chicagotribune.com - 10/23/2008
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"They have assured us that they're willing to pay," said Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications spokeswoman Jennifer Martinez, adding that the city had yet to hit the total button. "We're still outlining what some of these things will entail." The Secret Service—and ultimately ...
cbs2chicago.com - 10/23/2008
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City Vows To Bill Obama Campaign For All
Costs Associated With Massive Outdoor Bash CHICAGO (CBS) ―...
Election Day is less than two weeks away, and Chicago could be home to the biggest political party in the country. Construction is underway for a ...
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Election Night In Grant Park: Construction Begins
swamppolitics.com - 10/21/2008
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by John McCormick , developing Sen. Barack Obama's
presidential campaign will hold what it hopes will be...
an Election Night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago, a large space that hosted a papal visit in 1979. An Obama aide confirmed the ...
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Obama's Election Night: Grant Park
swamppolitics.com - 10/29/2008
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by John McCormick Tickets for Sen. Barack Obama's
election night event in Chicago at Grant Park are...
gone, according to a message on a Web site his campaign made public Tuesday afternoon to handle applications from Illinois residents. "Thanks for your interest," the message says. "There ...
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Obama's Grant Park tickets all gone
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Shakesville —
... "Republican John McCain is not going to make his election night remarks in the traditional style - at a podium standing in front of a sea of campaign workers jammed into a hotel ballroom." Instead, Senator McCain will address a small group of reporters and supporters. MEANWHILE, Senator Obama plans an election night spectacle in Chicago's Grant Park.
Raising 4.3 trillion US dollars: What Obama isn’t telling America about his “tax cuts”…
Flopping Aces —
... Then again, he’s got one expensive party planned in Chicago that will be costing the city over $2 million alone…. a pretty penny that the candidate promises the campaign… or would that be his donors?… will pick up the tab. ...
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