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President Obama Will Likely Dump the Public Option, and Here's Why

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama wants -- no desperately needs -- to win a big victory on health care, or at least the appearance of a victory, even if it means scrapping the only thing that really represents true health care reform.

Criminal Justice: One Of The Enormous Non-Issues Of Presidential Politics

James Freedman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home


James Freedman

A candidate like Obama -- who says "thoughtful things" and actually speaks in "paragraphs" as opposed to soundbites -- might be willing to address the topic. But don't hold your breath.

Inauguration Tickets Already Selling Fast In Illinois

Chicago Tribune | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics


Like Cubs or White Sox fans booking their World Series seats at the All-Star Break, Illinois residents are snapping up tickets to celebrate Barack Oba...

Barack Obambi? Not Quite; Just Ask Alice Palmer

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Carol Felsenthal

In 1995, deciding to run for an open congressional seat, state senator Alice Palmer anointed Obama as her successor. It was from that relatively lowly position that Obama launched his incredible political career.

Illinois Rep: At Least Eight Superdelegates Secretly Supporting Obama

Progress Illinois | Mose Buchele | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she knows of "at least eight" superdelegates who plan on voting for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, but h...

Obama Says GOP Will Have Dirt on Clinton

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO — Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the ...

Obama Snags San Francisco Chronicle And St. Louis Post-Dispatch Endorsement

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the San Francisco Chronicle are endorsing Barack Obama in the upcoming Feb. 5 Democratic presidential primary. The O...