2008

From the Oct. 12, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times: John McCain is hammering Barack Obama about his ties to Chicago educator Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, a group that used violence in the 1960s and…

The Fashion of Kacie Starr Triplett from PubDef.net on Vimeo. Sixth Ward Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett, 27, is six feet of civil servant style. She’s only been in office for one year, but her style…

Amidst a budget shortfall and cries of mismanagement from both parties, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich backpedaled from some of his earlier proposals in his State of the State Address before the General Assembly Wednesday. Taxes…

Barack Obama’s campaign announced to the world at 2:00 in the morning, and by text message, that Senator Joe Biden is Obama’s pick for Vice-President. It was a great choice. Joe Biden offers the best…

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Today, the Obama campaign announced that United States Senator Barack Obama will launch a battleground state tour leading up to the Democratic National Convention. Obama will kick off the tour on Saturday, August 23, 2008…

What a sharp contrast to 2004 when John Kerry pulled out of Missouri four weeks before Election Day. It was just a little more than a week ago that 100,000 people greeted Obama in downtown…

It’s a late debate, but it might be a good’un! State Representative contenders Stacey Newman and Steve Brown will go head-to-head tonight, 9:30 p.m. at Ursa’s Fireside on Washington University’s campus. It will be in…

St. Louis City Treasurer Larry Williams is very likely on his way to his seventh term as the czar of city parking, so it is understandable that he, being the responsible financial stalwart that he…