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May 2008 Posts

Fresh end of session thread. *** Lottery bill dies in House committee *** House kills gaming bill with parliamentary maneuver *** (05-31)
End of session reports (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - End of session party details (05-31)
Question of the day (05-31)
Durbin slams Blagojevich (05-31)
Capital bill roundup (05-31)
Budget roundup (05-31)
Bunker pics and Madigan audio (05-31)
Morning shorts (05-31)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Raw audio of postgame show after Friday night's leaders meeting (05-31)
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End of session updates *** UPDATED x15 *** Tornado forces evacuation *** House Cancels Session ***Senate Cancels Floor Activity*** (05-30)
Question of the day (05-30)
Budget and end of session roundup (05-30)
Pay raise politics (05-30)
Feds checking the fine print (05-30)
Morning Shorts (05-30)
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This just in... Senate passes pension bond bill (05-29)
Caption contest! (05-29)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Coal; Biggins; Abstinence; SEIU; Chapa LaVia; Paul & Kevin (use all caps in password) (05-29)
Question of the day (05-29)
Reform and Renewal, Part 9,688 (05-29)
Should Lisa Madigan announce now? *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-29)
Strange transaction; Plus a couple of Rezko updates (05-29)
Morning Shorts (05-29)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Raw audio of Blagojevich, Jones, Cross, Watson capital plan presser (05-28)
This just in... (05-28)
Making sausage (05-28)
Question of the day (05-28)
Through the past, fondly; And through the present, darkly (05-28)
The Sgt. Schultz defense (05-28)
Big Jim roundup (05-28)
Morning Shorts (05-28)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY (Part 2) - Brown; No response; Illness; Roads; Realtors; Growth (05-27)
This just in... (05-27)
Question of the day (05-27)
Let's just get outta here (05-27)
The pension bomb (05-27)
Too tough? (05-27)
$38K pension windfall after just eight weeks (05-27)
Morning Shorts (05-27)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Poll results; Ethics (Use all caps in password) (05-27)
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Featured InsiderzExchange advertisers (05-24)
Reader comments closed for Memorial Day weekend (05-23)
This just in... (05-23)
Question of the day (05-23)
Reform and Renewal *** UPDATED x2 *** (05-23)
Hit piece *** UPDATED x2 *** (05-23)
Surprise! Senate won't vote on pay raise rejection (05-23)
Daley's tired excuses (05-23)
Morning Shorts (05-23)
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Rod and Rosti *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-22)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Raw audio of Madigan & Cross; Link; Osterman; Softball videos (Use all caps in password) (05-22)
Big fed bust in Chicago *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-22)
Question of the day (05-22)
Tax debate rages while drivers fume (05-22)
Budget roundup *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-22)
Jones loans himself cash (05-22)
Morning Shorts (05-22)
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Repubs say HDem budget has $2 billion hole - and climbing (05-21)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Is Froehlich Blagojevich's best friend? (05-21)
Question of the day (05-21)
Another pension bond deal? Maybe (05-21)
No trust, no deal (05-21)
Morning Shorts (05-21)
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Larry McKeon tribute (05-20)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - House approp amendments filed (05-20)
Question of the day (05-20)
In Rod they don't trust (05-20)
Our courageous governor (05-20)
Campaign roundup *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-20)
Morning Shorts (05-20)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - McKeon; Teachers; Ronen; SLAPP; Environment (Use all caps in password) (05-19)
Question of the day (05-19)
Dump the grandfather clause or apply it to everyone (05-19)
Cell phones and concert tix (05-19)
No trust (05-19)
Governor unpopular (05-19)
A stark lesson for all candidates (05-19)
Morning Shorts (05-19)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-16)
No respect (05-16)
Question of the day (05-16)
Budget intrigue (05-16)
The politics of violence (05-16)
House votes to ban guv's billboards (05-16)
Morning Shorts (05-16)
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Featured classified advertiser of the day (05-15)
Topinka: A constitutional convention is the way to go (05-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Softball photos; Garrett; Winters; Violence; Lightford; Schools; Hunting; Strokes (use all caps in password) (05-15)
Sneed says Rush on way out, Rush's office flatly denies (05-15)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - New Statewide Poll: George Ryan vs. Rod Blagojevich (I kid you not) (05-15)
Question of the day (05-15)
Workers go, bosses stay (05-15)
A different way of looking at civil unions bill (05-15)
Clergy access bill sails through House (05-15)
Goodbye, Spin Sister (05-15)
Morning Shorts (05-15)
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More blatant promotion (05-14)
Radio station rally pics (05-14)
Softball mania *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-14)
This just in... Larry McKeon passes away (05-14)
Guv's top lawyer forced document hunt (05-14)
Question of the day (05-14)
Strange ruling from DuPage (05-14)
The city that (prompts) smirks *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-14)
Get it right first (05-14)
Morning Shorts (05-14)
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This just in... IDOT; Food prices; Stroger; DHFS (05-13)
Another shameless plug because prices have been slashed - at least for now (05-13)
Rezko Trial Watch *** UPDATED x4 *** (05-13)
Question of the day (05-13)
Video Competition Has Already Created More Than 1,400 New Illinois Jobs (05-13)
Dillard: No regrets about pushing Obama (05-13)
Drama queen (05-13)
Zell no? Wait and see *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-13)
Morning Shorts (05-13)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - New Poll Results (05-13)
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Shameless plug (05-12)
Rezko Trial Watch *** UPDATED x2 *** (05-12)
Question of the day (05-12)
On pay raises and making things worse (05-12)
The politics of fear (05-12)
Trouble for Ozinga? Plus: Oberweis tries mending fences (05-12)
Morning Shorts (05-12)
Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-09)
Mother's Day (05-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - COWL Cabaret photos (05-09)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Cole; Krause-Kotowski-Murphy; Pankau; Veterans (Use all caps in password) (05-09)
Question of the day (05-09)
The fun never ends (05-09)
Yet another banner day in the Illinois Senate *** UPDATED x2 *** (05-09)
Morning Shorts (05-09)
CONGRATS TO KEVIN AND PAUL (05-09)
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This just in... Jones wants "loophole" closed *** Infighting on pay raises *** (05-08)
Spare me the fear (05-08)
Question of the day (05-08)
Automatic Rod Blagojevich story generator (05-08)
Governor No-Show (05-08)
Halvorson out as Rules Committe chair (05-08)
Fitzgerald loses one (05-08)
Morning Shorts (05-08)
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SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: "EXTRA" (05-07)
This just in... House rejects pay raise - Senate must still act (05-07)
A New Era of Economic Opportunity in Illinois: More Than 1,400 New AT&T Jobs (05-07)
Personal stuff and notes to readers (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - House Dem memo; Budget patch?; Township study; Signs; Marijuana; Hynes; Bus (Use all caps in password) (05-07)
Question of the day (05-07)
Obama open thread (05-07)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Paul Green: 2008 Illinois Primary Analysis (05-07)
Governor Press Release (05-07)
Morning Shorts (05-07)
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Speaking of exploding heads (05-06)
Question of the day (05-06)
Laws, laws, everywhere (05-06)
Beware Blagojevich bearing gifts (05-06)
Heads explode (05-06)
The city that works? (05-06)
Morning Shorts (05-06)
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This just in... (05-05)
Will Rezko flip? *** UPDATED x4 *** Rezko defense won't call any witnesses *** Ata hammered *** Duffy explains *** (05-05)
Question of the day (05-05)
Another goofy blog story *** UPDATED x3 *** (05-05)
Politics isn't always a dirty word (05-05)
Recall, impeachment, etc. (05-05)
Morning Shorts (05-05)
The SJ-R problem *** UPDATED x4 *** (05-05)
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Reader comments closed for the weekend (05-02)
Just how much did that recall vote cost? *** UPDATED X3 *** (05-02)
Rezko lawyer plans brief defense (05-02)
This just in... *** IDOT to ignore law *** (05-02)
Question of the day (05-02)
Not a banner day in the Senate (05-02)
Capital plan funding options (05-02)
McQueary examines Ozinga's Machine ties (05-02)
Morning shorts (05-02)
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Jones fires back at reporters (Audio clips) (05-01)
Another broken promise? *** UPDATED x2 *** (05-01)
This just in... *** Recall debated *** Jones wants pay raise *** RECALL AMENDMENT FAILS *** Rollcall available *** Halvorson slammed *** Halvorson responds *** (05-01)
What's up with this Ata guy? *** UPDATED x4 *** (05-01)
State Fair musical lineup announced (05-01)
Question of the day (05-01)
A bipartisan gun control bill (05-01)
A new Wrigley scheme? (05-01)
Quote of the week *** UPDATED x1 *** (05-01)
Recall roundup and what to watch (05-01)
Morning shorts (05-01)
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