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O'Malley pays a visit to Iowa's core Democrats
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was in this first-in-the-nation caucus state Sunday to give the keynote address to hundreds at a Democratic barbecue — a role frequently reserved for likely presidential candidates. The invitation, and decision to...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Travel, Democratic Governors Association, Republican Party
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CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network
Tribune staff reporterAs America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...Tags: Students, Politics, Lobbying, Republican Party, Chicago News Cooperative
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Emanuel to stump for Obama in Florida
Mayor Rahm Emanuel will continue his role as a surrogate for President Barack Obama this weekend, heading to Florida to try to persuade the swing state's key Jewish and senior citizen constituencies to vote to send Obama back to the White House....
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Judaism, White House, Chicago Teachers Strike
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O'Malley sharply critical of GOP at convention
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would...Tags: Long Island, Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Party, Politics, R. Sargent Shriver
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A nun quietly rebukes 'I built that'
— Let's talk about the other speech. No, not Bill Clinton's 48-minute stemwinder to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night that was so mesmerizing even Republicans praised it. Instead, let's offer a little nod of affirmation for...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Politics, Cancer, Republican Party, Landforms
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Wading through the '-crats' this election cycle
We imagine there are folks who watch the presidential debates to carefully consider the candidates' stands on free trade and job creation and health care reform. We watch them to carefully consider how the candidates use language. If a John McCain-...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Twitter, Inc.
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The war on, for and about women in Charlotte
To reach the Convention Center, you must first walk the gauntlet of dead baby parts. It's one of the newer and more gruesome tactics in the fight over reproductive choice, protesters hoisting large color placards depicting aborted fetuses torn in...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Democratic Party, Michelle Obama, The Miami Herald, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Walsh, Duckworth in heated debate
A heated suburban congressional campaign boiled over during a Tuesday night debate as Republican Rep. Joe Walsh labeled Tammy Duckworth a "failed bureaucrat" running a poll-tested campaign while the Democratic challenger argued the incumbent serves the...
Tags: Tammy Duckworth, Veterans Affairs, Tea Party Movement, Democratic Party, Politics
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Tonight: Barack Obama; ‘America’s Got Talent’; MTV Video Music Awards
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCan President Barack Obama wow the crowd at the Democratic National Convention as well as former President Bill Clinton did? We'll learn Thursday night when the Democratic conclave concludes. ABC and CBS join the Democrats at 10 p.m. NBC starts its... -
Michelle Obama's traditional values
At the risk of inviting legions of conservatives to swoop down and tell me I'm drowning in the Obama Kool-Aid (actually, it's not just a risk; it's a guarantee), I'm just going to come out and say it: Michelle Obama was spectacular at the Democratic...Tags: Politics, Elizabeth Warren, Michelle Obama, U.S. Senate, Customs and Tradition
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review WTTW-Ch. 11: Host Joel Weisman with Chuck Goudie, ABC-7 News - Mick Dumke,...... -
President Obama's speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention focuses on divergent visions for the future
Pop2it"If you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election. If you reject the notion that our government is forever beholder to the highest bidder, you need to stand up in this election."...
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