Bobby Rush

WATCH: Chicagoans React To Zimmerman's Murder Charge

Posted 04.12.2012

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Chicago natives who have spoken out against the shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida were relieved when George Zimmerman, who kil...

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Bravo Congressman Rush

Hermene Hartman | Posted 04.02.2012

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Bobby Rush used the hoodie and sunglasses to symbolize the sterotype of the black male of the street and to dramatize the racial profiling that goes on in America with the ordinary black male John Does daily.

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Allen West Slams Bobby Rush For Wearing Hoodie On House Floor

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.29.2012

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On the "Laura Ingraham Show" on Thursday morning, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) attacked Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for wearing a hooded sweatshirt on the Ho...

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Pelosi: Rep. Who Wore Hoodie On House Floor 'Deserves A Great Deal Of Credit'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday praised Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for wearing a hoodie on the House floor in pr...

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Joe Walsh: Bobby Rush Should Be Outraged About 'Black On Black' Crime In Chicago

Posted 03.29.2012

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U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) weighed in on the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin Wednesday, and said he hopes those outraged about the unarmed black...

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John Boehner Weighs In On Bobby Rush Hoodie

Posted 03.29.2012

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House Speaker John Boehner commented Thursday on the hoodie Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was thrown off the House floor for wearing. "I think the rule...

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Bobby Rush, Not The First To Violate Hat Rule

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.28.2012

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On Wednesday, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was escorted off the House floor for wearing a hoodie in honor of Trayvon Martin, the teenager killed in Florid...

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Trayvon Martin: Rep. Bobby Rush Thrown Off House Floor For Wearing Hoodie

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was thrown off the House floor Wednesday after wearing a hoodie and sunglasses in protest of the Trayvon Martin...

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Does Rahm Emanuel's Endorsement Help Christian Mitchell in Legislative Primary Fight?

David Ormsby | Posted 05.02.2012

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been actively wading into Democratic legislative primary fights. And Emanuel did so again recently, throwing his support to Christian Mitchell. What will Rahm's support reel in that Mitchell lacks?

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Congressman Compares NCAA To Mafia

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 01.01.2012

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WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman compared the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes. "I think they're just ...

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Black Democrats Join GOP In Criticisms Of Illinois Redistricting

Posted 11.22.2011

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Story has been updated with additional comments from Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Three African-American congressmen from Illinois have expressed concer...

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WATCH: Thousands Pack Into South Side Job Fair

Posted 10.11.2011

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While unemployment numbers fell slightly nationwide this week, there are still thousands without jobs in the Chicago area-- and some 7,000 jobseekers ...

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The Maid and the Millionaire

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 10.04.2011

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I have to say it, even if nobody else wants to. I think we need to have a national conversation about how "we the people" have reacted to the alleged sexual assault of Nafissatou Diallo by Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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Police Chief, Congressman Speak Out On Flash Mob Violence

Posted 08.07.2011

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After a weekend of violence in an upscale Chicago neighborhood, city leaders are speaking out about the growing discussion of crimes perpetrated by yo...

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House Republicans Mock Claim Koch Brothers Could Benefit From Oil Pipeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At a hearing on the approval of the Keystone XL, a controversial oil pipeline that would expand Canada's oil sand imports to refineries ...

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Democrats Probe Koch's Interest In Oil Sands Pipe

Reuters | Posted 07.21.2011

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Democratic U.S. lawmakers have asked Congressional panels to look into whether Koch, an energy company led by brothers who are powerhouses in conserva...

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Un-American, Anti-Muslim Hearings Serve No Useful Purpose

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011

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I want my Muslim brothers and sisters to know that Thursday was not a day that brought honor to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Accountability: Who Else Will Go the Way of Congressman Bobby Rush?

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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No member of Congress is beyond reproach. Every member of Congress should be open scrutiny of their record, and every member should be judged by his or her record. It's critical to an effective democracy.

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Make No Mistake, Color of Change Does Not Represent Black Interests

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Internet advocacy organization Color of Change is not as focused on the needs and interests of African Americans and communities of color as they ...

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Rush Address at Minority Telecom Council's 2011 Broadband and Social Justice Summit

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011

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In terms of the media, communications and technology industries, minority businesses and entrepreneurs risk falling even farther behind their white counterparts. If we don't take aggressive measures we'll continue to fall behind.

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A Key Victory for Net Neutrality

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the White House and FCC sold us out on net neutrality, yesterday produced an important victory in the fight for an open internet. Congressman Bobby Rush was denied the position after ColorOfChange members opposed his candidacy.

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Congressman Rush Avoids the Real Issue

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last Thursday I wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking that she not endorse Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) in his effort to become Rankin...

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Civility -- and Why Bobby Rush Should Be the Ranking Communications Subcommittee Member

David Honig | Posted 05.25.2011

Congressman Bobby Rush has supported five of the six Open Internet principles, but he's quite properly concerned about the FCC's proposed economic non-discrimination principle on jobs.

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Bobby Rush: Black Community Must Find ‘Consensus Candidate'

Chicago News Cooperative | MICK DUMKE | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) has run against Mayor Richard M. Daley and then worked to help the mayor and his City Council allies win re-election. Th...

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City Council's Black Caucus Prepares For Mayoral Elections

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Political leaders from Chicago's black community are scouting for candidates for the upcoming mayoral election. Some aldermen were joking about how ev...

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