President Obama and Mayor Emanuel offer Chicago as a model for America. Is it?
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Heroes of civil disobedience: Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Aaron Swartz?
Aaron Swartz, rebel with a cause
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Election picks that can’t miss, based on years of research and random guesswork
A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election
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The presidency: take this job and love it
If Obama’s so smart, why does he want four more years?
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The case of the nebulous NATO grant funds
And again: Chicago still hasn’t received any federal money for NATO summit
Posted inNews & Politics
Congressman Danny Davis on Rahm and ex-cons
Congressman Danny Davis weighs in on Rahm Emanuel and helping ex-cons
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19 million promises, but still no money
The city of Chicago still hasn’t received any federal funds for the NATO summit
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Bobby Rush: fashion-forward freedom fighter
Bobby Rush was kicked out of the House today for a statement of support for Trayvon Martin.
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Home field advantage
What if President Obama could have given his State of the Union address at Saint Columbanus?
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Our treacherous food stamp president
Would any Republican candidates resort to demagoguery on King’s birthday?
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Obama in town this evening for the usual reason
The nation’s fund-raiser-in-chief visits Chicago
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The President’s ménage à trois
Running a country is tough—keeping your two partners happy is even tougher.
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Gingrich: This is what democracy smells like
Is that odor the OWS protesters, or something else?
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Money and politics: till death do they part
The Occupy movements want money to be divorced from politics, but the two are happily married.