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Patrick Fitzgerald Says Governor Blagojevich Engaged in ‘Political Corruption Crime Spree’

December 9th, 2008 · No Comments

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald opened his news conference late this morning by describing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as having been “in the middle of a political corruption crime spree.”
During the extended session that followed, Fitzgerald went on to highlight four activities in which the Democrat is alleged to have been involved.  Below are key paragraphs [...]

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Saturday Night Live Tackles Issue Debate Did Not

October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

One would have expected NBC to boost its ratings tonight by capitalizing on Tina Fey’s ability to impersonate Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin like they’ve done before.  But, alas, no.  Instead, Saturday Night Live’s WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY election special did something more valuable — it tackled at least one issue the second presidential debate [...]

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Chicago’s Summer Murder Total Higher Than Iraq’s

September 4th, 2008 · 13 Comments

In the “Meet Barack Obama” section of his campaign’s web site, one can read that “Obama turned down lucrative job offers after law school to return to Chicago, leading a successful voter registration drive.” Today, I’m hoping the Democratic Party presidential nominee will pass on yet another lucrative position (i.e., the presidency) and come to [...]

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