David Hoffman

Former IG: City Can't Afford To Cancel Parking Meter Deal

Posted 05.25.2011

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Perhaps the biggest albatross hanging on the neck of Chicago's outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley is the controversial deal he negotiated to privatize th...

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David Hoffman Won't Run For Mayor

Chicago News Cooperative | DANIEL LIBIT | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Hoffman has decided not to run for mayor. "Really the family issues were predominant," Hoffman, the city's former inspector general, told the...

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WaPo Pulitzer Criticism: Ombudsman Alexander Responds

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few weeks ago, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander took up the issue of whether the paper's Pulitzer haul "mattered," and concluded that the ...

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A Critical Look At The WaPo Pulitzers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The quality the Prizes instill retain readers and boost staff morale. I can get behind that thesis. Or, rather, I could get behind this thesis, but unfortunately, I have to view it in context of the Post's actual Pulitzer winners.

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David Hoffman: A Walking Tour of YouTube Nation (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radio, Youtube, Conversation, Documentary, Christopher Lydon, Film, Wikileaks, Brown University, David Hoffman, Media News

David Hoffman produced 88 PBS documentary features and five feature-length films over a forty-year career. But that was then. And this is a guy whos...

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Take One for the Team, Alexi

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dear Alexi, You've played plenty of hoops over the years, so you of all people should know when it's time to pull yourself out of the ball game.

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Illinois Senate Hopefuls Spent Big Money During Final Months Of Primary

Chicago Current | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Senate Race, Alexi Giannoulias, Campaign Fundraising, Cheryle Jackson, Mark Kirk, Senate Race Fundraising, David Hoffman, Campaign Spending, Chicago News

Now that campaign staffers are enjoying Presidents Day, it's a good time to reflect on how U.S. Senate candidates fared during the primary election. ...

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David Hoffman: Next Chicago Mayor? Mayor Daley Doesn't Think So

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Primary 2010, Richard M Daley, Illinois Senate Race, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois Election 2010, David Hoffman, Mayor Daley, Chicago News

On more than one occasion during his campaign for the U.S. Senate, voters told David Hoffman he was running for the "wrong office" -- the "right" one ...

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Cook County Voter Turnout Was Extremely Low

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Stroger, Pat Quinn, Illinois Senate Primary, 2010 Election, Kirk Dillard, Alexi Giannoulias, Jim Ryan, 2010 Primary, Illinois Governor's Race, Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Dan Hynes, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago, Illinois, David Hoffman, Andy McKenna, Illinois 2010 Primary, Chicago News

Election officials called Tuesday's poor voter turnout in Chicago "very, very unfortunate" as more than 70 percent of registered voters did not bother...

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Illinois Election Results 2010: Primary Results Still Coming In

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly all the votes are in from Illinois's Tuesday primaries, and the results remained murky Wednesday morning. On the Senate side, things are actu...

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Illinois Senate Primary 2010: Could Weather Help Giannoulias, Hurt Hoffman?

Posted 05.25.2011

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A snowy morning in Chicago could bode well for Alexi Giannoulias's chances to win the Democratic nomination for Senate, as he seeks to stave off chall...

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Illinois Primary Election 2010: Voting Begins In Governor, US Senate, Local Races

Posted 05.25.2011

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Voting is underway in the 2010 Illinois primaries, as locals battle the snow and head to their polling places to decide some closely-watched county, s...

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Alexi Giannoulias: Broadway Bank 'Changed Sharply' Under His Tenure, Reports Chicago News Coop

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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After law school, Mr. Giannoulias went to work full-time at the bank in 2002. He quickly became a senior loan officer and then a vice president. Wheth...

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Alexi Giannoulias Wins Democratic Primary For Illinois Senate Seat, Will Face Mark Kirk In General Election

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexi Giannoulias, the state treasurer and party favorite, won the Democratic nomination for Illinois's U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday's election, He wil...

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Illinois Primary On Tuesday: Is Obama's State Up For Grabs?

Politics Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patrick Quinn, Ilinois Senate Seat, Cheryle Jackson, Mark Steven Kirk, Alexi Giannoulias, David Hoffman, Illinois Primary, Patrick Hughes, Politics News

CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and the Illinois governorship, held by Democrats, are GOP November takeover targets as voters head...

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Jacob Meister Drops Out Of Senate Race, Endorses Alexi Giannoulias

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacob Meister officially left the U.S. Senate race on Sunday, endorsing Illinois State Treasurer and primary front-runner Alexi Giannoulias. Meister ...

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Alexi Giannoulias Stumbles On Broadway Bank As Hoffman, Jackson Attack

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexi Giannoulias is struggling to get past the increasingly ugly picture being painted of his family's Broadway Bank. The candidate for the Democrat...

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Poll: Giannoulias Leads Kirk For Illinois Senate Seat

Posted 05.25.2011

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New figures from Public Policy Polling show Alexi Giannoulias leading Mark Kirk by eight points in a hypothetical general-election showdown. Giannoul...

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Jackson To Giannoulias: Drop Out Of The Race

Posted 05.25.2011

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Following the announcement that federal regulators have stepped in to monitor executives at Alexi Giannoulias' family bank, fellow Senate candidate an...

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David Hoffman Attacks Alexi Giannoulias For Rezko Ties (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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With just over a week before Election Day, David Hoffman has launched a new attack ad, going after the front-runner in the Democratic race for U.S. Se...

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Alexi Giannoulias Leads, David Hoffman Surges In Democratic Senate Race, New Poll Shows

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexi Giannoulias stayed comfortably ahead in the Democratic primary for Illinois's US Senate seat, according to the latest polls. The figures, relea...

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Cheryle Jackson, Democratic Senate Candidate, Hedges On Gay Marriage On 'Chicago Tonight'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexi Giannoulias, Cheryle Jackson and David Hoffman, widely believed to be the three front-runners in the race for the Democratic nomination for Sena...

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David Hoffman Reports Raising $900,000 For Senate Run

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic Senate candidate David Hoffman reported Monday that he has raised $905,137 in the month since announcing his candidacy for the seat current...

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Axelrod: 'I Thought Lisa [Madigan] Would Give Us The Best Shot' Of Keeping Obama's Senate Seat

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The White House and Illinois Democrats said Tuesday that their bid to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be eas...

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Gutierrez Endorsing Giannoulias For Obama's Old Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Senate Races, Illinois Senate Race, Illinois Senate 2010, Luis Gutierrez, David Hoffman, Chicago News

Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is set to receive the endorsement today of Illinois' highest-ranking Hispanic elected official, U.S. Rep. L...

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