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Joe Scarborough on ‘Meet the Press’; Peggy Noonan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list for the last Sunday morning programs before the 2012 election: NBC's “Meet the Press” will feature White House senior adviser David Plouffe and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. The program starts at 9 a.m. on WESH-... -
Time to trot out this year's turkeys
With Thanksgiving almost here, it's time to present the annual Turkey of the Year Awards. Recipients may cry fowl. But even if they haven't been turkeys all year, each winner has done something to merit this prestigious recognition. The awards for 2012:...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Gallup, Inc., Arts and Culture, Tony Bennett, Literature
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Likability's labor lost
Is the Rahmfather of Chicago — Mayor Rahm Emanuel — his own worst enemy? Only a mayor's worst enemy would brush off a critical issue, like secretly taping reporters' phone calls, which is a felony in this state, and say it's much ado about...
Tags: Barack Obama, Bankruptcy, POLITICO LLC, Public Officials, Elections
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Chicago teachers line up to vote on strike authorization
Tribune reportersChicago public school teachers, many of them wearing red T-shirts emblazoned with their union logo, lined up early this morning to vote on whether to authorize a strike if a contract can't be worked out with the district. Contract talks are ongoing,...Tags: Voting, Elections, Strikes, Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning
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Coca-Cola gives $3M to city for anti-obesity, diabetes efforts
Tribune reporterA Chicago Park District program funded by Coca-Cola will try to fight obesity and diabetes by offering nutrition education as well as exercise classes run by armed forces veterans, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday. The Park Families Wellness...Tags: Chicago Park District, Coca-Cola, Springfield, Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Military
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New Term, Familiar Challenges for Barack Obama
CNNWashington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Personal Income, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Indicted former lawmaker on way to winning state House race
Tribune reporterIndicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges. Smith declared...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Rod Blagojevich, Bribery
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Obama garners hard-fought victory
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's campaign was relishing a hard-fought victory for the presidency, capping a re-election bid that hinged heavily on aggressive voter registration and turnout efforts. Obama and his team were scattered across...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Basketball, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Jeff Sanders
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Confident Obama congratulates Romney, shoots hoops
JULIE PACE,Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Expressing confidence but leaving nothing to chance, President Barack Obama indulged his superstitions by engaging in a traditional Election Day basketball game with friends as the race that will determine his political future was...Tags: Robert L. Gibbs, Basketball, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Jeff Sanders
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This year will be different, but we'll always have 2008
I saved the newspapers from the week after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, and a few days ago I fished them out of the basket, hidden behind a living room chair, where they've gathered dust for the past four years. I leafed...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Social Issues, Newspaper and Magazine, The New York Times, Barack Obama
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Crushing debt is our children's biggest threat
One issue overshadows every other in this election: the crushing government debt that we are leaving our children. Just as World War II defined the Greatest Generation and the '60s defined the baby boomer generation, our generation will become known as...
Tags: Richard M. Daley, Government Debt, Barack Obama, Political Fundraising, Mitt Romney
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Big Romney fundraiser in Chicago days before election
Tribune reporterJust four days before the election, Republican Mitt Romney's backers will hold a fundraiser in President Barack Obama’s hometown to buy last-minute TV airtime in the remaining battleground states, a source close to the campaign said Tuesday. The...Tags: Gold Coast, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Charity
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Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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Nov 4, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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Oct 23, 2012
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