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    Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. White House task force to tackle gun violence

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- Announcing his first steps in response to the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, President Obama on Wednesday charged a task force with drawing up a list of proposals to reduce gun violence across the nation and urged Congress to hold votes on gun control legislation early in the new year.
    WASHINGTON -- Announcing his first steps in response to the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, President Obama on Wednesday charged a task force with drawing up a list of proposals to reduce gun violence across the nation and urged Congress to hold votes on...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Shootings

    2. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. McManus: Reshuffling Obama's Cabinet

    "Second terms are hard work," a veteran of the Bill Clinton White House told me Tuesday. "It's a good idea to get some fresh blood in there."
    "Second terms are hard work," a veteran of the Bill Clinton White House told me Tuesday. "It's a good idea to get some fresh blood in there." But so far, President Obama seems more inclined to simply shuffle the chairs as he reshapes his Cabinet for...

    Tags: John Brennan, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Parties and Movements

    3. May 3, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Jury hears he's a crook or victim

    Chicago Tribune reporters
    The first jury to hear evidence that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat and generally abused his office with shakedowns for political and personal profit said it was confused by a sprawling case and unsure when the...

    Tags: National Government, FBI, Prosecution, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich

    4. Dec 13, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Amazing Race' recap: I got GPS, OK? [Updated]

    Show Tracker
    OK, so maybe it wasn’t on the level of Frances Perkins (first woman on the U.S. Cabinet) or Sandra Day O’Connor (first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court) or Sally Ride (first American woman in space). But in the corrupt......
    5. Apr 1, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. NYC's Mayor Michael Bloomberg Hit With "Third Term-itis": Poll

    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is suffering so-called "third term-itis," with only 40 percent of voters approving of his job as good or excellent, a poll found on Thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008.
    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is suffering so-called "third term-itis," with only 40 percent of voters approving of his job as good or excellent, a poll found on Thursday, down nearly 30 percent from 2008. The NY1-Marist Poll also showed that...

    Tags: Quinnipiac University, New York, New York City, Regional Authority, Michael Bloomberg

    6. May 3, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  6. Wiretaps detail Blagojevich's wish list

    The first day of testimony closed with prosecutors playing what could be described as Rod Blagojevich&rsquo;s &ldquo;I have a dream&rdquo; wiretap, though the sentiments expressed by the then-governor on Nov. 5, 2008, were considerably less noble than anything uttered by Martin Luther King Jr.
    Tribune reporters
    The first day of testimony closed with prosecutors playing what could be described as Rod Blagojevich’s “I have a dream” wiretap, though the sentiments expressed by the then-governor on Nov. 5, 2008, were considerably less noble than...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Entertainment, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois

    7. Aug 7, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  7. Mel Martinez out, placeholder coming

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva Resignation news from Republican ranks: Sen. Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican who announced last winter that he would not seek a second term next year, announced today that he will step down more than a year before......

    Tags: National Government, Mel Martinez, Florida, Orange County (Florida), Government

    8. Sep 4, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  8. Obama's back-to-school lesson plans

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva and updated at 230 pm EDT The suggested lesson plans accompanying President Barack Obama's planned address to schoolchildren next week have been modified, but this hasn't mollified critics of the president's back-to-school speech.: The...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, Cato Corporation, Barack Obama, Florida, United States

    9. Oct 2, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  9. Rio wins, Chicago loses, 2016 Olympics

    The Swamp
    by Christi Parsons and Mark Silva Rio de Janeiro has won the right to host the Olympic games in the summer of 2016, a decision that will set the games in South America for the first time. "In every competition,......

    Tags: National Government, Sports, CNN (tv network), Barack Obama, Multi-Sport Events

    10. Apr 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Gulf oil spill: Officials warn BP to work harder

    Greenspace
    Government officials sent BP a tough message at the Friday briefing: Work harder to end the oil spill that threatens the Gulf of Mexico. There was no "or else." Officials have repeatedly promised that the company will have to pay......
    11. Dec 10, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested on federal charges

    The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois' storied history of elected scoundrels and thrust the state into an unprecedented political crisis.
    Tribune staff reports
    The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois' storied history of elected scoundrels and thrust the state into an unprecedented...

    Tags: Management Change, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Police Arrests

    12. Dec 10, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Feds arrest Gov. Blagojevich to stop ... A political 'crime spree'

    Tribune staff reporters
    The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale of alleged public corruption unmatched in Illinois' storied history of elected scoundrels and thrust the state into an unprecedented...

    Tags: Management Change, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Police Arrests

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