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Posts tagged "politics"

Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause

Chicago Police ethics scandal taints city no matter what the cause
The Sun-Times reports that up to 1,000 Chicago Police Department officers may have failed to file annual ethics statements that were due on June 1. A CPD spokesperson did not tell the Sun-Times how many officers failed to file reports, but did note that the officers failed to file reports after they were “notified of... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 9, 2011 at 6:30 am
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Mark Kirk, The Sideline Senator

Mark Kirk, The Sideline Senator
In the wake of America’s credit rating downgrade by Standard and Poor’s, Illinois U.S. Senator Mark Kirk now says Congress should have down more to cut the nation’s debt outlook. The debt deal reached by the White House and Congress last weekend would cut spending by $2.5 trillion dollars over the next ten years. That... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 7, 2011 at 11:00 am
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Optics and Policy with Mike Huckabee

Optics and Policy with Mike Huckabee
In the wake of the downgrade of America’s credit rating by Standard and Poor’s, former presidential candidate and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is out with a solution to America’s fiscal mess: hire Donald Trump! No, Huckabee does not want to start a movement to draft the birther-businessman to run for the presidency. Instead, Huckabee wants... Read more »
By thelowedown,
August 6, 2011 at 7:52 pm
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Gets Phone Hacking Scandal Almost All Wrong

Wall Street Journal Editorial Gets Phone Hacking Scandal Almost All Wrong
Politico called The Wall Street Journal’s editorial defending its reputation against its sister newspapers phone hacking of celebrities, politicians, and murder victims “remarkable.” Politico described the editorial as remarkable because the Journal portrays News Corporation as the victim of “liberal politicians and media competition in the U.K. and the U.S.” The editorial by the Journal is... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 25, 2011 at 5:50 am
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Thur teachin' r kids!

Thur teachin' r kids!
Extraneous government websites exist. President Obama, along with his chief information officer, wants to get rid of them. Obama has pretty clear reasons for wanting to get rid of some of the extraneous websites. First, they are unnecessary, and second, they cost money to host, operate, and maintain. A prominent example of a government funded... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 14, 2011 at 11:04 pm
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Tax lies and the big business liars who tell them

In January, in the waning days of the 96th General Assembly, Democratic legislators in Illinois passed a massive tax increase: from 3% to 5% for the personal income tax and from 4.8% to 7% for corporate income taxes. Predictably, those against any and all tax hikes cried “businesses will leave Illinois” and screamed about how... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 2, 2011 at 7:48 pm
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Political Kibbles & Bits

The Mayoral Race Chicago Tribune: Emanuel records scrutinized in residency challenge Sun-Times: Emanuel claimed part-year residency in ’09 Chicago News Cooperative: Emanuel Eyed Mayoral Run Back in 2008 Sun-Times: Q&A with the Rev. James Meeks The National Scene NYT: Jobless Aides Comb the Democratic Market Politico: Look who’s a judicial activist now NYT: The Fed? Ron Paul’s Not... Read more »
By thelowedown,
December 12, 2010 at 7:13 pm
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Governor Candidate Accuses Opponent Of Giving Boners

A candidate for Governor of New Mexico had a (Freudian?) slip of the tongue. Governor Candidate Accuses Opponent Of Giving Boners – Watch more Funny Videos... Read more »
By thelowedown,
October 25, 2010 at 1:43 am
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Illinois State Representative Elaine Nekritz on the Possibility of More Unpaid State Bills "You Win Some, You Lose Some"

Interviewed by The Capitol Fax Blog, Illinois State Representative Elaine Nekritz (Democrat) said she believes the state of Illinois will end up in the same place it was last year with unpaid bills that are unable to have their obligations met because not enough cuts were passed in the state House’s budget plan. Her response... Read more »
By thelowedown,
May 26, 2010 at 12:57 am
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Joe Sestak, Rand Paul Win Senate Primaries; Mark Critz Wins Murtha Congressional race; Blanche Lincoln Forced Into Runoff; Incumbent Apocalypse

Will 2010 be the year of the incumbent and establishment apocalypse? It very well could be. In May 18th primaries for United State Senate, Joe Sestak and Rand Paul won Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively. Mark Critz, a staffer of the deceased John Murtha, beat his Republican opponent in a special election and will have... Read more »
By thelowedown,
May 19, 2010 at 1:14 am
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