The Politics Hour (August 13, 2010): Violent storms and power outages are leading to lots of questions for utility officials in the Washington region. We talk with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley about whether price hikes are needed to make the system more reliable. O’Malley also discusses the thorny issue of whether trees should be removed to reduce power outages….

Few important useful suggestions (COMMENTED) for Swami Ramdev Ji….

Former state Sen. Steve Geller talks in this Election Day 2010 interview about how he thought his opponent, Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger, rigged a poll in order to come out ahead. As it turns out, Gunzburger’s polling was accurate. She did trounce Geller….

Pictures from Politics on the Rocks “Candidates & Cocktails” Event 8/19/2010 at the Intercontinental Montelucia Resort in Paradise Valley, Arizona. To find out more about Politics on the Rocks go to our website at

FASHION – Islamic veil: When Fashion meets politics….

Patch-up politics…

How much will the Black Saturday bushfires affect the way people vote in McEwen? Since the ultra-marginal seat was decided by just 31 votes in ’07, the whole area has been through hell. Meagan Weymes and Alex Mann went up to Kinglake to see how the political compass has shifted since 2007….

Botsa Satyanarayana on Cong politics – Part 2…