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• White House worried about Giannoulias Senate candidacy

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  As the New York Times reports, the White House is worried about keeping the Senate seat currently held by Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) in the hands of the Democratic Party. David Axelrod admits it. Mr. Axelrod concedes that he and Mr. Obama failed to persuade Attorney General Lisa Madigan to run for the Senate ...
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• Burris in Iraq, still an embarrassment

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) traveled to Iraq, where he refused to answer questions about the admonishment he received from the Senate Ethics Committee. Chicago Breaking News has more: When a reporter told Burris some were questioning the expense of his Iraq trip, Burris said they were entitled to their ...
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• GOP comptroller candidate to protest Al Gores Chicago appearance

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  With the possibility of snow on Thanksgiving, its fitting that man-made global warming alarmist Al Gore will be in Chicago on Tuesday, plugging his latest epic, "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis." But he wont be alone... PROTESTERS TARGET GORES CHICAGO APPEARANCE GOP Candidate for Comptroller ...
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• David Axelrod Worried Dems May Lose Obama’s Senate Seat

  
  Lakeshore Laments — Authority: 143
  (The New York Times Via Politico ) Things are not looking good for Democratic Senatorial recruitment for what should be an easy open seat defense. Axelrod concedes that he and Mr. Obama failed to persuade Attorney General Lisa Madigan to run for the Senate seat vacated by Mr. Obama. “She would have walked ...
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• Blago hires still hanging on in Illinois

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Shortly after being sworn in to office, Governor Pat Quinn vowed to "fumigate state government." The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the fumigation isnt going so well. To legislators, part of that scrub-down seemed obvious: Quinn would clean house of state appointees and other workers whose clout had won them top ...
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• Chicago Tribune remembers Durbins doubletalk

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Man oh man, I thought I was the only one who remembered that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)a called for a special election to choose Barack Obamas replacement in the US Senate. Instead we ended up with Roland Burris. The Chicago Tribune remembers: Then came the maneuvering weve characterized in headlines as "Profiles ...
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• Oprah quits and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is displeased (only hed put it a little differently)

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 817
  According to Chicago Mayor Richard "Have a Nice Day" Daley , you can just blame (credit) that dad-gummed media again for chasing that Windy City institution Oprah off of television after compiling a personal federal reserve of only about $2.3 billion. Oprah has announced shell close down her daily syndicated ...
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• Senate Ethics Committee: No Punishment for Burris

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich), who nominally represents me in the United States Senate, at best got a hand-slap from the Senate Ethics Committee for giving evasive and dishonest answers when he explained how he ended up getting appointed to Barack Obamas former seat. From AP: The Senate ethics committee on Friday ...
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• Ethics Panel Gives Free Pass to Burris

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  In a letter released today, the Senate Ethics Committee admonished Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) for “actions and statements reflecting unfavorably upon the Senate” in connection to the senator’s actions during his appointment to the upper chamber last year. The Committee found that you should have known that ...
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• End of Oprah Show? Not so fast

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  I was planning to ignore this story, but Ive been pulled into the "Oprah is quitting" frenzy. In this CBS 2 Chicago story, California and Chicago get knocked. There has been talk for some time that Winfrey would move Harpo Productions Inc., her production company, out of Chicago and possibly create her own ...
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• Jim Ryan, leading in poll, only GOP gov candidate with executive branch experience

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  WSIL-TV Carterville reports on Jim Ryans lead in a poll. The former Illinois attorney general is the only Republican candidate for governor who has executive branch experience. Ryan says he can solve Illinois $11 billion dollar budget woes without raising taxes. Click here to visit the official Jim Ryan site. ...
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• Online petition: No Terrorists in Illinois

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  If you oppose Gitmo North in Illinois, as I do, then please sign an online petition here. Technorati tags: Illinois illinois politics Gitmo guantanamo War on Terror
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• Illinois unemployment rate now at 11 percent

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Despite the plethora of "Putting America Back To Work" signs across Illinois, our state unemployment rate is now at 11 percent, the highest in over 26 years. One year ago it was at 6.8 percent. As with everyone else who lives here, I know many people who are unemployed. Im hoping that the Democrats wont use this ...
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• Jim Ryan leads Ill. gov poll

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Adam Andrzejewskis campaign released a poll that shows Jim Ryan leads the other Republican candidate for Illinois governor. Jim Ryan 30% Adam Andrzejewski 11% Bill Brady 11% Andy McKenna 10% Kirk Dillard 7% Bob Schillerstrom 3% McKenna has blitzed the airwaves with commercials in the last few weeks, and ...
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• Ill. GOP: When will Rep. Bill Foster end his silence on Gitmo North?

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Bill Foster (D-Batavia) was elected to the district previously represented by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Im hoping the GOP can win back the seat next year. As does the Illinois Republican Party, which issued this press release: CHICAGO – Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady today called on ...
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• Ill. GOP: When will Rep. Jerry Costello end his silence on Gitmo North?

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  The silence among some members of the Illinois Democratic delegation regarding Gitmo North continues. From an Illinois Republican Party press release: CHICAGO – Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady today called on Congressman Jerry Costello to end his silence on Governor Quinn and Senator Durbins plan ...
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• Gitmo North, Galena, and Durbin

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Calling it a "dream come true," Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) wants to transfer about 100 terrorists from Guantanamo Bay detention center to Thomson, Illinois. While on Fox News yesterday afternoon, Durbin said that most of the critics of Gitmo North have never been to Carroll County, where Thomson is located. Include ...
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• Rep. Bean opposes Gitmo North

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Shes still a wimp for not holding any town hall meetings this summer, but Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Barrington) this afternoon became the first member of the Illinois Democratic delegation to oppose the relocation of Guantanamo Bay terrorists to Thomson, Illinois. From yet another Illinois Republican Party press release: ...
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• Poll shows most Illinoisans oppose Gitmo North

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  Heres a press release I received from the Illinois Republican Party: CHICAGO – Less than one-third of Illinois voters support a plan to move terrorists from Gitmo to Thomson, Illinois while 57 percent call it a "bad idea," according to a survey released today by We Ask America, a division of Xpress Professional ...
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• Rep. Manzullo denounces Gitmo North

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 562
  In the below CNN clip, watch Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Egan), who represents Thomson, Illinois. Thats the place with the near-empty prison, which Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn, both Democrats, want to sell to the federal government to house 100 or so terrorists currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As far ...
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