Category: Politics
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So Now What That the G-8’s Gone?
Yesterday’s news: The White House abruptly announced Monday that it had scuttled plans to hold the upcoming G-8 economic summit in Chicago, and would instead host world leaders at the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland. … A spokeswoman for Emanuel said the Chicago mayor was informed about the location change in a Monday…
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Gun Owners Need Not Provide ‘Good Reason’
Good news for those who believe in the Second Amendment: Maryland residents do not have to provide a “good and substantial reason” to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state’s requirements for getting a permit. … “A citizen may not be required to offer a ‘good and…
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G-8 Summit Moved to Camp David
Big News!! The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May. Camp David will more closely approximate the remote settings in which the G8 leaders prefer to…
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Obama Offers Legal Backing for Targeted Killings
The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a U.S.-born cleric who plotted attacks from Yemen. … U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder plans to…
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Killer Received Unemployment While In Jail
Authorities say a convicted killer who gained notoriety for having a murder scene tattooed on his chest received unemployment benefits while he was in jail. Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said Saturday that Anthony Garcia, nicknamed “Chopper,” received more than $30,000 in fraudulent unemployment while in Los Angeles County jail from 2008 to 2010. via Fox…
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Gun Control Measures Advance
Yes, this is a few days old: Two controversial gun control proposals advanced to the full House Wednesday. On a partisan vote, the Democratic-controlled House Executive Committee approved a measure requiring handgun owners to register their weapons with the state. The panel also signed off on legislation that would create a special 2 percent tax…
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The 99% Spring
It’s coming: From April 9-15 we will gather across America, 100,000 strong, in homes, places of worship, campuses and the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country. We will organize trainings to: Tell the story of our economy: how we got here, who’s responsible, what a different future could look like,…
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Businesses Get the Old Yes No on the G-8/NATO Summits
Well which is it? Mayor Rahm Emanuel was asked Thursday whether businesses located within the inner-most security perimeter will have a process to recover lost profits incurred during the May 19-21 events at McCormick Place. “The [NATO and G-8] Host Committee is working on it. They’ll have a process for that,” he answered. ……
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Beavers Indictment: Where’s Madigan?
So I understand that our unwanted and tried to be run out of town U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois has indicted Old Man Beavers. The feds are usually pretty good about putting their case together and have a 85-90% conviction rate. So it’s safe to say that the Hog of Cook County is going to…
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Beavers Indictment: Talking When Should be Quiet
Talk about passing the buck: Cook County Commissioner William Beavers, an old-school Chicago politician who likes to call himself “The Hog With the Big Nuts,” has been indicted on federal tax charges. … But Beavers, 77, called the indictment “horse s— I’m not worried about.” He said the feds only indicted him because he refused…