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Quit Horsing Around on Slaughter and Transport

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Congress, Judiciary Committee, Livestock, Dan Burton, Agriculture, Horse, Horses, Animals, House Judiciary Committee, Legislation, Transportation, Mark Kirk, Horse Slaughter, Illinois, Oregon, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Eleven lucky horses got a new lease on life yesterday. Authorities still don't know who discarded the malnourished horses. The owner might not come forward since he/she could face criminal charges.

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Esquire's "Portrait" Of The NIU Shooter

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: School Shooting, Illinois Shooting, Steven Kazmierczak, Shooting Northern Illinois University, Gun Control, Guns in School, Illinois, Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

This story of last year's Northern Illinois University shooting raises a lot of troubling issues, one of which is why we make it so easy for dangerous people to get guns.

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Illinois To Sue Countrywide Over "Unfair And Deceptive" Mortgages

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Illinois, Chicago, Countrywide Lawsuit, Countrywide Financial, Business News

CHICAGO — The nation's biggest mortgage lender engaged in "unfair and deceptive" practices to get homeowners to apply for risky mortgages far be...

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Two Illinois Levees Break, Force Evacuations

AP | ALLEN G. BREED | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home

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OAKVILLE, Iowa — Even before the Iowa River used this town as a shortcut to the Mississippi, there wasn't much here: A post office, a convenienc...

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Flooding Closes Bridges Between Iowa, Illinois

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Iowa, Illinois, Mississippi River, Midwest Flooding, Iowa Illinois Bridge, Sandbags Flooding, Home News

GULFPORT, Ill. — The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopt...

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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Wisconsin Diary: My Grandparents Think McCain's Too Old

Dan Treul | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In a northern Midwestern town, at my cousin's graduation, I got a glimpse of something remarkable, something that may signal yet more troublesome news to the already troubled regiment of McCain campaign strategists.

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Think You Need a Raise? Caregivers for the Disabled Need One More Than You Do

Harold Pollack | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Reform Developmental Disability, Medicaid, Health, Illinois, Healthcare Workers, Afsme, Living News
Harold Pollack

We trust direct care workers to care for our loved ones. We should earn their trust by paying a living wage.

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Republicans Who Just Don't Get It

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dennis Hastert, Republican Party, Louisiana, Mississippi, Special Election, Dick Cheney, Gop, 2008 Elections, Illinois, Moderates, Right-Wing, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

If Republicans lose in deeply Republican districts as they did last night, they can literally lose anywhere. The whole electoral map can be redrawn.

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Obama, Lincoln and The Encouraging Double Ds

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.11.2008 | Home

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Advisers with the same initials a century-and-a-half apart persuaded their gifted but obscure Illinois senator friends to run for the highest office in the land. The Obama and Lincoln Parallels multiply!

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Dangerous ideas

David Horton | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living

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David Horton

My lovely friend Pamela (of Frogblog fame) brought this item from Illinois to my attention. "Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) interrupted atheist activ...

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Polls, Al Gore, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Vermont, West Virginia, Oregon, Colorado, General Election, Missouri, Nevada, Virginia, Defense, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Maine, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Super Tuesday, Ken Salazar, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, New York, Barack Obama, Idaho, Foreign Policy, Independents, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Arkansas, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Rasmussen, Surveyusa, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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How The Inspirational Candidate Of Change From Illinois Beats The Republican War Hero

Martin Lewis | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

Alumnus of the Harvard Law School... Respected politician from Illinois... Inspirational speaker Running against a decorated Republican war hero... Th...

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Clinton Spinning Into Twilight Zone

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Clinton operation's dismissive attitude towards the states that she loses feels uncomfortably like a post-facto snub by the aggrieved party in a break up: "he's not really my type anyway."

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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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Obama's Image Problem In The Jewish Community

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Heidi Pickman

Obama is having a problem courting a segment of the Jewish population. Some Jewish voters worry that his time spent in a predominantly Muslim country as a youth means that he is not a friend of Israel.

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Hillary, We're Just Not That Into You

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

We want to say it's nothing personal, but it is, and the Clintons have now progressed from denial to anger, as they realize that it's not going to happen.

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Illinois Gov Under Siege As Feds Target Him In Pay-To-Play Inquiry

Chicago Tribune | David Mendell and Ray Long | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

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For years, Rod Blagojevich has projected two distinct images that define his tenure as Illinois' governor. In one, he is a populist champion with an ...

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Obama's Just "Present" Votes In Illinois Allowed Him To Sidestep Controversial Issues

New York Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and CHRISTOPHER DREW | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, 2008 Campaign, Barack Obama, Just Present Votes, 2008 Presidential Campaign, 2008 Presidential Race, Illinois, Obama and Illinois and Votes, Obama's Votes, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature -- to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adult...

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Popular-Vote Movement Nears Crucial Moment

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: National Popular Vote, Presidential Election, 2008 Election, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Illinois, New Jersey, Politics News

A three-year-old effort aimed at electing U.S. presidents through a popular vote is entering a critical phase in the coming weeks, with two big states...

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Republicans Stunned by Penniless Wisecracking Two-bit Preacher

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Mike Huckabee's not-so-improbable rise has stunned the Republican establishment and has his rivals exhibiting completely aberrant behavior.

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Countrywide Subpoenaed By Illinois Over Lending Practices

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 12.13.2007 | Business

Read More: Countrywide Financial Lending, Subprime Mortgages, Illinois Attorney General, Countrywide Financial, Lisa Madigan, Illinois, Business News

The Illinois attorney general is investigating the home loan unit of Countrywide Financial as part of the state's expanding inquiry into dubious lendi...

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One Runner Dead, 250 Hospitalized, After Extreme Heat Halts Chicago Marathon

AP via CNN | Posted 10.07.2007 | Home

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Organizers shut down the course four hours after the start of Sunday's Chicago Marathon because of 88-degree heat and sweltering humidity that left on...

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