In 2008, then-Governor Rod Blagojevich was caught on tape discussing plans to essentially auction off the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, calling it "f*****g golden." Two years later, a confluence of Republican front groups think that Senate seat is still for sale. The $9 million they've...
Posted September 15, 2009 | 12:49:10 (EST)
Exactly one year ago today, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers capped a series of calamitous economic events that sent financial shockwaves throughout the world's economies. From the bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the collapse of Lehman; to the sale of Merrill Lynch, the fall of 2008...
Posted May 24, 2009 | 20:42:49 (EST)
As an Illinoisan, I was struck by how the side-by-side speeches of Barack Obama and Dick Cheney this past Thursday paralleled those of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates 150 years ago.
How we fight to keep Americans safe from terrorism, like that long ago debate, will define who we are as...

Posted October 22, 2010 | 14:00:14 (EST)