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Rhubarb patch: Will GOP presidential hopefuls fail to KO wobbly Obama?
Change of SubjectVeteran Chicago commentator Dennis Byrne is a weekly contributor to the Tribune's commentary pages and the proprietor of The Barbershop, a ChicagoNow blog. In Wednesday's Tribune he joins me in The Rhubarb Patch to discuss the 2012 presidential race. To..... -
Newt 'n' polls
Change of SubjectJeff Greenfield's essay "Gingrich's turn: The eye of Newt" analyzes the reasons why Newt Gingrich has surged in the GOP presidential primary polls: He is following the same path as Sen. John McCain did four years ago after his campaign...... -
Obama on deficit talks: 'I have bent over backwards to work with the Republicans'
Top of the TicketIn 6,102 words Obama seeks to portray himself as the compromiser-in-chief on the stalemated deficit reduction talks.... -
Gabrielle Giffords' not the first sickbed-to-Capitol Hill vote
Opinion L.A.It was high drama on Capitol Hill –- and I don’t mean about the debt-ceiling debate, for which "low" is a more apt adjective. I mean the startling appearance in the House of Representatives of one of its honorable members,...... -
Long time environmental advocate Thom Rumberger dies
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Long time Republican lawyer and environmental advocate E. Thom Rumberger died Wednesday night. He was 79. Here's the obituary, released by Ron Sachs Communications. ************************* TALLAHASSEE — E. Thom Rumberger, 79,... -
President Obama visits Former Sen. Dole in hospital
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsPresident Barack Obama met with former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole this week. Dole is recovering from complications from recent knee surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The President was at Walter Reed visiting with soldiers hurt in Iraq and...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Barack Obama
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Is the timing right for a new version of 'Freedom to Farm?'
Relatively high commodity prices, huge federal budget deficits, and the realization that agriculture will have to contribute to deficit reduction. These three factors framed the political landscape back in 1995, when lawmakers inked historic changes in...Tags: Human Interest, Homes, Washington (U.S. state), Career and Workplace, Politics
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Governor to speak at Gridiron Club
Fox59Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is scheduled to speak at the Gridiron Club in March where he will address the Society of Journalists. Some are speculating it's a sign Daniels plans to run for president. Past Republicans who spoke at the dinner include...Tags: Indianapolis, Politics, Elections, Executive Branch, Indiana
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Patrick: Tea partisan goes to D.C.
Truth be told, if Dr. Rand Paul had not won his race for the United States Senate against all odds, I probably wouldn’t have read his book or written this column about it.
But he is a leader in one of the most fascinating political dramas of the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Human Interest, Washington (U.S. state), Constitutional Issues, Elections
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Presidents Day Quiz: How well do you know the presidents?
The Winchester SunToday is Presidents Day, and being an American history enthusiast, I thought of the following presidential trivia questions. Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are below. Questions: 1. Which president of the last 20 years is a...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kentucky, Kenya
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PASSINGS: Norma Zimmer, Dick Walsh, Robert F. Ellsworth, Robert Traylor, Burt Reinhardt
Norma Zimmer
Singer was Welk 'Champagne Lady'
Norma Zimmer, 87, the "Champagne Lady" of television's "The Lawrence Welk Show" and a studio singer, died Tuesday at her home in Brea. Her son, Larry, did not give the cause of death.
Zimmer performed on...Tags: Charlotte Bobcats, Management Change, Unrest, Conflicts and War, CNN (tv network), Television
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Kosmas faces a flood of ads by outside groups
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — The latest attack ads against Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas have the New Smyrna Beach freshman crying foul — as outside groups have flooded her race with ads aimed at hurting her bid for a second term against state Rep....
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