Union of Concerned Scientists on Bush Budget
First diary so forgive me... This is the text of the e-mail sent out by the Union of Concerned Scientists regarding the recent Bush budget. This is a non-partisan group that works to bring responsible...
View ArticleMelissa Bean (D-IL) on her CAFTA "Yea" Vote
I wrote to Melissa Bean regarding her crossing the aisle on CAFTA. I was surprised to see as I opened my e-mail this morning that she had already responded. Â Well, sort of... In her letter to...
View ArticlePolling Blagojevich (IL)
Well SurveyUSA has released it monthly survey on Governor Approval Ratings. Perhaps coming as a surprise to nobody, Gov. Rod Blagojevich is down. Again. His approval rating is 36% and his disapproval...
View ArticleObama on Roberts and Advocacy Groups
Update [2005-9-23 20:8:45 by Armando]: From the diaries by Armando, with some additions. My reaction may surprise some folks, because I have been deeply critical of Leahy. I like that Obama is standing...
View ArticleImpact of the Electoral College on the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign
Released from Soapblox/Chicago From Eric Zorn's weblog Change of Subject and his pun-tacular Land of Linkin' comes a pointer to FairVote's Who Picks the President. It should come to noone's surprise...
View ArticleObama on voting reform
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago Yesterday Barack Obama offered legislation aimed at discouraging voter intimidation. The bill, titled "The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of...
View ArticleObama on Iraq
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago On Tuesday, Barack Obama gave a speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. In it, he discussed the Iraq war and its handlers. The speech combined the two facets...
View ArticleOppose the Reauthorization of the Patriot Act
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago The AP reports that House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement to extend the PATRIOT act. The reauthorization will extend the provisions authorizing roving...
View ArticleIL-06 Duckworth
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago Well the George Stephanopoulos interview went off this morning. Good for ABC, they made me get up and watch it when I never would have otherwise. Overall, I thought...
View ArticleFinal Illinois Congressional Candidates
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago Here are the final results of filings for the 2006 primary for Illinois congressional districts. Incumbant party and congressperson in bold. Every district has a...
View ArticleJohn Laesch (IL-14) is taking questions
John Laesch, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 14th Congressional District, will be taking questions and conducting an on-line interview on this Sunday (the 22nd) from...
View ArticleJohn Laesch (IL-14) is taking questions - Reminder
John Laesch, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 14th Congressional District, will be taking questions and conducting an on-line interview on this Monday (the 23rd) from...
View ArticleHarkin and Obama on Alito filibuster
As Caro posted earlier, BuzzFlash was reporting a rumor that Senator Obama was undecided on whether to support a filibuster of Samuel Alito. Well, WQAD out of the Quad Cities is now reporting that...
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McCain picks a fight with Obama
Cross-posted from SoapBlox/Chicago Update: Obama now has all three letters up on his website. Matt Stoller has a couple of great tidbits up at MyDD regarding Obama and McCain and their different ideas...
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Discussion with Melissa Bean's Progressive Challenger
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago  Bill Scheurer and Melissa Bean  As many of you know, Bill Scheurer is running as a third party candidate against Melissa Bean and the eventual Republican primary winner...
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Cheney Stumps for Roskam in IL-6
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago TOM CRUZE/SUN-TIMES Well Dick Cheney came to town yesterday to raise money for Peter Roskam, the Republican running for Henry Hyde's old seat in IL-6. Plenty of news...
View ArticleIllinois Congressman Lane Evans (IL-17 Dem) to retire
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago In a sad turn of events, Congressman Lane Evans (IL-17) will retire due to his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease. Lane Evans is the original "Fighting Dem" and has...
View ArticleIL Impeachment Resolution: 25% of IL Dem Reps Co-Sponsoring
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago I thought I'd offer this diary as an update to the Illinois House's attempt to instigate impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush from the state-level. Kargo X...
View ArticleDemocrats help Republicans pass sham ethics reform
As reported by ThinkProgress, the House of Representitives has passed a sham ethics reform bill. House conservatives just passed their lobbying reform bill by a narrow 217-214 vote. The Washington Post...
View ArticleThree Republicans Change Their Vote on Stem Cells
So the stem cell story went pretty much the way everyone expected. The House passed the bill in May. The Senate passed their version earlier this week. Bush vetoes the bill. Finally, the House fails to...
View ArticleObama will support Lamont
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago Despite his support of Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, Barack Obama will support Ned Lamont in the general. His PAC is reportedly cutting a check this morning....
View ArticleWhat will it take?
Of all the blogs out there that are not strictly devoted to third parties, ours (SoapBlox/Chicago) writes a lot about them. As much as we might like and as natural as it may seem though, third parties...
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Obama and Durbin Speak Against Pro-Torture Bill
Yesterday Barack Obama and Dick Durbin were among other Senators to speak out against Bush and the Republican Congress' Pro-Torture Bill. The full texts of the speeches are long, but those who are...
View ArticleDennis Hastert Calls for His Own Resignation
Released from SoapBlox/Chicago Earlier today, Dennis Hastert called for his own dismissal. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Tuesday he'll dismiss anyone on his staff found to have covered up concerns...
View ArticleIL-11: Weller on "The Rumor"
This is a published version of basically what Rich Miller wrote a couple of days ago. I don't know the website it is coming from, but the story is pretty much just facts. Lynn Sweet of the Sun Times...
View ArticlePhil Hare (IL-17) Defies Rahm Emanuel: Gets Better Known
Crossposted from PrairieStateBlue Freshman Illinois Representitive Phil Hare (IL-17) has once again defied fellow Illinois Rep. and Chair of the Democratic Caucus Rahm Emanuel (IL-5).
View ArticleTonight in Chicago: Protest the Iraq War
Via So-Called Austin Mayor. Sorry this is late. Please attend if you can. We're hoping for first-hand stories or photos. Stop in to PrairieStateBlue with more. Just in case any readers want to...
View ArticleA Son's Frustration: A sequel to "A Father's Anguish"
A sequel to Carnacki's "A Father's Anguish" Released from Prairie State Blue Eric Zorn follows up his column on the letter of a fallen soldier's father to President Bush with e-mails home from the...
View ArticleIllinois Feb. 5th primary official
Cross-posted from PrairieStateBlue. Please join us for your Illinois politics blogging. Illinois has now officially moved it's primary to February 5th. What is perhaps more important is that this...
View ArticleHelp Our Nation's Emerging Scientists
OK, so an hour before Pennsylvania polls close might not be the best time to post this, but it is important to me and every person helps. I am a post-doc. I received my degree in Genetics in 2006 and...
View ArticleSarah Palin's Alaska
I wanted to take this opportunity (perhaps late) to encourage everyone to write to the Discovery Networks about their decision to develop "Sarah Palin's Alaska". (Reportedly for over $1 million per...
View ArticleRemembering Denver 2008: Coffee and the Unseen Bean
Some of you may be familiar with Kickstarter, a sort of crowd-sourced venture capital site. I've supported some of the projects. It feels good to help small businesses especially because a lot of times...
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