Illinois State Fair theme stirs politics and rhymes
Illinois politics mix with the state fair theme A Family Tradition as Blagojevich era eyes conflict with Madigan Hynes and Rezko ties surface. Officials push Burma Shave style rhymes while electrical problems delay the fair. Politicians plot for 2010 races amid retirements and fundraisers. Kurt Erickson reports from Springfield.
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Blagojevich
Illinois
Chicago
Richard Mell
Tony Rezko
Sheldon Pekin
Teachers’ Pension Fund
Mell
Pekin
Associated Press
Michael Madigan
Ilinois
Lisa Madigan
Dan Hynes
Thomas Hynes
Cook County
Illinois Senate
Rezko
Patti
Winter Soldier recalls Iraq Afghan war crimes testimony near DC
Veterans and active duty soldiers testified at Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan near Washington recounting civilian deaths and dehumanization. Jon Michael Turner described first kill in Iraq and medals stripped. Hart Viges recalled wrongful raids and a crying mother as witnesses spoke to the human cost of occupation.
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Iraq
Washington, D.C
Afghanistan
Detroit
Thomas Paine
Kelly Dougherty
Colorado Army National Guard
IVAW
Jon Michael Turner
3Rd Battalion
8Th Marines
Hart Viges
82Nd Airborne
82Nd Airborne Division
Post racial debate fuels heated race discussion
A fragment discusses political discourse on race, referencing Barack Obama, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and perspectives on racial discrimination. It argues against overemphasizing race, contrasts white and Black experiences, and critiques the idea of a post racial America with historical legal discrimination outlined via cases like Brown v Board and Bakke.
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Ward Churchill
David Duke
Churchill
Wright
Condoleezza Rice
Condoskeezza Rice
Obama
Rev. Wright
Philadelphia
Brown
America
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Chuck Hartke
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Hartke
Teutopolis
Dan Rutherford
Rutherford
Carbondale
Rockford
Vandalia
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LaHood
U.S
Ray LaHood
Congress
Colleen Callahan
Ray
Callahan
Kickapoo
Aaron Schock
Peoria
Kurt Erickson
Lee Enterprises
Springfield
Southern
Lee
Kurt.erickson
Lee.net
Statehouse
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Pen
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Weec
Dama
Britney Spears
John Kerry
Vietnam
John McCain
John Edwards
al Franken
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