publiusforum.com - 3/16/2009
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-By Warner Todd Huston
On Saturday afternoon, in the midst of Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day celebration with its tradition of turning of the Chicago River green, a cadre of concerned Republicans met to plan a way to capture the Congressional seat of Chicago’s 5th District, ...
politics.theatlantic.com - 3/18/2009
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White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel just
had to scratch that itch. Speaking for the President...
and to the New York Times yesterday, he called the contretemps over the AIG news a "distraction" from the "main priority of getting the financial ...
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The Gloves Come Off
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/17/2009
weeklystandard.com - 3/22/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
THE WEEKLY STANDARD reported last week that Democratic
congressional candidate Scott Murphy claimed to have met with...
White House political operatives “in the situation room.” The White House has been non-responsive to inquiries as to whether the ...
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Rahm Emanuel, Commander-in-Chief?
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Illinois Republicans Can’t Stop Eating Their Own
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Over the past weekend I was a visitor at a planning session for the Republican candidate aiming to take Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s 5th Congressional District seat. I wrote about my impression of the meeting and headlined it Planning to Turn Rahm Emanuel’s Seat Red. ...
Illinois Republicans Can’t Stop Eating Their Own
Stop The ACLU —
... is just another example of Illinois Republicans eating their own. And in an unfortunate turn of events, it involves me. Over the past weekend I was a visitor at a planning session for the Republican candidate aiming to take Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s 5th Congressional District seat. I wrote about my impression of the meeting and headlined it Planning to Turn Rahm Emanuel’s Seat Red . But, Illinois Review got its tinfoil hat screwed down a little to tight and revealed a bit of arrogance that pervades so much of the Illinois Republican Party. This time imagining that ...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, Roland Burris! —
Politics Daily
Chicago politicians need to make a big deal out of St. Patrick's Day. After all, in a city so Irish they dye the river green each March 17th, you've got to make some overtures to the Emerald Isle. So of course, Illinois Senator Roland Burris was in attendance for this past weekend's St. ...
Obama laments he'll miss Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parade —
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President Obama lamented Tuesday that he couldn't be back in his hometown of Chicago for its legendary St. Patrick's Day parade.
Meeting with Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen this morning in the Oval Office, Obama said he regretted he couldn't be in Chicago today — where the river is dyed ...
Happy St Patrick’s Day —
The Moderate Voice
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
By Martha Randolph Carr
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone. Today all of America gets to be an honorary Irishman, wear green and attempt lame brogues. It’s a wonderful, quirky little holiday that inspires city officials to turn the Chicago River that runs through ...
Planning to Turn Rahm Emanuel’s Seat Red —
Stop The ACLU
-By Warner Todd Huston
On Saturday afternoon, in the midst of Chicago's famous St. Patrick's Day celebration with its tradition of turning of the Chicago River green, a cadre of concerned Republicans met to plan a way to capture the Congressional seat of Chicago's 5th District, the one being ...
"Brothers At War" Opens Today —
The Jawa Report
Passing along. It's finally here - today, March 13, 2009, "Brothers At War" opens in seven select theaters including: * Carmike 15 in Columbus, GA * Landmark E Street Theater in Washington D.C. * AMC River East 21 in Chicago,...