Page 1 - Editor's Note

Page 5 - Jacqueline Salit, The Saturated Center: Independent Politics in a "What's Next?" World

Page 9 - 2006: The Year in Independent Politics-Voices from around the country

Page 9 - Peggy Noonan / The Wall Street Journal Third Time: America may be ready for a new political party

Page 11 - Thomas L. Friedman / The New York Times Let's (Third) Party

Page 12 - David Brooks / The New York Times The Era of What's Next

Page 13 - Frank Luntz / New York Post The Man in the Middle's Time has Finally Come

Page 14 - Josh Gerstein / The New York Sun Ballot is Open if Mayor Opts for Campaign

Page 16 - Shaun Sutner / Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Massachusetts) Ballot Question Would Change Elections: A number of parties could list same candidate

Page 17 - Scot Lehigh / Boston Globe Mihos Presses Healey

Page 18 - California Teamin'

Page 19 - Editorial / The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) Lightning Didn't Strike

Page 20 - Texas Reunion

Page 21 - Mary E. O'Leary / New Haven Register Group Wants Joe Off Ballot

Page 21 - Harvey Kronberg / Quorum Report Independents Could Really Shake Things Up in November

Page 22 - Stephanie Woodrow / Roll Call Independence Party Seeks Power in a Post-Ventura Era

Page 24 - Mike Wynn / The Augusta Chronicle People Need Choice, Blocker-Adams Says: Independent tries to unseat Democrat

Page 25 - Jennifer Liberto/ St. Petersburg Times Defying Convention is Candidate Linn's Style: The Reform Party gubernatorial candidate revels in startling stunts and brash remarks

Page 26 - Errol Louis / New York Daily News War of Independence

Page 27 - Richard Winger / Ballot Access News Fulani Supporters Win Control of New York City Indepedence Party

Page 27 - Richard Carter / The New York Amsterdam News New York Post Vendetta vs. Lenora Fulani Plumbs New Depths

Page 29 - Harry Kresky, The Party v. the People, A New York Judge Weights In

Page 33 - Talk/Talk: The Obama Dramin Fred Newman and Jacqueline Salit take on the talking heads

Page 36 - Profiles in Independence, Russ Diamond: A Diamond in the Rough