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Obama: McCain wrong on tanker
The Swampby Aamer Madhani Sen. Barack Obama commended the Pentagon for postponing the controversial competition to overhaul the Air Force's aging tanker fleet, but he took aim today at the McCain campaign for its connections to the European aerospace...Tags: Defense, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Robert Gates, Armed Forces, Contracts
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Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)
The Swampby Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......Tags: Sports, Credit and Debt, Commuting, Economic Policy, Ethanol
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Charlie Crist ally predicts McCain win in Florida
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsAmong Florida Republicans traveling with John McCain today on his 95-seat Boeing 737-400 to Palm Beach County was Brian Ballard. He???s one of Tallahassee???s top lobbyists, a political strategist, close friend and adviser to Gov. Charlie Crist, and the.....Tags: Tampa, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Harry Reid, Regional Authority
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Illinoisans celebrate new DC clout
The Swampby John McCormick Illinois visitors got their inaugural celebration under way Sunday evening with a reception hosted by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and numerous corporate sponsors. The event was a reminder of the state's clout in the incoming...Tags: United States, Rod Blagojevich, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Chicago
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10 for Wednesday: Tim Not-so-terrific?
Spin CycleTim Geithner's big bailout plan was big, but reaction was "brutally negative" as markets dipped and pundits and legislators shook their heads over the lack of specifics. Wall Street executives (don't laugh) are going on an "image offensive" to......Tags: Northrop Grumman Corporation, Barney Frank, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Aerospace Manufacturing, Raytheon Company
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Flight limits over Obama's Chicago home
The Swampby John McCormick and Sara Olkon When Air Force One touches down Friday evening in Chicago, there will once again be a chance to see heavily armed motorcades and be surprised by unexpected appearances by the most famous and powerful......Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, National Government
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Obama: 'I'm an optimist, not a sap'
The Swamp(Pundits interview President Obama aboard Air Force One. From left to right, E.J. Dionne, Washington Post; Bob Herbert, NY Times; Ron Brownstein, National Journal; the president, Jennifer Psaki, a White House staffer, Kathleen Parker, Washington Post...Tags: Defense, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Armed Forces
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Obama's Commerce Sec'y: Gary Locke
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger and updated President Obama is expected to select former Washington state Gov. Gary Locke as commerce secretary, a position that the White House has had a difficult time filling. The president is expected to......Tags: Judd Gregg, Heads of State, New Mexico, Regional Authority, National Government
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890 bird strikes reported in Maryland 1990-2007
Maryland WeatherIn all the reporting in recent weeks about the bird strike data recently released by the Federal Aviation Administration, I never read anything specific to Maryland. But the report is now available online and it's available to anyone curious enough to.......Tags: Maryland
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Supreme Court: 'The diversity criteria'
The Swampby Mark Silva Anyone seriously interested in filling the imminent opening on the Supreme Court is probably loathe to get on too many publicly discussed lists, but our friend and colleague Jan Crawford Greenburg and the crew at ABC News......Tags: Michigan, Islam, Dianne Feinstein, United States, Regional Authority
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Barack the Barbarian: Coffee table fare
The Swampby Mark Silva It's been a year now since we first heard of the publication of the comic-book series, Barack the Barbarian, a Chicago production. But it appears the Secret Service has done a fairly poor job of purging any......Tags: Iowa, Missouri, Barack Obama, Spider-Man (fictional character), White House
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High-tech Homeland Security plans flop
The Swampby Ken Dilanian A high-tech "virtual fence" to catch illegal border crossers. Next-generation nuclear detectors at ports. Tamper-proof driver's licenses in every state. These were signature Bush administration initiatives to protect the country against...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Defense, Corruption, Transportation Accidents, Corporate Crime
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