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A Friday Health Care Update

doomsy wrote 4 months ago: Oh, and by the way, (based on this), the line about the Obama health plan costing a trillion dollars … more →

Tags: Political Videos, Health Care, US Congress

Michelle Bachmann Says Something Stupid (Again)

Otto wrote 5 months ago: Huff: Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conf … more →

Tags: News, Politics & News, health-care reform, Health Care, health reform, Michelle Bachmann

Bipartisans reintroduce ERA today2 comments

freemenow wrote 5 months ago: By BettyJean Kling Except for the new leadership at NOW, I do not see all the women’s groups j … more →

Tags: Feminism, ERA, Women's rights, carolyn maloney

The Return of the ERA

AAUWguest wrote 5 months ago: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any Sta … more →

Tags: sex discrimination, ERA, equal right, carolyn maloney, Women's Equality Amendment, inequality

Political group uses twisted logic to criticize local official

jerrymoore2008 wrote 8 months ago: One political organization was a tad misleading in the “robocalls” it made recently to c … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Jerry Moore, Zachary] Cikanek, Tom Matzzie, accountable america, robocalls

Illinois Rep's Housing Bill Would Harm Families and Children1 comment

rachelfirm wrote 10 months ago: We just received an update from our partners at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rig … more →

Tags: Immigration News, illinois coalition for immigrant and refugee rights, Housing Relief Act, HR 1106

More Choices for the Illinois Senate Seat with Resumes

proudpuma wrote 1 year ago: Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Veterans Affairs Director –Disabled Iraq war veteran –Major in … more →

Tags: sexism, Women in Politics, puma, pumasphere, Senate, Women, replacement, Janice Schakowsky, Illinois

Ryan Watch

divisionstreet wrote 1 year ago: More members of Illinois’ congressional delegation have weighed in on the possible commutation … more →

Tags: CongressCritters, Dumb ideas, Barack Obama, Debbie Halvorson, Dick Durbin, george ryan, Jesse Jackson Jr.

Author warns state, federal gun-control candidates of being hit by Brady Effect

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: One piece of political e-mail I received last week piqued my interest. It was titled, “Democra … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Jill Morgenthaler, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Dennis Reboletti, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Gary Nowak, Paul Helmke, Scott Harper

Post-debate between the 6th Congressional District candidates continues4 comments

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: From a new file, “6th Congressional District Debate about the Debate – Part Deux”: … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Jill Morgenthaler, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, Jesse Jackson Jr., Republican, 6th Congressional District

Congressional Arts Report Card - Illinois3 comments

Scotty Zacher wrote 1 year ago: Americans for the Arts Action Fund has released this year’s Congressional Arts report card.  I … more →

Tags: Financials, Theater News, Politics, americans for the arts, Janice Schakowsky, Melissa Bean, Jerry Costello, Danny Davis, Rahm Emanuel

By massaging the facts, bailout plan has something for everyone3 comments

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I wrote an article for my company’s newspaper Web sites examining how four local leg … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Bill Foster, $700 billion bailout, Dan Lipinski, Big Government, Big Business, Conservative Republicans

Candidates react to House member votes on bailout package7 comments

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: While eating breakfast this morning, I couldn’t decide which part of the newspaper I was readi … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Jill Morgenthaler, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Bill Foster, $700 billion bailout, Dan Lipinski, Michael Hawkins, Jerome Pohlen

'A House divided' stresses markets by not passing bailout plan

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: Local legislators must have gotten an earful last week regarding the Bush administration’s pro … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Bill Foster, subprime mortgage crisis, $700 billion bailout, Dan Lipinski

The fool who cried (for) Wolf(owitz): Bush's Iraq War lies complicate economic bailout3 comments

James McPherson wrote 1 year ago: Paul Wolfowitz, of course, was the Bush secretary of defense and one of the architects of the Iraq W … more →

Tags: Politics, History, John McCain, Iraq War, Bush administration, George W. Bush, CNN, Economy, Economic Meltdown

No one involved in proposed railroad merger is sitting back quietly2 comments

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: Whether Canadian National Railway succeeds in overcoming opposition from southwest and western subur … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Surface Transportation Board, Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway, Candanian National Railway, Jerry Moore, Karen Phillips

Bus tour ignores facts about economy2 comments

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: President Bush’s critics have employed a textbook political tactic to cast aspersions on Repub … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Jerry Moore, Americans United for Change, President Bush, Economy

Canadian National proposal puts the cart before the horse1 comment

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: Canadian National Railway has my head spinning. In the latest regarding its quest to acquire the Elg … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Surface Transportation Board, Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway, Candanian National Railway, Jerry Moore

Elected officials, railway trying to make each other blink

gatehousechicago wrote 1 year ago: As all sides toss in bigger antes, the jackpot in the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway sweepstake … more →

Tags: suburban shoutout, Surface Transportation Board, Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway, Candanian National Railway, Peter Roskam, Jerry Moore, Melissa Bean, Bill Foster


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