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Seven Killed in Chicago During 24-Hour Period, While Six Killed in War Zones During Entire Week

June 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Five months ago, I reported that the number of chicago murders in 2008 topped the number of U.S. soldier deaths in Iraq and that the mainstream media had failed to report it.  Now, an update:
Today, the Chicago Daily Herald reports seven Chicago men — all in their 20s or 30s — were shot and killed [...]

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Number of Chicago Murders in 2008 Tops U.S. Soldier Deaths in Iraq, But Media’s Not Reporting It

January 3rd, 2009 · 19 Comments

Few Americans realize the number of people murdered in Chicago during 2008 was larger than the number of U.S. soldier deaths in Iraq during the same period.
In a Sept. 4 post, I noted an effort by Chicago’s CBS television affiliate to change that fact. CBS2Chicago broadcast a report that included an interesting stat — that [...]

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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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