Also, it’s so cold that even the Navy Pier Ferris wheel closed.
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Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student “Dreamer” to Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Let’s talk about Michelle Obama’s empty chair at the State of the Union address
It was a symbolic seat for victims of gun violence. So why did the president all but ignore that issue in his speech?
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Skip the State of the Union address and read David Remnick’s story on Obama
A New Yorker story on President Obama reveals more about the state of the union, and its leader, than the State of the Union speech will.
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What moved LBJ to target poverty?
Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was more than a play for votes.
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Budget deal nothing to gloat about for Democrats
Republicans humiliated themselves, but it’s hardly a big win for liberals.
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Home field advantage
What if President Obama could have given his State of the Union address at Saint Columbanus?