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by Josh Kalven
12:13pm
Sat Sep 20, 2008
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Obama Campaign Opens Illinois Headquarters

White House '08

With Indiana back in play and polls running tight
in Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Missouri, the Obama campaign is
increasingly banking on Illinois volunteers to travel across state
lines and clinch battleground state votes through door-to-door persuasion and get-out-the-...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:32pm
Fri Sep 19, 2008

More Evidence Indiana Is In Play

Barack Obama

A new poll out by Rasmussen Reports supports the emerging consensus that the presidential race in Indiana is up-for-grabs:

49% - John McCain
47% - Barack Obama
(500 Likely Voters -- MoE +/- 4%, Sept. 17-18)

Meanwhile, Democrats in the Hoosier State ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:18pm
Thu Sep 18, 2008

After A Chat With Obama, Jones To Call Senate Back

Barack Obama

Looks like a phone call from Barack Obama was enough to get the job done. From Crain's Greg Hinz: Bowing to a request from “my friend Barack Obama,” Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. midday Thursday announced he will call the state Senate back into ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:22am
Thu Sep 18, 2008

New Polls Suggest Neck-And-Neck Race In Indiana

White House '08

Polls released by CNN and the Indianapolis Star yesterday show a seemingly tight race in Indiana, which many had dismissed as McCain country following Sarah Palin's entry into the race.  Here are the results:

IndyStar: Obama 47%, McCain 44%
CNN: Obama 43%, ...

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by Josh Kalven
5:00pm
Wed Sep 17, 2008

Obama Calls Jones Over Ethics Bill

Ethics

In response to a loudening chorus suggesting he do so, Barack Obama called Senate President Emil Jones today to urge action on the pending ethics bill.  CapitolFax had the scoop.  The Tribune has some more detail: "Senator Obama called Senator Jones today to ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:12pm
Wed Sep 17, 2008

Obama Bolsters Hope For Great Lakes Cleanup

Environment

Barack Obama made headlines
today with a proposal to dump $5 billion worth of oil and gas company
profits into Great Lakes conservation and restoration efforts over the
next decade.

While the will has been there, securing federal money has been an ongoing ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
10:05am
Wed Sep 17, 2008
2 comments

Obama Challenges Michigan Voter Caging

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is really taking enfranchisement seriously. Aside from launching an unprecedented voter registration drive, the Democratic presidential nominee is doing his best to prevent Republican voter suppression, particularly in a key battleground state:

A class ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:35am
Tue Sep 16, 2008
3 comments

McCain Co-Opts Obama Slogan Word-For-Word

White House '08

Over the weekend,the Obama campaign shifted its central slogan from the longstanding "Change We Can Believe In" to "Change We Need" (see above photo from a rally Sunday in Manchester, NH.)

Yesterday, John McCain's campaign put out the following ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:44pm
Mon Sep 15, 2008
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Mike Flannery: McCain's Sex-Ed Ad "Disgraceful"

Education

On WTTW's Chicago Tonight last Friday, CBS2 political reporter Mike Flannery laid into John McCain's recent ad suggesting that Barack Obama supports kindergarteners "learning about sex before learning to read."  Flannery called the ad "disgraceful" and one ...