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Bleader
Mar 21, 2017
Protest Paul Ryan by drinking beer
Protesters target a California brewery whose parent company's PAC is a major sponsor of House speaker Ryan's Chicago fund-raiser.
By Aimee Levitt
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News
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Politics
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The Trump Era
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Paul Ryan
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Ballast Point Beer
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protest
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Indivisible Chicago
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Revolution League
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Constellation Brands PAC
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 1, 2017
Video
AG Sessions won't commit to a consent decree to enforce CPD reforms, hasn't read DOJ report, and other Chicago news
Also, attending an upcoming Paul Ryan fund-raiser in Chicago could cost you up to $50,000.
By Kate Shepherd
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News
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Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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Chicago Police Department
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Rahm Emanuel
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Jeff Sessions
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Department of Justice
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police issues
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Oscars
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Bow Truss
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Phil Tadros
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Cook County Jail
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Illinois Department of Corrections
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Paul Ryan
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Congress
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political fundraisers
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Argonne National Laboratory
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Video
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Bleader
Jul 5, 2016
The real reason some Republican leaders are lining up for Trump
Journalists hang on every word.
By Michael Miner
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Media
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News
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Politics
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Donald Trump
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Republican Party
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John McCain
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Mark Kirk
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Marco Rubio
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Dan Sullivan
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Paul Ryan
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Trett Lott
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Trump supporters
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Bleader
Jun 23, 2016
Chicago Teachers Union protests state budget crisis, and other news
Also, the Center on Halsted may not be able to continue free HIV testing much longer without state funding.
By Kate Shepherd
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Did You Read __________?
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Chicago Teachers Union
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Chicago Public Schools
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Rahm Emanuel
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Bruce Rauner
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Forrest Claypool
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Congress
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Paul Ryan
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Robin Kelly
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Jan Schakowksy
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Center on Halsted
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LGBT issues
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HIV/AIDS
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City Council
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Uber
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Bleader
Mar 4, 2016
In a crisis, GOP leaders cling to origin story
Is there room for Trump in the party of Lincoln?
By Michael Miner
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Media
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News
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Politics
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Abraham Lincoln
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Donald Trump
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Republican Party
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Ben Sasse
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Paul Ryan
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Joe Scarborough
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 10, 2015
Slideshow
Taking Bialystock of Donald Trump
Can Larry David help us understand Donald Trump?
By Michael Miner
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Media
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News
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Theater
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Donald Trump
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Larry David
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Trump Tower
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Paul Ryan
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Mel Brooks
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Jeb Bush
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Hillary Clinton
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Slideshow
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Bleader
Nov 6, 2012
Election picks that can't miss, based on years of research and random guesswork
A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election
By Mick Dumke
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News
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2012 election
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Bill Foster
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Brad Schneider
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Chicago
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Claire McCaskill
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Congress
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Cook County Republican Party
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Derrick Smith
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
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Joe Donnelly
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Joe Walsh
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John Boehner
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Judy Biggert
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Lance Tyson
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Michele Bachmann
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Mitt Romney
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Paul Ryan
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pot
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Richard Mourdock
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Robert Dold
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Robert Zerban
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Tammy Duckworth
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 31, 2012
Romney campaign looks for any port in a storm
Hurricane Sandy's put it in a tight spot
By Sam Worley
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Jason Linkins
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Bleader
Oct 3, 2012
How I won the marathon*
My record in the Chicago marathon didn't last
By Steve Bogira
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Marathon Week
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Chicago Motor Club
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Richard J. Daley
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Daley Center
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Paul Ryan
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Gold Coast
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Lincoln Park Zoo
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Lake Shore Drive
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Grant Park
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Field Museum
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Soldier Field
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Promontory Point
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Buckingham Fountain
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Boston Marathon
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Heartbreak Hill
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New York City marathon
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Tribune
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Dan Cloeter.
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 10, 2012
Now pitching—both parties, frantically
Presidential politics isn't softball, but the pitching's underhanded
By Michael Miner
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News
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Michelle Obama
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Barack Obama
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Paul Ryan
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Campaign to Defeat Obama
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campaign fund-raising
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 4, 2012
Paul Ryan clears the air
The vice presidential hopeful sets the record straight
By Steve Bogira
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News
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Paul Ryan
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marathon
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Republican ticket
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Janesville
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golf
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baseball
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300 games
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Dubsdread
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catfish
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MacArthur Genius Grant
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Believe in America
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 3, 2012
Lies, shams, and visions
Is a lie OK if it shows your heart is in the right place?
By Michael Miner
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Election 2012
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News
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lies
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shams
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Repubican Party convention
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Paul Ryan
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Mitt Romney
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John Cassidy
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The New Yorker
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Jon Baskin
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The Point
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 31, 2012
Romney's plea to the great women of America
You may be wondering what I will do as president. I will get to that
By Steve Bogira
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Election 2012
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Politics
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News
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Mitt Romney
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Republican presidential nomination
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Romney acceptance speech
,
Republican National Convention
,
Paul Ryan
,
President Obama
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Ann Romney
,
women voters
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 30, 2012
Paul Ryan made it, so why can't everyone?
What if Ryan had grown up on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago instead of Garfield Avenue in Janesville?
By Steve Bogira
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Election 2012
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Poverty
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Politics
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News
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Paul Ryan
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Republican National Convention
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free will
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Janesville
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Chicago
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Englewood
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West Englewood
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Washington Park
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Baltimore
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DeAndre McCullough
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David Simon
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The Corner
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New York Times
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 30, 2012
Dennis Byrne responds to my attack
I respond to Dennis Byrne's response
By Michael Miner
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Media
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Politics
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News
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Dennis Byrne
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Todd Akin
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Paul Ryan
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Republican abortion plank
Columns & Opinion
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On Politics
Aug 29, 2012
Akins in our midst?
You don't have to cross the border into Missouri to find politicians with sex and abortion issues
By Ben Joravsky
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
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abortion
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Todd Akin
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Illinois Citizens for Life
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Dan Lipinski
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Bill Lipinski
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Peter Roskam
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Joe Walsh
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Michael McAuliffe
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Paul Ryan
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forcible rape
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Joe Lyons
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Criminal Code
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sex
,
Camille Lilly
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 28, 2012
Dennis Byrne misses the point on Republicans and abortion
The
Tribune
op-ed columnist misses the forest for the trees
By Michael Miner
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Election 2012
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Media
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Politics
,
News
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Dennis Byrne
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Chicago Tribune
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Todd Akin
,
Paul Ryan
,
2012 Republican abortion plank
,
2008 Democratic abortion plank
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 14, 2012
Mitt and Paul, sitting in a tree
For rich or for richer, in sickness and in wealth, as long as they both shall run
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Election 2012
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Politics
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News
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Mitt Romney
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Paul Ryan
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bromances
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presidential ticket
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President Obama
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Joe Biden
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Norfolk
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New York Times
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Michael Barbaro
,
net worth
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Janesville
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Waukesha
,
safety net
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 13, 2012
Walking TED talk Paul Ryan enters the race
The new veep candidate's ideas on abortion and capitalism
By Sam Worley
Tags:
Piety
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Election 2012
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News
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Paul Ryan
,
Mitt Romney
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Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged
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Adam Smith
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Dres Scott
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Roe vs. Wade
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abortion
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Newt Gingrich
,
ideas
,
Legally Blonde
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 14, 2012
When senators start looking like aldermen
JP Morgan Chase shows how money buys attention at every level of politics
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
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Clout City
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News
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Barack Obama
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bonds
,
Chicago City Council
,
Dana Milbank
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Eric Cantor
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James Balcer
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Jamie Dimon
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Joe Lyons
,
John Boehner
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JP Morgan Chase
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Matt Murphy
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Michael Madigan
,
parking meter deal
,
parking meter lease deal
,
parking meters
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Paul Ryan
,
privatization
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Rahm Emanuel
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Richard M. Daley
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Toni Preckwinkle
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U.S. Senate
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