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Move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee...
Tags: Government, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Christine Radogno, Family, Colin Powell
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Change of heart
The conversion of Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman to be a supporter of gay marriage is another chapter of the interesting phenomenon in which an individual’s position changes when he or she is personally affected by the matter. Sen. Portman&...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Human Interest, Same-Sex Marriage
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Argo, Lincoln and the politics of Hollywood
The Oscar for best picture was won by "Argo," the true tale of a secret rescue mission in Iran during the Carter administration. It beat out "Lincoln," the story of how black Americans were rescued from slavery. Does this mean Jimmy Carter's stock is on...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Barack Obama, Iran
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Are we ready for another Bush?
Members of the Bush Family Dynasty who now aspire to political office have apparently concluded it is "safe" to surface, less than five years after the debacle of George W.'s presidency. George P., eldest son of Jeb, is running for Texas land...Tags: Government, Social Issues, Church and State Relations, Abortion, U.S. Senate
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World According to Dick Cheney dates, times, preview
Channel Guide MagazineWhen is The World According To Dick Cheney on? Below details the Showtime air dates and times, as well as gives a preview of the highly anticipated documentary. Supporters and critics will find much to debate and insights to be learned in Showtime’s... -
Majority report
This is the strangest political story I've heard in a long time. Last month in Macomb, a town of about 20,000 residents some 200 miles southwest of Chicago, 2nd Ward aldermanic candidate Steve Wailand beat incumbent Kay Hill by one vote — 17-16...
Tags: Chicago Elections, Local Elections, Family, Rob Portman, Local Government
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'The World According to Dick Cheney' as seen through R.J. Cutler's lens
From Inside the Box"Cheney refers to his vice presidency ... as one of the most consequential vice presidencies in American history. And it clearly was," says filmmaker R.J. Cutler.... -
GOP Sen. Rob Portman announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio has become one of the most prominent elected Republicans to announce his support for same-sex marriage, a "change of heart" that he said began when his son told him that he was gay. Portman, who was on Mitt Romney'...
Tags: Family, Social Issues, Rob Portman, Philosophy, Barack Obama
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The Traditional Values Coalition gives Rob Portman hell
Andrea Lafferty, the president of the Traditional Values Coalition, says something offensive about gays and lesbians practically every time she speaks on the subject. Nevertheless, she hit a new low Friday in her response to conservative Republican Sen....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Customs and Tradition
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What we learned in Iraq
Ten years ago this week, Americans were about to be introduced to a strange new concept, as they awaited the U.S. war to bring regime change in Iraq. Coined by American military officers, it encapsulated a situation in which everything went right until...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, International Military Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Barack Obama
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Jeb Bush will be on five Sunday morning programs
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelFormer Gov. Jeb Bush will be everywhere Sunday morning. He is on five programs: “Meet the Press,” “State of the Union,” “Fox News Sunday,” “Face the Nation” and “This Week.” The Florida... -
Dick Cheney dishonest, defiant and then some to the end in Showtime documentary
The Baltimore SunThe first question Dick Cheney is asked in "The World According to Dick Cheney" is: What's your favorite virtue? "Integrity," he answers. What do you value most in your friends?" he's asked in follow-up. "Honesty," he says through those crooked,...Tags: Movies, Media Industry, Halliburton Company, Vietnam, Vice (movie)
Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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