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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Grief alone doesn't explain Daley's rant

Grief and anger, like clouds of a coming storm, moved back and forth across the landscape of Mayor Daley's face in public appearances last week.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Obama insider sheds light on team sacrifice

David Plouffe, Barack Obama's brilliant, wonky campaign manager, didn't want to talk about the dog.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Two Dems take brave stand on health bill

It took some courage for U.S. Representatives Melissa Bean and Bill Foster to do what they did Saturday night in Washington DC. They provided two crucial votes for the president's controversial health-care reform package, which narrowly made it out of the U.S. House.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Dems need dose of reporter's fighting spirit

Carlos Hernandez Gomez is a reporter with attitude. Streetwise and smart, punky yet sweet. When Carlos walks into a news conference, he brings his own electricity.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Raw state politics enough to make you gag

If you want a snapshot of how the sausage is made in an election, it could be seen at 69 W. Washington Tuesday. That building houses both the Chicago and Cook County election boards.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Campaign finance reform: Best we could get?

Dawn Clark Netsch, the venerable voice of Illinois political reform, called early Friday morning even though it was going to make her late for a dentist's appointment. She was concerned I was going to get it wrong. That I was going to blast the Legislature for once again passing a watered-down, weak-kneed bill on campaign finance reform that they would hail as progress.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Voters accepting no reform imitations

Scott Turow, the prolific, best-selling Chicago author, had a message for Illinois lawmakers the other day.

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