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Madigan cool to consumer board post
The Swampby Katherine Skiba Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan on Tuesday said, in so many words, thanks but no thanks to the soon-to-be-created position of director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Madigan, a two-term AG who is on the......Tags: Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Consumers, U.S. Senate, Lisa Madigan
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Obama on Giannoulias: 'You can trust him'
The Swamp(Cross posted from Clout Street) by John Byrne and Rick Pearson President Barack Obama today told Democratic campaign donors that U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is running "for all the right reasons." "He's not doing this to help lobbyists. He's....Tags: Charity, Texas, Dan Hynes, Richard M. Daley, Pat Quinn
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Blago fallout for IL Dems, Obama
The Swampby Mike Memoli Our friends at Clout Street note the timing of yesterday's verdict in the Rod Blagojevich trial, coming on the eve of Illinois Democrats' day at the state fair. Democrats are mindful of what happened to Republicans, who......Tags: Pat Quinn, Politics, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan
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Barack Obama's Illinois testimonials
The Swampby Rick Pearson DENVER--It was a night of Illinois testimonials for home-state Sen. Barack Obama to open the Democratic National Convention, with speeches from a legislative seatmate to a vanquished Senate opponent all attempting to define the presumptive...Tags: Dan Hynes, Politics, New York, Political Candidates, Emil Jones
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Beyond 'fiscal cliff,' unknowns shaping economy are larger than they appear
The perils of looking too far out in the future when it comes to the economy are evident in a Chicago Tribune story that ran Nov. 8, 1928, two days after Herbert Hoover was elected to succeed fellow Republican Calvin Coolidge in the White House. "See...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Politics, Calvin Coolidge, Business, Federal Reserve
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Judge did right thing by banning cellphones in courtrooms
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses. "They're bold and they're brash," Evans told me the other day. "They think they can do it in...
Tags: Judges, Timothy Evans, Toni Preckwinkle, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Kass: Republican Bruce Rauner takes no position on gay marriage
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire Republican businessman who wants to become governor of Illinois, sat down with me for an interview Thursday and dodged questions about same-sex marriage. It took about four tries to pin him down on where he stands,...
Tags: Springfield, Banking, Business Enterprises, Roger Ebert, Bill Brady
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March Moutzness brackets point to Villa Park upset
Here it's already April — the White Sox have opened the season to the victorious stylings of pitcher Chris Sale — and I'm way late in giving out the March Moutza of the Month. It could have been awarded Sunday, but that was Easter Sunday for...
Tags: Easter, Chicago White Sox, Politics, Executive Branch, National Government
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The Obama seat and the rights of the voters
There's good news for Illinois: we might be able to retire Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., two months earlier than expected. That doesn't sound like much, but more important than removing Burris — former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointee...Tags: Dennis Byrne, Local Elections, Judges, Rod Blagojevich, Crime, Law and Justice
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48 down, 1 dozen to go
To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...Tags: Marriage, ABC (tv network), Judges, Illinois General Assembly, Social Issues
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A tax on politicians? It's an offer they can't refuse
American politicians are always on the lookout for "new sources of revenue," which sounds a lot nicer than "sinking their fangs into our necks." But however you describe it, they just can't stop sucking our blood with their unending tax increases on the...
Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Judges, Chicago City Hall, Crime, Law and Justice
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Union bosses love taxpayers' wallets
What if lawmakers passed a bill that allowed two dozen hand-picked political insiders to fan out across the state and walk up to you and demand your cash?
Not ask but demand.
Got a problem?
There is no passion in the demand, no anger, no urgency....Tags: Career and Workplace, Richard M. Daley, Politics, Interior Policy, Executive Branch
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Jun 21, 2010
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Oct 19, 2012
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Sep 22, 2011
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