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For months now, the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) has kept a spotlight on Rigoberto Padilla, a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student who is staring down a December deportation deadline. As the coalition points out, Rigo's situation -- he is facing deportation due to a misdemeanor DUI offense -- perfectly represents the [...]
By Mark Rhoads
The good news is that for the most part, President Obama has taken the advice of his chief commander on the gound in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal instead of the advice of wannabe Gen. Joe Biden and other White House political advisers who never even got close [...]
I came across a great tool for understanding deficits. It ends up that Illinois can boast that there are 8 states who have worse deficits when you measure the deficit per capita. Click on the 'values' button below the graph and it will sort in order of deficit per [...]
by Mark Silva
"Pay grades'' may be quaking in Washington.
Vice President Joe Biden said today that the question of what sort of criminal penalties the Virginia couple who got into the White House during a State Dinner without authorization should face is "above my pay grade.''
But there are plenty of [...]
On Tuesday, November 15, there was an attempted break-in at a homelocated
in the 8300 block of S. Prairie. However on Wednesday, November16, their garage
was broken into and a car window was smashed. TheGPS system was taken.
People, if you [...]
If you haven't been to a peace rally since Obama took office then today is your chance. There's a Springfield rally against the escalation of troops in Afghanistan today (12/2/9), 12-1pm, in front of the Federal Building on 6th & Monroe.
I expect that people will have different reasons for going' [...]
by Teri O'Brien
Like many of you, and unlike the risibly gullible Lame Stream Media, I have a very well-calibrated BS detector, which is why I am not likely to fall for the latest in the endless series of calculated hoaxes that fill the largely-wasted bandwidth that passes for news and' [...]
After surviving the first cloture vote last month, "debate" on the final Senate health care bill officially kicked off this week. Republicans are up to their usual tricks, railing against "Medicare cuts" they have previously supported and spinning the latest Congressional Budget Office report that reaffirmed reform will bring down the [...]
From: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
Date: October 1, 2008
Re: Gala Christmas Party
I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar [...]
*Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas – no one could say.*
*The children were told by their [...]
below, release.....
DURBIN TO HOST DELEGATION BRIEFING ON THOMSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that TOMORROW, December 2, he will host a briefing for members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to discuss the Thomson Correctional Center [...]
The latest from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois ...
Former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman is up on the air with his first television ad. Watch the spot, in which he states, "The bankers, the lobbyists and insiders have owned Washington for too long":
Meanwhile, three of the [...]
from the Kinzinger for Congress campaign
Bourbonnais, IL – Adam Kinzinger, Republican candidate for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District, released the following statement on President Obama’s speech on the Afghanistan Troop Surge.
“Afghanistan is one of the vital fronts in the war on terrorism where we face many challenges. [...]
It's Official: Cook County Cuts Sales Tax
by Julian E. Barnes
As top administration officials appeared before Congress today to defend the troop build-up in Afghanistan, and with the Pentagon saying the first new troops will deploy within two to three weeks, a key Senate Democrat questioned a central element of President Obama's new Afghan strategy.
Such a deal! From Dining Chicago: "FREE CAKE. Through Jan. 3, buy one of the new nine- or 14-piece “Flame-Grilled Feasts” at El Pollo Loco in Uptown, Hanover Park or [...]
The fact that last week Illinois' US Senator Roland Burris and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr were named two of America's 15 most corrupt politicians by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and it didn't grab headlines statewide is more evidence of how' [...]
by Mark Silva
Tiger Woods is a pretty big golfer.
President Barack Obama is a pretty big golfer, too.
And it turns out that Woods, the golf champion, has some tips for Obama, the president -- 10 of them, in fact.
by Ghost of John Brown
We continue our series of conversations with the Republican candidates for the 14th Congressional District (still waiting on the call from Bill Foster for us to interview him - stopped holding my breath a long time ago). This week, we feature an [...]
On Nov. 20, the historic Manhattan Declaration was unveiled, just what my distraught spirit had been yearning. I became its 218,525th signer.
The Manhattan Declaration is a momentous 4,700-word manifesto authored by Chuck Colson, Dr. Robert George, and Dr. Timothy George, with input [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton goes to Congress and a NATO meeting in Belgium to discuss President Obama's Afghanistant escalate-and-exit plan.
[...]WASHINGTON -- President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan by adding 30,000 U.S. troops -- at the same time announcing an exit strategy to start in July 2011 with no firm end date -- was clearly difficult for many of his most ardent supporters. This is not [...]
*Clarification: In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing at 10:40AM.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
In the [...]
I don't know what folks at the Sun-Times have been eating for breakfast these days, but they've been spitting fire when it comes to Mayor Daley and his TIFs.
First there was Abdon Pallasch's Sunday story about how the mayor isn't telling the truth about the program.
[' [...]
So much for a rookie alderman’s plan to establish terms limits and pay cuts for Chicago Police Board members, force them to explain their disciplinary actions against police officers and penalize board members for poor attendance.
' [...]
Here is the statement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of President Obama's address on Afghanistan:
So we waited for over 3 months for this speech about how we are giving away Afghanistan to Al Queda and the Taliban??? This has got to be one of the low points in our military’s morale ever. We are just telling the Terrorists to wait for [...]
from Hayes for Congress (2 CD) campaign:
CHICAGO - December 1, 2009: The following statement was released today by Rev. Isaac C. Hayes, the GOP nominee for Congress in IL-2, and opponent of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) regarding President Obama’s announcement to send 30,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan:
“President [...]
WASHINGTON - Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama detailed his new strategy for winning the war in Afghanistan:
"I applaud the President for supporting a troop increase that will help us win the war in Afghanistan. Hopefully this will heal some of the divisions" [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release December 1, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE NATION
ON THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Eisenhower Hall Theatre
United States Military Academy at West Point
West Point, [...]
from the Walsh for Congress campaign
Lake Zurich, IL – Joe Walsh, Republican candidate for the GOP nomination for the 8th District Congressional seat currently held by Rep. Melissa Bean has issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan policy tonight:
"First and foremost," [...]
from the Friedman for Congress campaign
Upon listening to the President's speech this evening, Arie expressed the following thought: “While I applaud the fact that the President is finally heeding the professional advice of Gen. McChrystal, as a Naval Aviator I am dismayed that he is setting a timetable for withdrawal [...]
from the Geissler for Congress campaign
WAUCONDA, IL - "While I'm glad that President Obama has made a decision regarding Afghanistan, the fact that we waited for nearly a year since he took office to make any decision is troubling. As commander-in-chief he is Constitutionally and morally obligated to ensure our'" [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2009
FACT SHEET: THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
OUR MISSION: The President's speech reaffirms the March 2009 core goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat al [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
December 1, 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama--As Prepared for Delivery
The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
United States Military Academy at West Point
December 1, 2009
Good evening. To the United [...]
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Congressman Aaron Schock said:
8th CD Congressional candidate Chris Geissler also responded:
Washington, DC – Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) issued the following statement today following President Barack Obama’s speech at West Point outlining his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the next six months:
“I [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2009
Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation
"The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 - the fastest pace possible - so that they can target" [...]
by Mark Silva and updated again at 9:05 pm EST
President Barack Obama, swiftly deploying an added 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, told a national television audience tonight that Americans "have no interest in fighting an endless war'' and promised to begin withdrawing forces from the embattled nation" [...]
Was convicted felon Stu Levine to gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan what Tony Rezko was to former Governor Rod Blagojevich? That's a question raised by a Sun-Times story Monday, referring to Levine's testimony last year during the Rezko trial.
Indeed, Levine, like Rezko raised campaign funds for a statewide officer. And [...]
Cook County Board of Commissioners voted today to override Board President Todd Stroger's veto, resulting in the sales tax being lowered a half a percent. The Trib reports:
Voting to override and cut taxes: Earlean Collins, D-Chicago; Forrest Claypool, D-Chicago; John Daley, D-Chicago; Bridget Gainer, D-Chicago; Elizabeth Gorman, R-Orland Park;' [...]
Washington, DC...Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) has been invited to attend President Obama's speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, tonight. The President is scheduled to outline his plans for troop deployments to Afghanistan. The invitation was extended to Shimkus as he' [...]
Is this Mayor Daley's idea of a compromise? Yesterday we noted that Ald. Joe Moore (49th Ward) had introduced a budget amendment calling for the restoration of the $2.5 million in lost state mental health reimbursements. (Ongoing billing glitches at the Department of Public Health are to blame for the drop in funding.) [...]
