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Coming impeachment trial unfair, Blagojevich says

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, charged with trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama, said on Friday he will not take part in an impeachment trial that could remove him from office.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Roland Burris, US House of Representatives, Illinois, Illinois Government, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama

Mon Dec 07, 2009

Daily Bulletin

In Ontario, Rev. Jesse Jackson demands foreclosure prevention

Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday blasted the government for escalating military action abroad and bailing out banks at a time when everyday Americans are losing their homes.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama

Sat Dec 05, 2009

Post Tribune

A wicked dolphin call aside, 'I am what I am'

Skippin' and a jumpin' ... You my brown-eyed girl." -- Van Morrison P aris Gracia McCormick became Paris Oxford nine months ago.

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Related Topix: Grant Park, IL, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Dec 03, 2009

The Capitol Fax Blog

It's the jobs, stupid

Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 * The Chicago Tribune's questionnaire for gubernatorial candidates poses just one question about job creation, and it's way down the list.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Illinois, Illinois Government, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Small Business, Personal Finance

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Belleville News

Excerpts from recent Illinois editorials

One security camera captured the man in the white shirt, trapped at the top of the E2 nightclub's staircase on Chicago's South Side.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Rush, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Opinion

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama's friends on left wrestling with policy

President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan by adding 30,000 U.S. troops -- at the same time announcing an exit strategy to start in July 2011 with no firm end date -- was clearly difficult for many of his most ardent supporters.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATL mayoral doings: Of gambling, schools for girls and Democratic yard signs

Radio stations V-103 and WAOK this morning had the last broadcast word in the Atlanta mayoral runoff, airing separate 30-minute conversations with both Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood.

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Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Skanner

In Chicago, Discipline Gap Widens

In the decade since mass protests over the punishment of six Black students in Decatur, the state's racial gap in discipline has split wide open.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Education Etc., Family, Kids

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

E2 nightclub owners sentenced to 2 years each

Not even a small army of Chicago's political elite testifying on their behalf could fend off prison terms for the two one-time owners of the E2 nightclub, scene of a horrific stampede that left 21 dead.

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Related Topix: Cook County, IL, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Rush

GretaWire

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Hawk Eye

Decade after Decatur, racial discipline gap widens

In the decade since mass protests over the punishment of six black students in Decatur, the state's racial gap in discipline has split wide open.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Education Etc., Family, Kids

Sun Nov 22, 2009

WEHT-TV Evansville

Expert: 'Mismatch' to blame for school race gap

A researcher says a "cultural mismatch" between teachers and students is partly to blame for a huge racial disparity in Illinois school discipline.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL

Examiner.com

GOP calls out Jackson's take on health care and black manhood

Rev. Isaac C. Hayes, the GOP nominee in IL-2, has a problem with recent comments by the Rev.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News, African-American

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Prattville Progress

Rants and Raves: Jackson wrong on Davis' decision

RANT: For the Rev. Jesse Jackson's obvious shot at U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., for voting against health care reform legislation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Artur Davis, Opinion

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Alabama Live

Rev. Jesse Jackson slams Artur Davis over health care vote

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to news media in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. Jackson, speaking in Washington, D.C., at a reception for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, did not mention Davis by name, according to a report in The Hill newspaper.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Artur Davis, 2008 Presidential Election, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama

Thu Nov 19, 2009

National Journal

New Site Follows Investigations

Now there's a quick way to keep track of 17 lawmakers facing possible action by the Department of Justice, House ethics committee, Senate ethics committee and the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Murtha

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Free Republic

Sen. Robert Byrd to capture longevity record

When the clock strikes midnight tonight, Sen. Robert Byrd will become the longest-serving member of Congress ever - a capstone on a remarkable career in which the adopted son of a coal miner propelled himself from poverty to the pinnacle of legislative power, where he could, did and still does send billions of federal dollars back across the Blue ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Robert Byrd, US Senate, Democrat, West Virginia, West Virginia Government, US House of Representatives

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Autopsy: Chicago schools leader committed suicide

Autopsy results show that the president of the Chicago Board of Education committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Suicide, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Illinoisreview

What Your Member of Congress Voted For--And How to Stop It

Last weekend, Representatives, Bobby Rush ; Jesse Jackson ; Daniel Lipinski ; Luis Gutierrez ; Mike Quigley ; Danny Davis ; Melissa Bean ; Janice Schakowsky ; Deborah Halvorson ; Jerry Costello ; Bill Foster ; and Phil Hare , voted in favor of HR 3962, Nancy Pelosi's national health care bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Jerry Costello, Luis Gutierrez, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Phil Hare, Democrat, Janice Schakowsky, Daniel Lipinski

Frontpage Mag

Architects of Ruin a " by David Forsmark

Posted by David Forsmark on Nov 10th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry Architects of Ruin: How Big Government Liberals Wrecked the Global Economy - and How They Will Do It Again if No One Stops Them By Peter Schweizer Harper, $24.99, ...

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barney Frank, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

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