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by Josh Kalven
3:39pm
Fri Oct 17, 2008
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SEIU Getting Out The Early Vote In NW Indiana

White House '08

The Service Employees International Union is sinking some serious resources into comprehensive get-out-the-vote efforts in Northwest Indiana, where over 5,000 of the union's members reside.

The SEIU Illinois State Council (which sponsors this website) is targeting the ...

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by Josh Kalven
3:16pm
Fri Oct 17, 2008
19 comments

Biggert's Shaky Debate Performance

Scott Harper

Last night on WTTW, 13th District GOP Rep. Judy Biggert and Democratic challenger Scott Harper appeared together for a discussion that largely focused on the economy and ongoing financial crisis.  Biggert's performance didn't exactly instill confidence, however.  Simply put, ...

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by Adam Doster
3:07pm
Fri Oct 17, 2008
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Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama

Barack Obama

For the very first time in its 161-year history, the Chicago Tribune has endorsed a Democrat for President of the United States. In a lead editorial to be published tomorrow, Barack Obama earns the paper's support. Here's a lengthy excerpt: On Dec. 6, 2006, ...

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by Adam Doster
11:56am
Fri Oct 17, 2008
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An Urban President

Barack Obama

Despite the fact that the largest 100 metropolitan areas are home to 65 percent
of the nation’s population and account for about 75 percent of the
country’s gross domestic product, Americans haven't elected an urban
president since John F. Kennedy. A few factors ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:10am
Fri Oct 17, 2008

Bill Maher on ACORN: "They're Not Trying To Fool Anybody"

ACORN

Last night on CNN's Larry King Live, Bill Maher made a brief but effective comment about the ACORN controversy manufactured by Republicans in recent weeks, which he called "completely bogus" and another example of how "people don't really get the true ...

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by Angela Caputo
9:23am
Fri Oct 17, 2008
9 comments

Cook Co. Foreclosure Evictions To Resume On Monday

Tom Dart

The moratorium on foreclosure evictions that propelled Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart into the national spotlight last week and secured his "good-guy" reputation back here at home has officially concluded.

Satisfied by the Cook County's decision to incorporate ...

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by Josh Kalven
5:26pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008
1 comment

Number Of The Day: 54

Media

That's the number of segments CNN has run in the last ten days on allegations that ACORN is responsible for voter registration fraud in multiple states.  According to Media Matters, which tallied the segments, only one of these 54 reports mentioned both of these salient points...

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by Adam Doster
4:50pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008
2 comments

Ayers And Social Justice Education

Education

If you want to peer into the world of right-wing school reformers,
Sol Stern would be a good guide. For almost a decade, this Manhattan
Institute senior fellow has contributed articles about education reform to City Journal,
the neoconservative urban policy magazine funded ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:22pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Why Postville?

Iowa

Ever since the dust settled in Postville, IA following the historic immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant there in May, some have been wondering: "What was the cost?"

The Des Moines Register has been working for months to get the final ...