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Donald Kettl (University of Pennsylvania) on the difficulties of implementing many of the proposed post-Katrina reconstruction plans for New Orleans...[read the article]-September 26

Gary Jacobsen (University of California, San Diego) and Bruce Oppenheimer (Vanderbilt University) commenting on Senator Bill Frist's political tribulations in the wake of allegations of insider trading against the Majority Leader...[read the article]-September 26

Merle Black (Emory University) and Robert Holmes (Clark Atlanta University) assess the political fallout of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's decision to close public schools to save fuel in the wake of Hurricane Katrina...[read the article]-September 26 

Larry Sabato (University of Virginia), John Green (University of Akron), and Daniel Smith (University of Florida) discuss the national implications of four voting-related constitutional amendments for Ohio's November 8 ballot...[read the article]-September 25

Paul Light (New York University) on nominations of political supporters of presidents to government positions...[read the article]-September 23

Muqtadar Khan (University of Delaware) meets with Karen Hughes, the top State Department public relations official...[read article]-September 22

Cal Jillson (Southern Methodist University) and Steven Wayne (Georgetown University) comment on how unlikely it is for Hurricane Katrina to force a change in the Bush administration's Iraq policy...[read the article]-September 21

Wyn Grant (University of Warwick) observes how the outcome of the recent German election may have affected UK Prime Minister Tony Blair....[read the article]-September 19 

Bruce Cain (University of California) on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's political prospects in the upcoming election...[read the article]-September 19

Bruce Buchanan (University of Texas) and Larry Sabato (University of Virginia) assess the political and economic impact of Hurricane Katrina on President Bush's agenda...[read the article]-September 18 

Carmine Scavo (East Carolina University) and Andy Taylor (North Carolina State University) on the "pumped up" overpreparedness of federal and state authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the local political impact...[read the article]-September 17

Thomas Schaller (University of Maryland-Baltimore County) comments on the standing of Minnesota Senator Russ Feingold (D) with the left wing of the Democratic Party...[read the article]-September 17 

George Connor (Missouri State University) discusses the political adeptness of Missouri Senator Jim Talent (R)....[read the article]--September 16

Daniel Smith (University of Florida) comments on the increasing attractiveness of coordinated ballot campaigns to advocacy groups...[read the article]--September 15

Ross Baker (Rutgers University) assesses the performance of Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Roberts nomination process...[read the article]--September 15

David A. Yalof (University of Connecticut), predicts that Roberts' judicial hearings will be a preparation for more controversial nominees...[read the article]--September 11

American Political Science Association's annual meeting brings attention to the publishing gender disparity in political science...[read the article]--September 9

Ron Walters (University of Maryland), discusses the black community's perception of the federal government's relief efforts...[read the article]--September 7

Paul Light (New York University), compares Bush's reaction to the destruction of the Gulf Coast to his rallying efforts following September 11th...[read the article]--September 5

American Political Science Association invites Iraq's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Feisal Amin Istrabadi, to speak at the 2005 Annual Meeting...[read the article]--September 3

Richard Sylves (University of Delaware), believes Hurricane Katrina's devastating aftermath provides an opportunity for Bush...[read the article]--September 1