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by | Jan 12, 2009

California residents are all too familiar with fiscal imprudence and the lack of balanced budgeting. After all, this is home to the ongoing, litigation-plagued battle between the ex-action movie star-turned-governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the Democratic-controlled legislature over what kind of…

by | Dec 17, 2008

There wasn’t much celebration yesterday for Barack Obama’s nomination of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education from either the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten (who praised Duncan for helping “students with the greatest needs”) or from National Education…

by | Dec 10, 2008

Even in Illinois, where the twin specters of political corruption and federal bribery convictions are as common as Lake Effect snow, Milorad Blagojevich now stands out for his rather inelegant — and seemingly inept — approach to chicanery. The governor,…

by | Nov 3, 2008

Given his previous stint as George W. Bush’ first budget director and ties to John McCain’s blundering presidential campaign, Mitch Daniels shouldn’t be winning a second term as Indiana’s governor. After all, several polls — including that conducted late last…

by | Aug 18, 2008

Neighborhoods allowed to bar taverns, proposed bans on trans fats in burgers, a controversial — and, now, rescinded — foie gras prohibition. These rules make Chicago the most restrictive city in the nation, according to Reason magazine. If you want…

by | Aug 12, 2008

You would expect high tech giants such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and the U.S. division of India’s tech support powerhouse, Infosys, to be among the biggest users of H-1B skilled-labor visas. The same holds true for universities such as Johns…

by | Aug 5, 2008

The students returning this fall to Hollywood High School in Los Angeles probably know more about such Tinseltown landmarks at the Walk of Fame than about the Doha Round of trade talks that collapsed for the umpteenth time last week….

by | May 19, 2008

NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg isn’t getting a lot of help these days in securing his legacy as mayor of New York City. The state’s otherwise dysfunctional legislature and new Gov. David Paterson dealt a blow to Bloomberg’s school reform…

by | May 16, 2008

As an up-and-coming Chicago lawyer and politician during the 1990s, Barack Obama courted key players in the city’s black community — including his longtime pastor Jeremiah Wright — to bolster his aspirations for higher office. But after being beaten by…

by | May 8, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — Barack Obama should probably send thank-you notes to Congressman Andre Carson; Carson’s Republican challenger Jon Elrod; Gary, Indiana mayor Rudy Clay; and white voters in Elkhart, Monroe, and Marion counties. After all, they helped to make him the…

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