Joel K. Goldstein is the Vincent C. Immel Professor of Law at the Saint Louis University School of Law. He is the author of The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution and other works about the presidency, vice pres

Associated Press photo Having paid his $1,000 filing fee, Vermin Supreme, left, was one of 13 candidates who joined President Barack Obama on the Democratic primary ballot in New Hampshire. AP Welcome to our online comments feature. To join the discussio

Eagle-eyed TV watchers those with a strong interest in north country politics and a predilection for MSNBC got a little surprise with their Morning Joe on Monday. In the background of the morning talk show, broadcasting from Manchester, N.H. , were two

Susan J. Guyett says she was laid off from her job at the Gannett paper because of her age. She was 59 at the time. The judge presiding over the matter says there is enough evidence to go to trial in April. U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young foun

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An outright victory is nothing to sneeze at, but the real key is to leave Iowa with strong momentum for the other early-primary states. If it's the Iowa caucuses, it must be time for those magical political words: "better than expected." In the 36 years