Blagojevich Aides and staffing shifts fuel odd Illinois politics
Illinois politics ride rough on decorum as governor Blagojevich reorganizes the press shop while delaying utility panel appointments. Abby Ottenhoff downplays newsworthy ICC posts, Kurt Erickson notes betting on Wrigley Field sale via ISFA, and a string of staff moves follows.
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Wrigley Field
Tribune Co
Cubs
Chicago
Tribune
Abby Ottenhoff
Illinois Sports Finance Authority
U.S. Cellular Field
White Sox
Broadcasters control of campaigns fuels a costly primary
Amy Goodman reports on how billion-dollar TV ads and media access distort U.S. presidential races. Heavily funded campaigns, frontloaded schedules, and debates limited by networks push candidates to rely on donors. The piece notes Fox and ABC excluding candidates, NBC Leno interviews, and calls for airtime as a public service.
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New Hampshire
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Afghanistan
Iraq
TNS Media Intelligence
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Iowa
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Steve Forbes
New York
Illinois
California
Barack Obama
Clinton
John Edwards
Fox News/News Corp
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Paul
Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani
Fox
NBC
Jay Leno
Writers Guild of America
Leno
ABC News
Dennis Kucinich
Kucinich
Federal Communications Commission
ABC
Walt Disney Co
Hillary Clinton
Bill Richardson
Remembering John Vincent Coulter the longest baby born in New York
Ann Coulter pays tribute to her father John Vincent Coulter a former FBI agent and union buster. The piece recalls his humor Morals and weary practicality from wartime service through law school and family life with his wife Nell Husbands Martin. He died peacefully at home with his wife by his side last Friday morning.
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Hart
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J. Edgar Hoover
Joe McCarthy
Faber
Alben Barkley
Paducah
Nell Husbands Martin
Nell
Mother
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Kentucky
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Ronald Reagan
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