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Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
thegspot.typepad.com - 1/7/2009
Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
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By Kathy G.By now you've probably heard the news. Tom Geoghegan* -- author, labor lawyer, and all-round mensch -- is running for Congress. With Rahm Emanuel's departure to join Barack Obama's White House, his Congressional seat in Illinois's Fifth District...
actblue.com - 1/5/2009
ActBlue — Tom Geoghegan, IL-05
— actblue.com — Logged in as Admin Contribution reports Manage Partnerships My Home Settings Log out Home Login Candidate Directory Fundraising Pages Support Us Blog Help ActBlue - The online clearinghouse for Democratic action. Tom Geoghegan Election: IL-05 200  ... (more) ActBlue — Tom Geoghegan, IL-05

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politico.com - 1/8/2009
Daschle's approach: Anything but Clinton
— politico.com — They might sit side-by-side in Barack Obama’s Cabinet room someday, but Tom Daschle didn’t much like Hillary Clinton’s tactics for fixing health care 15 years ago. (more) Daschle's approach: Anything but Clinton

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Tom Geoghegan for Congress
jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 1/5/2009
Tom Geoghegan for Congress
— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — Two years ago, I said I was making an exception to the "no active involvement in politics" stance I had maintained through my previous decades of journalistic life. (After leaving a one-time stint in politics in the Jimmy Carter years.) That exception ... (more) Tom Geoghegan for Congress

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Help Replace Rahm Emanuel With Tom Geoghegan... For A Better America
DownWithTyranny! — ... Tom has decided to run, please take a moment and visit his website to learn more. David Dayen: This is a serious leader, committed to improving the lives of working people through policy. It's the epitome of what you would want in a public servant. Plus, he'd drive conservatives crazy. Digby: If you want to know what a real progressive candidate looks like, this is the guy. Kathy G from The G Spot: I can't tell you how utterly thrilled and delighted I am by this ...

Howie Klein: Helping Replace Rahm Emanuel With Tom Geoghegan... For A Better America
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... has decided to run, please take a moment and visit his website to learn more. David Dayen: This is a serious leader, committed to improving the lives of working people through policy. It's the epitome of what you would want in a public servant. Plus, he'd drive conservatives crazy. Digby: If you want to know what a real progressive candidate looks like, this is the guy. Kathy G from The G Spot: I can't tell you how utterly thrilled and delighted I am by this ...

Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars — ... Rewriting history, warmongering, dragging around piglets -- and Obama hasn't even been seated yet. Just how far will absolutists go in the battle against the stimulus package Newshoggers: War crimes beget war crimes, just as atrocities beget new militants on all sides, and rushing to the lowest common denominator of mindless violence does not and cannot halt an insurgency. Crooked Timber: Foreign Policy The G Spot: Mr. Geoghegan Goes To Washington William K. Wolfrum Chronicles: Bill has lunch ...

Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
Crooks and Liars — Kathy G. gives us the goods on Geoghegan.

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