Quinn to Push Statewide Fitness Plan Not Tied to Money
Kurt Erickson hints Gov Pat Quinn will roll out a statewide fitness initiative and his aides note he enjoys water aerobics. The piece surveys other Illinois leaders’ workout habits while recounting a stalled property sale plan that will cost the state 750000 after CMS hired Jones Lang LaSalle for 250000 a year for three years.
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Pat Quinn
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Chicago
Barack Obama
Dan Rutherford
U.S
Tim Johnson
Quinn
Illinois Department of Central Management Services
Jones Lang LaSalle
CMS
Burzynski set for another Senate bid in 59th district
Republican Ken Burzynski plans another run against state Sen. Gary Forby in Illinois 59th Senate district. Their 2008 race cost about 2 million dollars and was one of the closest, with Forby 51 and Burzynski 48 percent. New finance laws limit only primary contributions, so big bucks may flow in the general if no primary challenger emerges. Betty White backs Judy Baar Topinka’s dog adoption program after a surprising outreach encounter. Freshman Rep. Adam Brown, recently married and honeymooning in Italy, saw his first bill signed into law. The measure lets county prosecutors use drug forfeiture funds for local treatment programs. Kurt Erickson of the Lee Enterprises Springfield Bureau reports.
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Gary Forby
Benton
Forby
Burzynski
Judy Baar
Topinka
Illinois
Betty White
White
Adam Brown
Decatur
Italy
Quinn
Brown
Media bias over Jamie Leigh Jones reported incident saga
Ann Coulter critiques coverage of Jamie Leigh Jones and Halliburton in Iraq, arguing the media and politicians overhyped and then dismissed the alleged 2005 gang rape claim. She cites Obama Franken battles, later jury findings, and questions media judgment and motives.
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New York Times
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State Department
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al Franken
John Edwards
Franken
Debt ceiling clash reshapes war funding and fate of safety nets
The piece traces the debt ceiling debate’s impact on war financing and social programs, noting Wall Street influence and bipartisan tensions. It cites Eisenhower’s warning on military spending, the 1917 debt mechanism, and the Plan to create a Super Congress to cut 1.2 trillion dollars by Thanksgiving, with both security and nonsecurity budgets at risk. It also covers Democratic opposition and questions about transparency as 2012 politics loom.
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State Department
Obama
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