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Illinois Gov. Quinn embraces Obama, as other Dems keep distance
Unlike some other Democrats whose jobs depend on the November elections, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is not dodging an association with President Obama.
Despite a tough election, Quinn is embracing both the president and first lady.
“They do us proud.…
Battle-tested Walker fights to keep job in Wisconsin
Cutting the ribbon on a new facility in Waukesha, Wis., local businessman Gunner Lyslo told Gov. Scott Walker, “Maybe this is something you will do in the White House.” ;
Ever the savvy politician, Walker lifted up both palms, as…
Keystone showdown: Battle over pipeline lands before Nebraska high court
Feb 3, 2014: Demonstrators protest against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline in San Francisco, California. (Reuters)
The national debate on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will concentrate on Lincoln, Neb., Friday as that state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in…
Why the hottest senate race in the country might just be in Alaska
One of the closet and most significant Senate races in the country this year is Alaska’s election for the junior Senate slot presently held by Democrat Mark Begich.
Alaska, the forty ninth state admitted to the Union, is our largest…
Amid gangland shootings, Chicago leaders call for federal resources
Jasmine Curry, a mother of five and five months pregnant, lay dead along Chicago’s Dan Ryan expressway Wednesday morning, the latest victim in Chicago’s epidemic of gunfire with a bullet to the head.
It was uncommon that she was shot…
State Budgets Still in Need of Major Reform
Despite improving tax revenues and numerous reforms, state and local government finances remain in need of major fixes, a task force said Tuesday.
Public employee retirement benefits remain a major problem, according to the State Budget Crisis Task Force, with…
America’s willful blindness — Obama is a divider not a unifier
The much discussed Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, which was released Thursday morning, shows a sharply divided America. Not much new there.
Half of those surveyed think that the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect on Friday with the…
Obama’s Opportunity To Go Big On The Fiscal Cliff
The current stalemate on the fiscal cliff leaves a tremendous opportunity for President Obama to go big. He has the chance to say that as we finish out the holiday season and the year there is still time to avert…
There was no ‘tipping point’ in the 2012 election
There was no tipping point in this election. Former Gov. Mitt Romney simply made a number of strategic errors that cost him and the Republican Party the presidency, and any hope that they had of winning control of the U.S.…
Sudden danger signs in polling as Election Day nears
As Election Day approaches, we must be very sensitive to last minute changes in the polls. Remember that President George W. Bush fell from a 4 point lead into a tie over the last weekend in 2000 and Clinton rose…
