Obama 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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