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2008: The Year of Audacity

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 02.04.2009 | Living

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Andrea Chalupa

We now have something outside ourselves to struggle against. A very real and tangible angst.

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Emanuel Had Direct Talks With Blagojevich But No Wrongdoing: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previ...

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Obama Never Pushed Valerie Jarrett For Senate: Axelrod

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In what I can only describe as a political fantasy, Gov. Blagojevich somehow thought he could extract a Cabinet post from Presiden...

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Appoint Abner Mikva To Obama's Senate Seat

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Terry Curtis Fox

The 82-year old Mikva is beyond reproach -- perhaps the only man alive in Illinois who could be appointed tomorrow without tarnish.

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Nate Silver: Illinois Residents, Not Governor, Should Choose Obama's Replacement

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will soon have the honor of selecting a replacement for Barack Obama, who has resigned his position in the Senate in...

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High School Musical Chairs

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

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Elizabeth Austin

If you really believe that Milo is planning to name you as Barry's replacement, then keep on washing cars and baking cookies. But if I were you, I'd ask Milo to sign a Memorandum of Understanding first.

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Senator You

Michael Jones | Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

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Michael Jones

I don't think that those hopeful faces in Grant Park were hoping that the deciding factor in the choice to fill President-elect Obama's Senate seat for the next two years be who can best help our embattled Governor.

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Obama's Replacement In Senate: Gov. Says No Rush

Chicago Tribune | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today he's "not interested" in appointing himself to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, but did not expressly rule out...

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Obama, Harold, Blago and Fox, Oh My!

Robert Reed | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Robert Reed

Others can celebrate, but Obama--who is more realist than charismatic idealist--grasps the gravity of what lies ahead.

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Obama's Replacement: Chicago Defender Endorses Jackson Jr.

Chicago Defender | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

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America will soon elect a new president. If that new president is Barack Obama, and we sincerely hope that it is, Illinois will need to quickly fill o...

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