chicagojournal.com - 12/16/2008
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Activists say evangelical influence watered down proposal By JESSICA PUPOVAC Editor Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus is one of most powerful evangelical ministers in Chicago. In the past 10 years, he has seen his New Life Covenant Ministries congregation in Humboldt Park expand from 120 members to about ...
What Happened?
corner.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — If there's one thing that we know for sure about the current economic crisis, it's that the controversy over what caused it will rage on for years. This is, of course, a fascinating topic in its own right, but it's one of more than just academic ...
Open Campus
sweet-juniper.com 11/23/2008 — When I see it, the sun has nearly set. The memory card inside my camera is almost full. I don't have a tripod with me. But on the ground-floor the windows are wide open, the doors ripped from their hinges.
Jane Cooper Elementary sits gutted in one of ...
A New Pride in Our Country
truthdig.com 11/4/2008 — I know there’s a chance that the first African-American to make a serious run for the presidency will lose. But that is precisely what’s new: I’m talking about possibility, not inevitability. For African-Americans, this is nothing ...
A New Kind of Pride
washingtonpost.com 11/4/2008 — Whoever wins this election, I understand what Barack Obama meant when he said his faith in the American people had been "vindicated" by his campaign's success. I understand what Michelle Obama meant, months ago, when she said she was "proud of my ...
What Happened
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/12/2008 — A quick update from a knowledgeable source who works in that big building with the dome ...
I don't think it'll be hard to explain why Senate Republicans had the final say: that's what the Constitution and Senate rules require. How else would we ...
Why Obama Gets an "A" for Choosing Duncan
blogs.tnr.com 12/17/2008 — Arne Duncan wasn't Mayor Richard Daley's first choice to
lead Chicago's
public schools in 2001. But when Daley's top pick declined the offer, he turned
to Duncan, who at the time was young and relatively unknown to the public, despite
having served ...
update... OBAMA SLAM-DUNCANS EDUCATION
gregpalast.com 12/17/2008 — FOUL CHOICE OF BASKETBALL BUDDY FOR EDUCATION SECRETARY
by Greg Palast
[New York. Tuesday, December 16, 2998]
Hey, you Liberal Democrats. You may have won the election, but you're getting CREAMED in the transition.
Today, President-elect ...
Transition: Arne Duncan's day
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/16/2008 —
Obama is going local for his Education secretary -- Chicago public schools chief Arne Duncan, “who over seven years maintained a positive story line for the troubled district," the Los Angeles Times reports. More: "Since 2001, when Chicago Mayor ...
Duncan to Education
blogs.tnr.com 12/16/2008 — Following up on an earlier post , NYT is now reporting that Arne Duncan , head of Chicago's public schools, has been tapped as Obama's education secretary. After being a frontrunner for weeks, Duncan will likely be introduced at a press conference ...
Obama's Pick: Taps Duncan for Education, and Basketball
blogs.abcnews.com 12/16/2008 — ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS: In his 10th press conference, President-elect Obama today announced his pick for Education Secretary, Arne Duncan. "When it comes to school reform, Arne is the most hands-on of hands-on practitioners," Obama said of ...
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