illinoisreview (Free subscription) | yesterday
No one in the Illinois delegation broke party ranks ... VOTE 1 CD -- Bobby Rush -- Yes 2 CD -- Jesse Jackson Jr -- Yes 3 CD -- Dan Lipinski -- Yes 4 CD -- Luis Gutierrez -- Yes...
Calculated Risk (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Repeating the errors from the S&L crisis ... Last Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported: Regulators seize FBOP banks The Park National shutdown occurred after several Illinois congressmen, including Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny Davis and Sen. Roland Burris, called the FDIC asking it to delay closing the bank for at least a week , said Marilyn Katz, a bank spokeswoman. emphasis added Tonight from the...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
by Dan Graziano Filed under: Vikings , NFL Police Blotter , NFL Analysis NFL commissioner Roger Goodell testified before a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, asking U.S. lawmakers for legislative help in the league's ongoing effort to suspend Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams for a positive drug test. But at the end of a three-hour hearing, the chairman of the subcommittee...
The Debate Link (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The final tally was 344 in favor to 36 opposed (22 "present"). Among the nays were three Republicans: Charles Boustany (LA), Geoff Davis (KY), and Ron Paul (TX), with two more GOPers voting present (Walter Jones (NC) and John Duncan (TN)). All the folks who have represented me in Congress (Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), John Kline (R-MN), and Bobby Rush (D-IL) voted aye (full roll call here )....
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Nov. 3: Rep. Bobby Rush, the chair of House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, decides against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell request for a Congressional intervention to amend federal labor laws on drug testing and anti-doping policies. (Other)
Havana Times, ope (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
"Wisdom removes hate," said U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush, noting that U.S. citizens have been denied the truth about today's Cuba. The representative spoke on Capitol Hill where he, along with the Center for Democracy in the Americas, hosted a panel this Wednesday to discuss the appropriateness of Cuba being included on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST).
Calculated Risk (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
While we wait for the FDIC ... it could get real busy ... From the Chicago Tribune: U.S. set to seize FBOP, congressmen say (ht Josh) Federal regulators are expected to seize Friday night the banks owned by Oak Park-based FBOP Corp., the troubled owner of Park National Bank of Chicago and eight other U.S. banks, people familiar with the situation say. A takeover would occur even after several U.S....
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
WASHINGTON — For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn't be refused, won't soon be leaving and poses a plausible threat of ruining holiday dinner. Suddenly, he can no longer be ignored. The Illinois Democrat, appointed by disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, says he'll only vote for a bill to provide health care to millions more...
The Rehearsal Studio (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
According to my records, Rod Blagojevich never received a Chutzpah of the Week award; but there is no doubt that, in a context that includes his trying to resolve the standoff between labor and management at Republic Windows and Doors by going after Bank of America as the root of the problem, his subsequent arrest , and what appears to have been a calculated decision to play the fool in the face of...
annlangston2009 | 10/16/2009
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Always On Watch Two (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Note to family and friends: Updates on Mr. AOW are being added to this post . Added commentary is mine (The Merry Widow) Bill forces citizens to list guns on taxes? Firearms tracking act gives authorities access to your 'mental health records' Posted: October 12, 2009 10:30 pm Eastern By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily A firearms tracking bill has many bloggers up in arms over a federal...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan pushed back against her fellow Democrat, Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), on Wednesday, sending a letter (PDF) opposing her effort to strip states of the power to enact tough consumer protection laws. The letter followed a meeting between the two politicians; Madigan also wrote to Democratic Illinois Reps. Bill Foster, Luis Gutierrez and Bobby Rush, but Bean is the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Bobby Rush and friends at the Wheeling blues festival in August. (Jim White photo) Bobby Rush is one of those veteran blues and soul guys who doesn't get a lot of attention outside the Southern soul circuit. That's too bad. He does a lot of sexual schtick in his shows, but he's still a fine singer and harp player, as the album "Raw" showed a few years ago. He was one of the headliners at...
Consent Of The Governed (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
"Patient Dumping is the practice of dumping those that cannot afford medical services or those that would burden the system onto other medical care providers. At the University of Chicago Medical Center, patient dumping appears to be a routine practice." - Adam Bitely NetRightNation or how to get rid of all the "riff raff" clogging the emergency rooms... so other paying customers...
Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
From The Hill: Congressman blames Bush for Chicago’s Olympics defeat By Michael O’Brien – 10/04/09 The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to quickly bounce Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics reflects "tattered relationships" left behind by former President George W. Bush, one congressman said this weekend. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), who represents...
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annlangston2009 | 10/16/2009
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