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Jarrett: Chicago-Staffed White House Not The City's '51st Ward'

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 08.25.2009 | Chicago

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In Washington, the relationships among the key players in government are subject to speculation and fascination over whether there is a "Chicago way" ...

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The Call for Common Ground on Abortion

Cristina Page | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

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Cristina Page

In a never before attempted event, the Obama administration merged dozens of leaders from the pro-choice and pro-life movements onto one conference call line and, wisely, muted us.

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Phasing Out of Transition and Into the Book Business

Mike Lux | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.

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Obama White House Adds Two More Chicagoans

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama added two more Chicagoans to his White House team Friday. Michael Strautmanis, who was Obama's Chief Counsel in the Sen...

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Obama White House: Top Chicago Lawyer To Be Public Liaison

Chicago Tribune | Christi Parsons and John McCormick | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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A prominent Chicago lawyer who was one of Barack Obama's top fundraisers will be appointed to run the Office of Public Liaison for the White House, th...

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