentages Joe Biden        ...

Stealing The 2008 Vote

More shenanigans:"If you thought Tom DeLay's Texas gerrymandering scam in 2003 was bad, just wait. Now partisans are seeking to steal the 2008 presidential election. It's that serious. Taking advantage of the frustration their supporters understandably feel about their...

California proposal could sway 2008 race

"A Republican-backed ballot proposal could split left-leaning California between the Democratic and GOP nominees, tilting the 2008 presidential election in favor of the Republicans."

Oaxaca Anniversary - Solidaridad con Sección 22

This is a perfect example of Indigenism in action.  Unlike Aboriginals in the United States, First Nations peoples in Mexico and Canada stand up for their human and civil rights.  The one event in Mexico...

Drugstore Attempts Medical Legislation: Denies Patient Morning-After Pill

Kroger's response on this issue is rather tepid. Whilst I'm not sure what I would have suggested instead, denying a patient her prescription is pretty serious."Kroger Co. said Friday it was reiterating its drug policies to all of its pharmacists after a Georgia woman claimed...

California 1st to ban dry-cleaning chemical

"California regulators on Thursday enacted the nation's first statewide ban on the most common chemical used by dry cleaners, pleasing environmentalists but worrying some small businesses. By 2023, no more dry-cleaning machines that use the toxic solvent perchloroethylene, a...

GOP controls MS Senate for 1st time since Reconstruction

"from Jackson, MS Clarion Ledger:"The Republican Party now controls the state Senate in Mississippi for the first time since Reconstruction - and the ramifications of that will be felt throughout the 2007 statewide elections. Back in 2002, state GOP chairman Jim Herring...

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